Mayor Eric Adams and Speaker Adrienne Adams’ odds over how to help struggling New Yorkers is becoming the first major test of their political partnership.

On Thursday, the council overrode the mayor's veto of legislation aimed at expanding housing vouchers.

The move could set off a possible legal battle over the new law. But the vote has also put even more pressure on an already tenuous relationship.

“One of the toughest things that I’ve seen is that override,” said the council speaker on “Inside City Hall” Thursday night.

In the interview, the council speaker noted that the council was forced to overturn the mayor’s decision on the grounds that the city needs to help all struggling New Yorkers.

This was the mayor’s second veto, but the first time the council opposed him.

Earlier in the day, the council speaker said she has a working relationship with the mayor, but that things could be better.

“We speak and we text, so we are definitely communicating with each other,” she said at a press conference earlier in the day on Thursday. “I would not say several times a week.”

Adams’ relationship with the council has become rocky in the last months amid the influx of migrants and a tight budget season.

It’s not unusual for the council to have disagreements with City Hall, but under previous administrations, that wasn’t always the case.

The mayor holds more moderate and at times conservative views than the more progressive council.

“We understand under the de Blasio administration that really was an anomaly with no vetoes. The Bloomberg administration that to me looked like a healthy debate. I would like, maybe I’m an optimist still, I would really, really like for us to get on that collaborative page with the administration,” the council speaker said on NY1.

The Adams administration is floating a possible lawsuit to stop the city from having to expand vouchers to also include New Yorkers at risk of eviction.

Following the council override, the mayor issues a statement Thursday saying in part: “We will continue to do all that we can to build more housing and tackle decades of exclusionary zoning policies that have prevented our city from building an adequate housing supply. We are reviewing our options and next steps.”

However, some advocates continue to applaud the council’s move.

“Overall, there’s 100,000 people in shelter. That’s two Yankee stadiums. We are at an all time high. We see it every day,” said Christine Quinn, president and CEO of Win, one of the city’s largest providers of shelters for families.

“The quicker we can get somebody out of shelter, the less time a child stays in shelter, the better for them and the better for their development,” added Quinn.  

Quinn was also a previous speaker of the City Council.

She noted that disagreement is normal and that local lawmakers’ responsibility is to pass laws on behalf of New Yorkers.

“If you believe in legislation, you should do whatever you have to do to make sure that legislation becomes into law,” said Quinn.