 Very important piece of bills that we're signing we get to go in the back Dealing with maternal health bill package. This is a public hearing today and These bills are crucial. I want to thank Speaker Adrienne Adams for her support on these bills as well as others that I'm going to acknowledge We're signing seven bills So New York City will continue to be a national leader and maternal health It's a critical moment for women in this city and across the country in New York City wants to continue to be the place Where maternal health is protected from the overturning of Roe vs. Wade To state efforts to criminalize those who seek abortions Reproductive health care is in danger The health choices should be made by women and their bodies They should make the decisions on these important medical moments for those who choose it motherhood could be tough physically medically and Psychologically, I've seen firsthand the resiliency of New York City mothers and my mother gave birth to six children And the numbers are clear black women are nine times More likely to die of pregnancy related causes than white women in New York City That is an alarming unacceptable number. It is not acceptable for mothers to be dying at the moment We should be welcoming a new life We must do right by every mother and every baby New York City has taken action to support women and ensure their safety We're making sure women have access to maternal health care when they need it the most No matter the color of their skin their income bracket or What state they come from? This bill and these bills I should say will promote education increased transparency and expand access to maternal health care Intro 86 that's a establishes a public education program Regarding the city standards for respectful care at birth as well as the right to be free from pregnancy related discrimination intro intro 409 a dash a Improves access to data and maternal mortality and morbidity intro 472 dash a codifies a department of health program to train doulas and Provide doulas services to residents in all five boroughs intro 478 dash a launches an educational campaign on the benefits and services provided by doulas and midwives Intro 482 dash a requires the Department of Health to provide information on polycystic ovary syndrome in other health related items Interim 490 dash a codifies the Department of Health Efforts to provide sexual and reproductive health services and conduct research on sexual and reproductive health Disparities within the city and finally intro four five zero nine dash a codifies a public education program on maternal mortality and morbidity and requires the Department of Health to issue a report regarding the incidence of Cessarian sections and recommendation to reduce maternal mortality and severe morbidity This will continue to empower women with information and that's the goal here that we are putting forward Takes a city to raise a child That starts with supporting our mothers and these bills would accomplish that task Again, I want to thank Speaker Adrienne Adams Vanessa Gibson The president of the borough of Bronx public advocate Jomani Williams For intro 86 dash a council member Farah Lewis for intro 49 dash a and 48 482 dash a council member crystal Hudson for set 478 dash a Council woman Julie Menon for 490 dash a council member of Thea Stevens For intro 509 dash a and so now at this time as we always do we want to invite the public to comment on these bills and Open the floor for those comment on these bills The comments okay no comments, so I thank you and we'll be signing these bills at a later day Did you kind of coordinate To move this forward or was this kind of council doing its own thing and you now support it combination We put the items of doula something that I thought is very important something that we need to invest in more We roll out a program And in Brooklyn and we will continue to do so and a council woman Council persons that's just a share of my desire about the powers of doulas and how doulas Help not only with caesareans, but also Leave a the use of pain-related medicine Some people who work in this kind of who work in this industry were concerned about I guess Government involvement which could sometimes be a very personal type of thing I don't know if you have any information on How this will work will be kind of bullet be a smaller scale to start and will there be People who've been doing it for years coming in to talk about how they can expand this to a city-wide You know much larger than it usually is Well, our goal is to look at some of the best practices that are taking place across the globe and bring people to the table Who have participated in doula services for years as you stated there are many who have been providing this service and Providing adequate doula care and having government involved is not going to interrupt that is going to give the resources and support That's needed. I haven't heard that at all and I've been engaged in assisting and expanding doula services for my days of All-President and that's something that has not become that has not come across our desk at all Okay, what was some off-topics The family of Darius Lee the basketball star killed in Harlem two months ago Just in general and about the recent violence we continue to see they flag two things for me I wanted to get your comment on it if you could they're not really hearing much from police The unsolved murder still on going and victim services. They're not seeing more police in their neighborhood