Overview
- Issued hours before his term ended, the vetoes target measures on housing, sanctuary protections, street vending, ride‑hail driver deactivations, NYPD body‑cam access for the CCRB, tenant cooling requirements, security guard pay, contracting ethics, tax lien reforms and a land bank.
- Housing provisions Adams rejected include deeper affordability mandates, requirements for more two‑ and three‑bedroom units in city‑financed projects, and the nonprofit purchase preference known as COPA.
- Adams said the bills would worsen the housing crisis with unfunded mandates, undermine small businesses through a new street‑vendor licensing regime, create unnecessary bureaucracy and violate state labor and law‑enforcement laws.
- The Council can move to override within 30 days of formally receiving the vetoes, with a two‑thirds vote required; incoming Speaker Julie Menin criticized the administration’s approach, and insiders expect attempts on several bills, though some housing overrides appear less certain.
- Less than an hour before the vetoes, Adams convened a charter revision commission of close allies to explore opening party primaries, a move that could position its ballot questions ahead of a Council‑backed commission’s proposals.