evidence: New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave the city’s first responders, including its police force, a controversial new task this week – to enforce a state law that allows them to involuntarily commit people experiencing a mental health crisis. [...] The move follows a raft of violence in New York City and also increasingly visible homeless encampments in New York and cities around the country. [...] Kudish said New York should do more to help people before they need intervention: "The City has the power to provide onsite treatment, as well as treatment in homeless shelters or supported housing, but has chosen not to."