NYC Law Department touts 2025 progress in public safety, federal overreach fight

By Nina Pullano Posted on December 29, 2025

In the waning days of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, the New York City Law Department took a victory lap highlighting its work in the last year of Adams’ term — one that saw the mayor himself let off the hook on federal charges in a deal with the Trump administration.

Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant released a report highlighting the Law Department’s work in the areas of public safety, public health and education, safeguarding the city from federal overreach and supporting economic development.