Mayor Eric Adams on Sept. 18 vowed to "look at my authority and power to change" the city's policy of allowing students to use bathrooms in accordance with their gender identity — an approach that would be at odds with state and city policy.

"I don't support girls and boys using the same restroom," Adams said during a press conference coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly. "I don't support that. We're going to always respect how one identifies themselves. But my utmost importance is to ensure that when my children are in school, they're in there in a safe environment. And I do not believe a safe environment is allowing boys and girls to use the same facility at the same time."

The mayor, trailing in the polls in his re-election bid, went on to say he would "dig into" city p

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