What Cuomo has said about the White Street jail
Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo has taken a stance on the borough-based jail issue, saying we should rebuild Rikers on Rikers Island and rebuild the borough sites as housing.
“Let’s make a major start by stopping a major debacle,” he said of the borough-based jail plan. “It promises to be New York City’s big ditch. It is already years late, billions over budget, and obsolete. We should rebuild new state-of-the-art jails on Rikers Island, provide free bus service, and use those sites for housing and commercial development.
Cuomo's comments were made during the Crain’s mayoral forum on October 8. His plan is similar to a 2022 plan from local architect Bill Bialosky, which outlines a real plan for rebuilding Rikers on Rikers Island and using the borough sites for housing and commercial development.
Author's summary: Cuomo proposes rebuilding Rikers on Rikers Island.