and cops They are seeing you flag this a couple weeks ago standing around not doing as much as they would like What do you say to families that continue to experience this gun violence and not see change that they would like in their Well, I think it's a combination and you know, we were extremely supportive of Darius. It's an unfortunate Termit premature determination of life. We sent too many young men and in general was Specifically and in general too many young people are the victims of this violence I want them to The families are not only these this particular families, but all of us to add our voices to the catch release repeat system oftentimes the the those who are perpetrating this violence are Repeated offenders and we have been clear on that and the police officers doing their job of Almost close to 5,000 guns removed up the street 27 year high increase in felonious arrests In this city for serious violent crimes and those officers those small number of officers That are congregating the police commissioner was clear. Not only was the police commissioners clear. I'm clear We need omnipresence in our subway system and on our streets, but let's zero in on what we are doing What has not been done before? Paperplace ghost vehicles those vehicles were used to commit crimes. We were ignoring them We're not under this administration Motorcycles ATVs Creating havoc in our system in our city We saw how they use and criminal behavior with zero in on those types of vehicles and those who are using these Tools so our holistic approach. Yes, it was successful in decreasing shooters decrease in homicides But we have so much more to do around those serious Predatory crimes like burglary and robbery we could do a far better job if we stop allowing Dangerous people to go through the criminal justice system Is there anything you see implementing in the next couple of months short of continuing to push for the Changes that your administration can do within your control. You have specific plans. You're planning to launch. Yes, listen I've made it clear. We're going to call on Albany. We're going to call on our prosecutors We're going to call on our judges, but I'm very clear on this the safety of this city is the responsibility of the mayor and In spite of what others are doing or not doing we have an obligation to do our job and more and we're going to continue To evolve you're going to see a greater Display of the omnipresent that's needed. I don't know if many people recognize that parade You don't see those large number of people that peaceful parades just standing around doing that anymore police officers I should say we are using our manpower better I've said this on the campaign trail and it was reinforced when I became the mayor our Failure to deploy our police personnel correctly. That is what we're zero zeroing in on if we deploy our police better It will continue to assist us in the job that we that we need to do and then we're going to Target and use probation to assist us. We're going to use the sheriff's department to assist us Our goal is to use every arm of law enforcement in a more coordinated way to go after violent people in the city Also I First on the asylum seekers We did a soft opening We want to make sure we get it right because as you know, the numbers are coming in at an increasing pace pace. We have close to 7600 Assignment seekers that have gone through our shelter currently we have about 5700 that are currently in our cell shelter This is in addition to the men and women of the city and families children and families that need shelter And so when you look at the large volumes that we brought in and managed In addition to those who are here already I have to take my hat off to the team for what they're doing We want to make sure when we open the site That we're able to the continuous success of managing large number of those who are seeking Asylum or seeking shelter in in this city some who have come are going to live with family members or moving on to other Municipalities in in the process, but we're looking to get it up in operating. We did a soft opening We want to make sure it's right. We don't want to just do something expeditiously. That's not going to be a successful Second question as well It's been a win week one I mean many of you I see in this room you were there week one when we rolled out of removing encampments giving people with mental health of Assistance people were there. There were a lot of naysayers first week 2,200 people Took us up on our offer people joked about when we said we're gonna create a brochure to show what the safe havens were like We did that we partnered with police and mental health professionals and volunteers and we were able to successfully Take off a substantial number of people that went into a safe havens or went into the shelter system Once they saw what we were representing and I was on the subway system I was speaking with people you ride to trains now You don't have those encampments everywhere that you saw before You don't have a large number of people who are homeless like you saw before Now winter time is going to going to bring new challenges. We're clear on that But we're going to be prepared when winter time comes so we could continue to do is right for our fellow New Yorkers So I think it was excess. I think the numbers the last I checked is close to 2000 but we're looking to the exact number on how many Took us up on our office to go into the shelter system or safe haven We give you the exact number the