The City Council speaker, Adrienne Adams, called for closing the Rikers Island jail complex by 2027 and expanding 3-K for All, in opposition to Mayor Adams’s stance.
New York’s public libraries could be forced to cut their hours and programming. The City Council wants to protect their funding in the next budget battle.
As traffic deaths rise in the city, the State Legislature still has the final say on new safety measures, even decreeing when school speed cameras can operate.