Hoping to boost his sagging poll numbers in his re-election campaign, Mayor Eric Adams appeared on NY1 on Friday to explain why he wants to involuntarily remove drug users from the streets.

Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani picked up another key endorsement and criticized the mayor’s rejection of street vendor legislation backed by the City Council.

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Mayor Eric told NY1 he has a track record of stitching together a diverse group of New Yorkers

He then revealed he wants to add drug addicts to the list of people that medical professionals can involuntarily commit to hospital care, which would require sign off from the state Legislature

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani took aim at Adams’ recent veto of legislation written to reduce penalties against stree

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