last I check I believe I saw somewhere in the area of 2000 Colleagues in the shaft did a story on the cover of the post today about the redeployment What it looks like of plant managers and transit and control bureaus wondering that's also part of With redeployment and also the direction that you see the NYPD going and also do you know how many officers that involves? You know it's it's police officers are supposed to be going after bad guys. I said this on the campaign trail the joy of Eric Adams, I'm doing what I said I said that we were going to civilianize the department too many police officers with guns and shields We're doing desk duties. I talked about this over and all over on the campaign trail And so when you see officers now Complimenting patrol these are officers that have a gun a shell went through the same training So when people say this is the bottom of the barrel or whatever terminology we're using That's just untrue. These are law enforcement officers that know how to fight crime they were doing civilian jobs and We're going to continue to decrease the number of officers who are doing civilian jobs and put them the job that they were Hired for they were hired to go after dangerous bad people and so the numbers we give you the exact numbers But we civilianize a substantial number of police officers would continue to expand the last numbers that I looked at I said, that's not good enough We're going to go into every agency and if there's not a real legitimate reason for that officer to be there That officer is going to go on patrol and fight crime and complement what we're doing I'll give you the exact number of what it was it was a I think was an area of 200 and something 76 I believe but we're going to go further. We get the exact number of how many we We civilianize but we're going to see substantial more Too many police officers are doing clerical duties During this on all hands on deck moment I need every police officer to carry out his function and that is to protect the public Now they may mean a time that two days a week They need to be in because they're doing a specific task. I accept that but every moment that we could have them out doing patrol During the omnipresent going to those areas where we're dealing with really violent people. I need my police officers to be there Mr. Mayor the public advocate the Comptroller and Constable member Today and council member Rivera said that the next month is she's gonna hold a hearing on that bill In the city council to ban solitary confinement punitive segregation your reaction to the visit and to the bill that is in front of the council first of all I come in Commissioner Molina and what he's doing, you know, you use there's a part of that. I didn't hear you say that they're seeing some improvements Okay, okay, okay. We got get that in there also somehow if Chris can get that in the story. I'll be happy, you know So there's part here's the question that no one is asking everyone who's critiquing Molina What do you do we're repeated dangerous? people who are in jail So if the council woman wants to ban these things that she's talking about and I don't believe the solitary confinement But if she wants to ban these things the question I need everyone to ask what you know one seems to ask that's critique jail people who are repeatedly dangerous over 80 percent of the inmates who are impunitive segregation are from attacking other inmates other inmates and so if they're saying Don't take a person who commits a crime on another inmates or a staffer Don't take them at a general population Then we're saying why we arresting people in the city general population is our straight our streets And so if the mission is if someone commits a crime We don't confine them then they need to say that say they don't believe anyone should ever go to jail for committing a predatory crime If you are in jail and you commit a predatory crime on a staffer a civilian or another inmate I want them to tell us what we should do with them because I don't know what they want us to do with them I think people who commit violent crimes should be removed from society and they commit violent crimes While they are removed from society they need to go somewhere so they don't hurt people again So she may have an answer that I'm not I'm aware of and just ask her for me What do we do with people who commit crimes inside jails violent crimes inside jails slashes stabbings assaults rapes What do we do with them? She said keep them a general population No one has made has answered that question yet Was saying that he does not believe the city is on track to shut down Rikers Island by 2027 due to a Lack of urgency about finding new places for the satellite jails. Just curious what your reaction is today Coach you accept Chris. Let you accept Chris. First of all, we're going to follow the law But can you ask the controller a question for me? I Believe with 2000 above the number of what we stated the Account was going to be I know we're higher in our and our ability when we go to the the Borough based jails The current numbers we have now is higher So I would like the controller to tell us. What do we do with those those? Inmates that's not going to fit in the Borough based jails. What do we do with them? See I need the folks that are idealistic to deal with the realism of this People are committing violent crimes and if the rule is from those who are saying of The idealism, let me tell them about the realism When you still have a higher number of people that