Mayor Adams’ forms new Charter Revision panel focused on housing crisis; City Council nervous of potential power grab

For the second time this year, Mayor Eric Adams appointed a Charter Revision Commission (CRC) on Thursday. This time, the panel will be tasked with tackling the city’s generational housing crisis.

Adams’ first CRC was formed in the spring with a purported focus on public safety and fiscal responsibility. Opponents, including the City Council, viewed the first CRC as a power grab by the mayor to expand executive authority.