City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced a $50 million investment in mental health and safety initiatives from New York City's fiscal year 2026 budget. She urged Mayor Eric Adams to expedite the implementation of these funds and to prioritize the closure of Rikers Island. Adams emphasized the importance of these investments for improving mental health, reducing the jail population, and addressing conditions at Rikers, which has seen multiple inmate deaths in 2025. Concerns persist about the city's management of these critical issues and the pace of reform efforts.
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, joined by fellow councilmembers and mental health advocates, celebrated the $50 million investment in mental health and safety initiatives made in the fiscal year 2026 adopted New York City budget, saying, "These investments are critical to our goals of improving mental health issues in our city...."
Speaker Adams called on Mayor Eric Adams to prioritize the implementation of the allocated funds and the legally-mandated closure of the Rikers Island jail complex, emphasizing that "for too long, the city's failure to effectively address the mental health crisis... has allowed Rikers to become a de facto mental health facility."
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