This crisis should prompt Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul to move forward with policies to build more housing in New York City and its suburbs.
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Adams Wants to Reassess a Shelter System ‘Nearing Its Breaking Point’
New York City’s homeless system is built around the city’s unique right to shelter. On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams said the system should be reconsidered.
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Brooklyn Prosecutors Seek to Throw Out Scores of Convictions
The 378 cases — mostly low-level drug and traffic offenses — relied on the work of 13 police officers who were later convicted of crimes.
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Unlikely Fans of Supreme Court Ruling on Guns: Public Defenders
Judges in New York have so far rejected their argument that the decision should lead to the dropping of gun charges against their clients.