Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams did not go gentle into the good night. On his final day in office, he vetoed 19 different bills passed by the New York City Council and convened another charter revision commission – moves that’ll no doubt stir controversy on his way out the door and spill out into the next administration.
Among the 19 pieces of legislation that received a last-minute veto was a bill that would expand a cap on street vending licenses, a bill that aims to protect ride-hailing drivers from unjust deactivations from their apps, a bill that would prohibit federal immigration authorities from keeping an office at Rikers Island, and a bill that would grant the Civilian Complaint Review Board direct access to police body-cam footage.
A series of bills relating to city-funded affordable housing were also vetoed. Another closely watched vetoed bill is the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, which would give nonprofits and other organizations a chance to purchase certain apartment buildings up for sale…