Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that, if elected New York City mayor, he would begin relocating people with serious mental illness from Rikers Island to supportive housing within the first 30 days of his administration.
Speaking at a Metro IAF gathering in Brooklyn, Cuomo also pledged to reinstate a pandemic-era policy of nightly removals of unhoused individuals from subway trains and stations, saying it would help assess needs and connect people with services.
