The docks at Rikers. The island's remoteness (it is served by a single bridge) is one reason advocates want it closed.
While there’s a lot of discussion about where new jails might go, the heavier lift might be figuring out how to release enough violent-felony defendants to allow the city to move detainees off the island.
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