Adams sparks battle with City Council after double veto

Plus: Hochul wants to regulate Buy Now, Pay later companies. [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [Mayor Adams makes late push to stop overrides to vetoes on NYPD transparency, solitary confinement bills]( Last week, Mayor Eric Adams vetoed two bills — one that requires NYPD officers to publicly disclose all of their investigatory encounters with civilians and another banning solitary confinement in jails. The decision sparked a battle with the City Council. Adams has been vocal about his opposition to both bills, arguing they would make New Yorkers more unsafe and would “risk compromising our progress” on public safety. Both measures passed with veto-proof majorities last month, though several new councilmembers elected in 2023 have assumed office since the start of the new year. Now, the mayor is launching a last-minute push to dissuade City Council members from overriding his vetoes to the bills. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- More politics stories to know this week What else is happening in City Hall The city is launching a new program that will eliminate medical debt for as many as 500,000 New Yorkers, wiping out medical debt totaling more than $2 billion. [Read more.]( What’s going on in Albany Gov. Kathy Hochul joined with eight other Democratic governors on Monday in calling for $1.4 billion in federal aid for states and localities to address the ongoing migrant crisis roiling New York other states across the country. [Read more.]( Buy Now, Pay Later loans, offered by companies like Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna, operate without much limitation. Hochul wants to change that by forcing lenders to get a license in New York to operate. [Read more.]( Next month, New York will hold a special election to replace ex-Rep. George Santos. While the Democratic candidate Tom Suozzi is traversing the state’s 3rd Congressional District to bolster support from the voters he used to represent in Congress, Republican candidate Mazi Pilip, has been keeping a lower profile. [Read more.]( More than two dozen New York state lawmakers penned a letter to major social media companies arguing they are allowing subway surfing content to persist on their platforms. The letter came days after a 14-year-old died attempting to ride atop an F train in Brooklyn. [Read more.]( Five years ago, two criminal justice reform laws passed in New York which drew criticism from law enforcement, tough-on-crime politicians and New Yorkers concerned about a spike in crime. Now, that backlash may prevent several other proposed criminal justice laws from passing. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [the logo for the Brian Lehrer daily politics podcast]( [Who Are The Houthis and Why Is The U.S. At War With Them?]( There are many conflicts happening in the Middle East right now besides the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. [LISTEN]( Support WNYC + Gothamist Make a donation to support local, independent journalism. Your contributions are our largest source of funding and pays for essential political coverage and more. [DONATE]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [WNYC]( [WQXR]( [NJPR]( [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 All rights reserved. [Terms of Use.]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list