In a setback for Mayor Adams, NYC Council overrides his two criminal justice vetoes

The City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to override Mayor Adams’ vetoes of the How Many Stops Act, which will expand NYPD transparency requirements, and a separate bill banning the use of solitary confinement in city jails. The veto overrides cap a fraught two months for the mayor and City Council Democrats, who have sparred publicly and frequently in a heated debate over the impact of ...

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