From the article:
"The 2018 law, signed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and endorsed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, raised the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, ultimately allowing underaged defendants to avoid being tried as adults. The law also permits defendants as old as 21 to be held in juvenile detention facilities, instead of the typical adult centers."
Too many of the voters of New York City (and state) WANTED THIS.
They are getting WHAT THEY VOTED FOR.
(I realize that upstate there are many New Yorkers who did NOT vote for this, and know some of them personally. Too bad they have to live under the rule of idiots...)