After just seven weeks in office, Mayor Eric Adams is giving New Yorkers a peek into how he plans to spend taxpayer dollars, saying he has to prioritize public safety for the city's economy to recover from COVID.
"Reducing crime is a prerequisite to prosperity and recovery. Our city's economic outcome is picking up steam, but that recovery will be delayed if New Yorkers do not feel safe," Adams said.
"Does this mean that you're going to be hiring more police officers?" CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer asked. The mayor's blueprint to end gun violence also calls for changes to bail reform and other state laws. HeBut Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins made it clear Wednesday that bail reform is not exactly something the legislature thinks is necessary now.
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