can fit into the Borough based jails What do we do with those that continue to do shootings robberies assaults rapes and other crimes? What do we do with them? And if they don't have an answer for that Then they should ask themselves. How do we move forward? We're going to follow the law the law calls for the jails to be closed We're going to follow that law Actions that are being taken by the administration in terms of locating satellite jails We have to we have to we have to have a plan a plan B Because those who have created a plan a that I inherited Didn't obviously didn't think about a plan B did look at the incarceration numbers and One have to ask what was the plan B? What was the plan B that stated? If we don't drop down the prison population the way they thought we were what do we do? No one answered that question And that question should have been raised when we talked about the Borough based jail plan We have to look at everything from state facilities. We have to see we get help from the The governor we have to sit down with the Chair of Crime and Correction. We have to see what's available now Remember closing Rikers was dealing with a distance issue that we said it was unfair to have people travel great distances If we have to use state facilities We're gonna have to consider that every keeping the city safe Everything must be on the table and if it means using other facilities We have to we have to do that and that is what we are looking at because someone has to think through a Plan that I believe was put in place and we did not think through the numbers are higher Than what the Borough based jails would hold right now the numbers are higher So either we're saying once you reach a certain number Anyone who commits a crime a dangerous crime Once you reach a certain number then those who commit a dangerous crime no longer have to be arrested I mean, is that what people are saying someone has to start answering these questions before we make these policies Looking back last week at the the primaries you endorsed a couple candidates that lost one that got like blown out What do you think this says about the you know the moderate politics that you want to see in Albany and also did your Endorsement activities. Do you think it affected your standing in next year's session up in Albany? So, you know, you there's two parts to every statement You said that you endorsed candidates that lost now. What's the other part of that? Come on, Jeff One incumbent now you're putting attachments to it, you know Adabo my endorsement yes, I did right that that's why I'm here You know when you're doing analysis, I don't believe the congressional winner in the Park slope area was a DSA candidate. I find it to be more moderate than anything, you know, Kevin Parker I endorse You know, so if you're looking at the glass as being have empty Look at the fact that I see it as being half full and there's more support up in Albany than people think I get Real communications from my colleagues up there State that every we are in line with what you are saying And so I'm not worried about what's going to happen in Albany number go up there Just as that's maybe I started this year. Everybody said Eric is not gonna get any W's in Albany And we got everything from land trust in night share increase in the funding for our Childcare, you know They people thought we're gonna lose mayoral control. We got mayoral control and so, you know each session I worked in Albany each session, you know You have to stand up and get up there and convince people because what people learned when I went to Albany They said, you know what Eric agenda is the same as our gender. There was no one up there against Childcare increase. There was no one up there against The things that we were fighting for with land trust. So we'll be all right. You know, this is Albany Albany's Albany Hey, yeah, thanks. I wanted to ask you my colleague y'all go on and just publish your story about a police officer Michael sure Who he's evaded a discipline for an action he did during the 2020 protests He was caught on in his own body cam video taking the mask off of a protester and spraying them Remember that I remember that so given I know you've worked a lot in your career as a police officer on police reform and People are very upset about this that he only been docked ten vacations days. I want to know if you had a comment I know you haven't had a chance to read the story because it came out when you were up here But that's the gist of it. So don't have you any comment And if you think you should be another look at these this type of disciplinary action There were there were probably three incidents that I witnessed during the protests that were horrific That was one of them that was one of them to pull down the mask of a person and Mace them in that manner Really violated the trust and it really damaged the credibility of the number of officers That in spite of being yelled at being cursed at had things thrown at them. They showed the discipline There was no reason for For that officer to carry that out The committee commissioner, I'm sure she reviewed it the recommendations where it came from I will have a conversation with her because this is the first time I'm hearing about it but that was the poster child of what destroyed I believe of The good work that many of those officers carried out. I was in the street those days. I saw how challenging it was I saw how difficult it was and the overwhelming number of officers did not perform like that