How NYC Mayor Eric Adams lost a major bill battle and alienated key allies
The alarm bells around a police transparency bill started ringing almost a year ago at the highest levels of the NYPD.
The heavily Democratic Council went on to pass the bill, along with another one banning solitary confinement, by a wide margin. After the mayor vetoed both bills, city lawmakers overrode his vetoes last week by an even wider one. The mayor now heads to Albany on Tuesday to pitch state lawmakers on his priorities as they begin crafting the budget and their legislative priorities. He makes the trip as he is increasingly isolated within his own party and as polls show him as unpopular with voters. At a time when he needs support from Democrats on education, the migrant crisis and housing, the mayor appears to be losing allies.
But, she added, "We made clear that we would not entirely exempt stops because that is bad policy and requested alternative and specific ideas from them. We never received those.” At one point, he sparked a personal feud with Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who sponsored the bill. Williams, a progressive, has disagreed with the mayor at times but also served as an important ally on issues including the migrant crisis.
On Tuesday, he will come to the table with a hefty wish list that includes changes in state law that would allow the city to build more housing and crack down on unlicensed weed shops, as well as securing more funding for the migrant crisis. During his first year, Adams’ consistent criticism of bail reform as a factor in the city’s crime rates drew the ire of Democratic leaders, for opening up what proved to be a successful line of attack from Republicans. Gov. Kathy Hochul found herself in a tighter than expected race against her GOP opponent Lee Zeldin. Republicans flipped four congressional seats, helping to tip the balance of power in their favor in the House.
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