Overview
- Mayor Eric Adams vetoed four Council-passed bills last Friday, and Council leaders say they expect to override.
- The central bill would cap CityFHEPS tenants’ rent payments at 30% of income, blocking an administration proposal to raise some households to 40% in their sixth year.
- Sponsors argue the cap prevents severe rent burdens on low-income workers, and Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala says she will vote to override.
- Two other vetoed measures would require large employers to submit annual pay and demographic data, and another would create an Office of Contract Services to speed nonprofit payments.
- First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro says the bills encroach on mayoral and state authority and impose onerous mandates, while the mayor-elect has pledged to expand voucher access.