NYC Council Overrides Mayor Adams’ Veto of Housing Access Voucher Bills

On Thursday, July 13, the New York City Council voted 42-8 to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of a package of bills to expand access to the city’s rental housing voucher program. The City Council has not overridden a mayoral veto since the Bloomberg administration. The Council’s legislation would expand access to the city rental vouchers to anyone under a certain income level at risk of homelessness or eviction, and prohibit sources of income or work status being used as a basis for eligibility. It would also eliminate the requirement that individuals and families have to stay in the shelter system for 90 days before being eligible for the vouchers. There is a possibility that the mayor’s administration may sue to block the laws from going into effect. Learn more.