The mayor has pursued his own effort on the city-level to scale-up involuntary commitments of people believed to be unable to care for their “basic needs” due
Mayor Eric Adams calls on Albany lawmakers to give the city more power to involuntarilly commit those with severe mental illness.aboard a Brooklyn subway car Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams on Friday called on Albany lawmakers to give the city more power to involuntarily commit people struggling with “severe mental illness.”
Cops said the man who was shot instigated the incident after getting into a dispute with another passenger near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station. The victim, who Adams said had mental health issues, possessed a gun that he lost control of, which was ultimately used on him.brutal incident during an interview with conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg on March 15.
But Adams says there is only so much the city can do without state level policy changes around the forced hospitalizations. Adams in a subsequent interview on PIX11 said even though crime statistics are trending in the right direction, he is focused on this issue because it is crucial that New Yorkers feel safe while moving around the city — a line he often repeats.