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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cuomo housing plan faces scrutiny
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Candidates in the race for New York City mayor are calling out former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his housing plan. They claim it is light on details and that part of it was written using ChatGPT. More Local News 'Let's build affordable housing for members of the community who have been priced out of where they live,' Cuomo said Sunday while rolling out his proposal at a church service. He is leaning into his experience as both the governor of New York and HUD Secretary. Cuomo is promising to aggressively build a half million new units of housing with tax incentives, streamlined permitting, and leveraging partnerships, including partnerships with church groups. However, others running for mayor were quick to pounce once the plan was posted online. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State There were grammatical issues, and a footnote on page 28 that appears to reference the use of ChatGPT to locate an article on rent-stabilized housing. 'If you wanna ChatGPT Mayor Andrew Cuomo is your guy,' chided Comptroller Brad Lander, who is running in the primary. Another opponent, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, said, 'What Cuomo has done has outsourced his vision to real estate developers and outsourced his vision to an AI chat bot.' A spokesman for Cuomo said, 'There was one grammatically incorrect paragraph on page 28 that was not caught up on proofreading, which has since been remedied.' He said by phone that ChatGPT was used by a member of the policy team to assist in basic research, similar to how you would use Google. Mamdani's signature housing proposal is to freeze the rent for the more than 2 million rent-stabilized New Yorkers. PIX11 News asked him about using ChatGPT for researching housing policy. 'I think what we can see is from the results of it where we have unintelligible portions of the housing platform that pretends to speak to the greatest crisis New Yorkers are facing,' Mamdani said. The same question was put to Lander, who is also proposing to build a half million housing units, including using city golf courses. 'There's valuable uses for AI,' Lander said. 'But someone running for mayor in this city that's facing a housing crisis should actually do their own research and write their housing plan.' For his part, state Sen. and mayoral candidate Zellnor Myrie is proposing to build 1 million units of housing. Myrie said he believes his campaign has used AI tools for research and fact-checking— but said he has bigger issues with the Cuomo plan and record than any concerns about ChatGPT use. 'It was short on actual detail,' Myrie said, warning Black New Yorkers in particular 'not to be fooled,' pointing to the increased cost of housing during Cuomo's time as governor. Cuomo has been the center of attacks for weeks now because of his clear front-runner status in the polls. However, at least as far as endorsements, Cuomo has kept up the momentum. On Monday, he was endorsed by two large unions that helped propel Mayor Eric Adams to office: 32BJ and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council. Cuomo cheered the endorsement on social media. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Crime, housing and Cuomo in focus in race for NYC mayor
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Candidates on the campaign trail for New York City mayor are zeroing in on crime and affordability, as a new accusation against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo bubbles to the surface. 'What we see in the city is that 4% of our blocks are responsible for the overwhelming majority of our gun violence, and many of those blocks happen to be predominantly Black,' said state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Democratic candidate for mayor. 'We don't solve shootings in the city, and I want to invest the resources, and the detective bureau focus on solving those shootings.' More Local News Myrie laid out his priorities for Black New Yorkers Monday morning, less than three months before the June primary. Exclusive PIX11 polling has identified crime and housing as the top issues in the race for mayor. Myrie and others are making their pitch against the backdrop of Cuomo consolidating support specifically among top Black leaders in Brooklyn and Queens. Cuomo has promised to make the city more affordable and more safe, which sparked a response Monday from Mayor Eric Adams, who pointed to falling crime numbers under his leadership. 'Everyone is Eric-like,' Adams said. 'You don't have to have 'Eric-like' when you have Eric. My policies are now being changed by others trying to rebrand them.' More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Meanwhile, a longtime political foe of Cuomo, the former mayor of Syracuse, Stephanie Miner, is out with a new book. She alleges vengeful behavior on the part of the former governor. Miner mentions two unwanted kisses, claiming they were meant to bully her — she does not allege sexual harassment. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is also running for mayor and has repeatedly highlighted these concerns over Cuomo. He has repeatedly demanded Cuomo return the $60 million he is using to defend himself against various allegations. 'He was an abusive governor,' Lander said. 'He would be an abusive mayor. He's unacceptable for New York City or any city.' A spokesman for Cuomo punched back at Lander: 'New York City is in crisis – a crisis of affordability, public safety, and leadership and Andrew Cuomo is the only person running with decades of proven experience to get the job done. Anti-Israel, pro-defund the police Brad Lander may think New Yorkers are stupid with these silly attacks, but we give them more credit. While he continues to stand on street corners holding press conferences about kissing someone on the cheek in greeting, Andrew Cuomo is focused on making New York City safer and more affordable for working families and future generations.' The former governor himself was off the campaign trail Monday, but he did get some positive news out of federal court. A second lawsuit that accused him of mishandling nursing homes during the pandemic was dismissed by a federal judge. The first was dismissed several months ago. Cuomo and his team have painted those investigations into the pandemic as politically motivated. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
24-03-2025
- Health
- CBS News
NYC mental health program pushed by Adams in doubt after report questions effectiveness
