{"id":2518115,"date":"2025-12-05T17:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-council-overrides-adams-housing-voucher-veto\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T18:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:01:11","slug":"nyc-council-overrides-adams-housing-voucher-veto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-council-overrides-adams-housing-voucher-veto\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC council overrides Adams&#8217; housing voucher veto"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-council-overrides-adams-housing-voucher-veto%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New York City Council has overridden Mayor Eric Adams&#8217; veto of a bill related to the city-funded CityFHEPS housing voucher program, which assists more than 60,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">000 low-income families<\/a> by requiring them to pay 30% of their income toward rent. Mayor adams sought to increase this contribution to 40% to control the program&#8217;s growing costs, which exceeded $1.25 billion last year. The council opposed this increase, concerned it woudl cause rent spikes for vulnerable residents. Alongside this override, the council also overturned Adams&#8217; vetoes on other bills, including one <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mandating large private employers<\/a> to report worker pay data by gender and race to address pay equity, and another creating a city Office of Contract Services to improve procurement processes. These actions reflect ongoing tensions between Adams and the council over issues of authority and policy priorities. Supporters argue these measures protect low-income New Yorkers and promote accountability, while Adams&#8217; administration criticizes them as power grabs that burden businesses and interfere with mayoral authority.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NYC council overrides Adams&rsquo; housing voucher veto<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2424663\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York City<\/a> Council has struck down Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\">Eric Adams&rsquo;<\/a> attempt to rein in a city-funded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/housing\/\">housing<\/a> voucher program, saying it could cause rents to spike for thousands of low-income residents.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60,000 families rely on the CityFHEPS program to help pay their rent. Participants are required to pay 30% of their income toward it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3902519\/foot-voting-housing-affordability\/\">Foot voting, housing, and affordability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3907836\/soros-backed-we-aint-buying-it-boycott-bombs-black-friday\/\">Soros-backed &lsquo;We Ain&rsquo;t Buying It&rsquo; boycott bombs on Black Friday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3907970\/wolfspeed-emerges-from-bankruptcy-receives-698-6m-from-irs\/\">Wolfspeed emerges from bankruptcy, receives $698.6M from IRS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Adams wanted to raise that to 40%, arguing the city needs to contain the program&rsquo;s costs, which rose to more than $1.25 billion last year.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Adams vetoed the council&rsquo;s bill rejecting the increase, saying it &ldquo;would undermine the careful balance we have struck between protecting vulnerable households and ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the CityFHEPS program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The council overrode his veto on Thursday, along with several others.<\/p>\n<p>One would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-hawks-call-on-abbott-to-expand-e-verify\/\" title=\"Border Hawks Call on Abbott to Expand E-Verify\">require private employers<\/a> with more than 200 employees working in New York City to submit a &ldquo;pay data report&rdquo; showing how they pay their workers by gender and race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have been talking about the gender pay gap for decades, but without knowing how it breaks down from job to job, industry to industry, corporation to corporation, we can&rsquo;t know how best to tackle it,&rdquo; Councilwoman Tiffany Caban, the bill&rsquo;s original sponsor, said. &ldquo;These bills are about accountability and equity for New Yorkers, especially the women and people of color who have been underpaid and undervalued for generations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The council also voted to override Adams&rsquo; objections to a bill creating a new city Office of Contract Services to oversee the city&rsquo;s procurement process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are common-sense bills to protect the lowest-income New Yorkers from rent increases, advance gender and racial pay equity, and improve the city&rsquo;s contracting process to remove obstacles for nonprofits,&rdquo; Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, a Democrat, said in a statement. &ldquo;They never should have been vetoed, and the Council is once again prioritizing New Yorkers by enacting them into law when the Mayor will not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The overrides are part of a larger rift between Adams and the council that has played out in news headlines and lawsuits over the past year. They have also feuded over the mayor&rsquo;s vetoes of a police stop bill and a proposal to expand the council&rsquo;s authority over confirming nominees to fill city departments and commissions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3908505\/mamdani-raises-3-million-new-york-city-mayoral-transition-fund\/\">MAMDANI RAISES $3 MILLION FOR NYC MAYORAL TRANSITION FUND IN 30 DAYS SINCE ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro blasted the overrides, saying the proposals are efforts to shift more power to the council and dilute the authority of the mayor&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These four bills are nothing but an attempt by the City Council to undermine any future mayor&rsquo;s authority, burden businesses with unenforceable requirements, and encroach upon the state&rsquo;s jurisdiction around social services,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;As we round out the year, we hope that the City Council will work with us on meaningful changes to make New York City a safer and more affordable place to live.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC Council overturns Adams&#8217; veto on housing vouchers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2518116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e-adams.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33772,36661,68329,7332],"class_list":["post-2518115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-city-council","tag-eric-adams","tag-housing-vouchers","tag-nyc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e-adams.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518119,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518115\/revisions\/2518119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}