MAYOR ADAMS’ STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN

 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement on New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s public safety plan:

 

“The governor’s proposal includes significant steps, which I have advocated for, that would make New York safer, while not undoing important reforms. It is a big step forward that these proposals are being discussed at the highest level in Albany, and I am grateful to the governor and the legislature for their partnership.”

Governor Hochuls  Safety plan is said to include:

1 - For the most serious felonies, allow bail determinations to be informed by factors including criminal history and history of firearm use and possession. Judges will be allowed to set bail not based solely on the “least restrictive” conditions deemed necessary to ensure a return to court. The statute will set forth specific criteria on which judges will base their determinations, including criminal history and history of firearm use/possession.

2 - Make repeat offenses subject to arrest and bail-eligible

3 - Make certain gun-related offenses, hate crimes offenses, and subway crime offenses subject to arrest and not [desk appearance tickets]. Certain offenses which presently are subject to desk appearance tickets will be made only eligible for arrest.

4 - Make certain gun-related offenses bail-eligible.

5 - Make it easier to prosecute gun trafficking.

6 - Targeted reforms of the discovery statute.

7 - Targeted reforms of the “Raise the Age” statute.

8 - Increase funding for pretrial, diversion, and employment programs: Hochul’s budget already includes $83.4 million for pretrial services, but the governor would increase that amount — although the memo did not say by how much. It would also distribute the nearly $500 million appropriated for “Raise the Age” implementation that has not yet been spent.

9 - Expand involuntary commitment and Kendra’s Law.

10 - Increase funding for mental health treatment.