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Old 01-22-2020, 03:23 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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Community Board 1 voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the city’s ULURP application to make Rikers Island public land, but urged the city to start planning the future of the island now.

City officials gave a presentation on Jan. 21, showcasing how the ULURP application, which was officially filed by the City Council in December, is only meant to designate Rikers Island a “public place to ensure future development on the site will be solely for the public benefit.”

The application also ensures that the island could no longer be used for the incarceration of individuals after Dec. 31 2026, which is when the city expects to complete four borough-based jails.
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Old 01-22-2020, 03:28 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Rikers will be developed into a Mini Island within NYC. High residential Apt buildings with a couple allocated to the poor people. It will have a nice community park, and the East Side Ferry will also dock there.

Maybe a Whole Foods, a private school from K-12, oh la la.

It can be the Miami - Fisher Island of NYC.
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Old 01-24-2020, 05:59 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn New York
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Rikers Island is only yards away from one of the most busiest, noisiest airports in the Country, this parcel of land is not desireable at all.
Park land is out, it wouldn,t be relaxing, and the jet fumes are toxic.
Living on the Island, well, anyone that would want to live on an Island yards away from an airport, would need thier head examined.


or, let the land go back to being a natural preserve for birds, insects, etc..............
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Old 01-24-2020, 06:01 PM
 
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Rikers is a toxic dump. You guys think the land sits on pristine soil?
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Old 01-24-2020, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn New York
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Rikers will be developed into a Mini Island within NYC. High residential Apt buildings with a couple allocated to the poor people. It will have a nice community park, and the East Side Ferry will also dock there.

Maybe a Whole Foods, a private school from K-12, oh la la.

It can be the Miami - Fisher Island of NYC.



lol, keep dreaming


yards from an airport


who in thier right mind would want to even be on that island???/
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Old 01-24-2020, 07:51 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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lol, keep dreaming


yards from an airport


who in thier right mind would want to even be on that island???/
There are apts and homes near those airports as it is...

LOL, look at a map!
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Old 01-25-2020, 04:32 PM
 
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Rikers Island is only yards away from one of the most busiest, noisiest airports in the Country, this parcel of land is not desireable at all.
Park land is out, it wouldn,t be relaxing, and the jet fumes are toxic.
Living on the Island, well, anyone that would want to live on an Island yards away from an airport, would need thier head examined.


or, let the land go back to being a natural preserve for birds, insects, etc..............
Cannot be any worse than the nabes that are too only yards away from the busiest airport like Jackson Heights, Ditmars, East Elmhurst, and College Point. But at least on Rikers, you have a lot of shoreline for boats and nice strolls along the water.
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Old 01-25-2020, 08:48 PM
 
Location: New York City
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put all the homeless people there
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Old 01-26-2020, 11:02 AM
 
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put all the homeless people there
Thats called Wards Island.
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Old 01-26-2020, 01:04 PM
 
Location: New York City
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Thats called Wards Island.
the crazy ones

everyone else, off to Rikers!
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