In his fourth – and potentially final – State of the City address, an embattled Mayor Eric Adams committed to investing $650 million to support people experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness. The pledge is part of a suite of proposed investments Adams unveiled Thursday with an eye to New York City families and their uncertainty moving forward.
“There’s no denying that New Yorkers are anxious about the future,” Adams said. “Extreme costs are forcing too many people, especially working-class families, to make hard choices: between groceries or child care, medicine or clothing, making the rent or moving out.”
The Democratic incumbent faces his own uncertain future: His federal corruption trial is set to begin in April and he faces a crowded field of challengers for his primary in June. Many of his constituents remain concerned about the city’s rising cost of living and a perception of instability driven by high-profile crimes, visible street homelessness and the city’s struggles to accommodate arriving migrants…