One of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' signature mental health programs is in question after a City Council report suggested sending mentally ill people who are homeless to involuntary care has been ineffective. Members of the New York City Council were never happy with Adams' decision to force the severely mentally ill into treatment against their will, but their report comes as the mayor says he's gearing up to run for reelection and wants to tout his accomplishments. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams raised questions at a City Council hearing Monday about the program Adams initiated in late 2022 to deal with the mentally ill homeless on subways and city streets. "The 2024 report from the Mayor's Office of Community and Mental Health cites 58% of clinician-initiated transports resulted in admissions at a New York City public hospital. But the reports fail to report on the outcomes of officer-initiated transports," Williams said. "It's not about involuntary hospitalizations. It's about the continuum of care that's necessary after the hospitals." The council's findings raised a number of questions, including about racial disparities. The report mentioned Black New Yorkers make up 24% of the city's population, but accounted for 54% of the involuntary transports. It also said the transports were more than five times as likely to originate from a private residence than those struggling with mental illness on the subways or the streets. Despite the statistics in the report, Adams insisted the program treats people who need help and that it is not based on race. "We're going to go where the issue is and we're not going to play race politics," he said. "We are not going to say, 'Hey, this person needs to be involuntary removed. But hold on, they're Black, so we're not going to do it. They're Hispanic, we're not going to do it. They're white, we're not going to do it.'" They mayor went even further, suggesting council members leave what he called the "sterile environment of the City Council chamber" and see the reality of what's going on in the streets and on the subways. "If you want to play that analysis, look at the ethnicity of those who are being majorly impacted. Look at the homeless population and ethnic breakdown of that. You ride the subway system, look and see who's on them. Look at the ethnic demographics of who's homeless. Look at the ethnic demographics of those who are charged with some of these crimes, that are pushing people on the subway system, slashing, et cetera," he said. Adams also addressed questions about his reelection bid and whether he will run as an independent candidate. He insisted he's running as a Democrat.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
NYC Mayor Adams defends involuntary removal of mentally ill people to hospitals
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams on Monday defended involuntary removals of mentally ill people to hospitals and said his City Council critics need to get out of their 'sterilized environment' after a City Council report slammed the practice as inefficient and detracting from other long-term strategies to meet severe mental health needs. The report, released Monday, found that the data the mayor's office has released on the program is incomplete, that it disproportionately targets Black New Yorkers and that many of those who are transported don't get inpatient treatment or long-term care. It also found that involuntary removals were more than five times as likely to happen in private homes than in public spaces like the subway system — which runs against much of the mayor's argument for the program as a way to get those in need of help out of public areas. 'The Administration has continuously relied on involuntary removals as a catch-all solution without providing funding for the necessary treatment measures for people in need of long-term services,' Council member Linda Lee, who chairs the mental health committee, said in a statement. Adams, asked about the report at his weekly press briefing, said the administration was trying to be 'as transparent as possible' on the program and highlighted how 'challenging' the issue of severe mental illness is. 'They need to move out of the sterilized environment of the City Council chamber, and they need to go and do what we do: Go to the subway system, look at the population in need,' Adams said. 'We're going to respond to that need.' The mayor has been a major proponent of the practice of transporting people, whether they are willing or not, to hospitals if they appear to be unable to care for themselves. The directive has received harsh backlash from advocates, but has picked up some traction from other elected officials and some mayoral challengers. Data from the administration and the Council's report found that Black New Yorkers made up 54% of involuntary transports despite making up 23% of the city's population overall. 'Look at the ethnic demographics of who's homeless,' Adams said in response. 'Look at the ethnic demographics of those who are charged with some of these crimes of pushing people on the subway system, slashing, et cetera. We're going to go where the issue is, and we're not going to play race politics.' The Council suggested funding mobile help programs, establishing transitional support programs and expanding community-based clubhouse centers. _____
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
NYC Mayor Adams defends involuntary removal of mentally ill people to hospitals
Mayor Adams on Monday defended involuntary removals of mentally ill people to hospitals and said his City Council critics need to get out of their 'sterilized environment' after a Council report slammed the practice as inefficient and detracting from other long-term strategies to meet severe mental health needs. The report, released Monday, found that the data the mayor's office has released on the program is incomplete, that it disproportionately targets Black New Yorkers and that many of those who are transported don't get inpatient treatment or long-term care. It also found that involuntary removals were more than five times as likely to happen in private homes than in public spaces like the subway system — which runs against much of the mayor's argument for the program as a way to get those in need of help out of public areas. 'The Administration has continuously relied on involuntary removals as a catch-all solution without providing funding for the necessary treatment measures for people in need of long-term services,' Councilmember Linda Lee, who chairs the mental health committee, said in a statement. Adams, asked about the report at his weekly press briefing, said the administration was trying to be 'as transparent as possible' on the program and highlighted how 'challenging' the issue of severe mental illness is. 'They need to move out of the sterilized environment of the City Council chamber, and they need to go and do what we do: Go to the subway system, look at the population in need,' Adams said. 'We're going to respond to that need.' The mayor has been a major proponent of the practice of transporting people, whether they are willing or not, to hospitals if they appear to be unable to care for themselves. The directive has received harsh backlash from advocates, but has picked up some traction from other elected officials and some mayoral challengers. Data from the administration and the Council's report found that Black New Yorkers made up 54% of involuntary transports despite making up 23% of the city's population overall. 'Look at the ethnic demographics of who's homeless,' Adams said in response. 'Look at the ethnic demographics of those who are charged with some of these crimes of pushing people on the subway system, slashing, et cetera. We're going to go where the issue is, and we're not going to play race politics.' The Council suggested funding mobile help programs, establishing transitional support programs and expanding community-based clubhouse centers.
