As one of his platforms in the New York City mayor's race, Eric Adams is seeking to harness the power of incumbency to offer a plan that gets addicts off the streets and into treatment -- even if it is against their will.

Former Gov. David Paterson, who had endorsed his successor, Andrew Cuomo, in the Democratic primary, said he believed Mr. Adams “would run the city the best.”

NYC Mayor Eric Adams proposes the Compassionate Interventions Act to allow involuntary commit for substance abuse.