Mayor Adams vs. the City Council

Off Topic/On Politics

Mayor Adams and the City Council clashed again this week. This time, the Adams administration stopped a partial ban on solitary confinement in city jails, in direct opposition to the City Council’s new law. NY1 investigative reporter Courtney Gross and reporters Bobby Cuza and Kelly Mena weigh in on the latest actions by the mayor and talk about the impact it could have. They also discuss Mayor Adams’ recent nomination of attorney Randy Mastro to the role of city’s corporation counsel, despite mounting opposition from the City Council.

After that, the team looks ahead to next year and analyzes how the race for mayor is shaping up. City Comptroller Brad Lander announced earlier this week that he will run against Mayor Adams in the Democratic primary. He is the first to officially declare his candidacy. The “Off Topic” team discusses Lander’s candidacy and Adams’ response.

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