New York City Mayor Adams was grilled for more than three hours by state legislators as he sought more funding to help working class New Yorkers and the mentally ill, while also clashing over his calls to amend bail reform.
Mayor Eric Adams at a news conference last month.New York City Mayor Eric Adams settled quickly into a new role as supplicant, joining mayors from across the state on Wednesday who took turns pleading their financial cases before Albany lawmakers under the budget tradition known as “Tin Cup Day.”
He asked for increases in money for the mentally ill and childcare subsidies. He also asked lawmakers to allow the city to expand the earned-income tax credit , a widely supported policy that would put more money directly into the pockets of the working poor. Under the plan, the city would boost its matching portion of the federal tax credit from 5% to 30%. Additionally, the mayor is asking the state to increase its contribution by another $250 million.
Wednesday’s hearing offered a taste of the kind of opposition the mayor will face in Albany. Thus far, Democrats have appeared tepid or non-committal about making such changes to criminal justice reforms. Hochul has said she wanted to see more data on the impact of bail reform before considering new amendments. At a coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, she declined to take a stance.
Adams responded by pointing to recent gun shootings in New York City. “I don't think you should debate me,” he said. “You should debate the 11-month old baby's mother. You should debate the two police officers that we lost.” Throughout his testimony, Adams emphasized the importance of public safety to the city’s overall recovery. He pointed to San Francisco and Chicago, two other major U.S. cities where he said crime was resulting in businesses threatening to flee.Crime is still relatively low in New York City and nowhere near peak levels of decades past. The city reported 485 murders last year, compared to nearly 2,000 a year during the 1980s and 90s.
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