Mayor Adams defended discretionary spending before pushing NYC Council cuts

In pushing Council members last week to set aside half of their discretionary funds for migrant crisis costs, Adams neglected to mention that he used to be a staunch defender of letting local lawmakers have full discretion over how to spend their so-called member items.

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