In his third State of the City speech since taking office, Mayor Adams pledged Wednesday that the remainder of his first term will be focused on boosting job creation, education, housing development and public safety — but he acknowledged he needs help from state lawmakers in Albany to achieve several of those goals. Adams’ speech, delivered at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, featured .
Both houses of the state Legislature passed a package of bills Monday to boost reproductive freedom and combat maternal mortality on the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.