About Brad Lander

Brad Lander is a dad, a Brooklynite, and a lifelong public servant who has spent his career solving New Yorkers problems — first as an affordable housing leader, then in the City Council, and now as NYC Comptroller.

Brad loves New York City — sending his kids to public schools, and dedicating his life's work to public service. For years, Brad ran housing organizations like the Fifth Avenue Committee and the Pratt Center for Community Development, building and saving thousands of affordable homes. On the City Council , Brad passed groundbreaking legislation to protect workers. In Gowanus, he led the largest redevelopment effort in the city that created thousands of units of affordable housing.

As New York City Comptroller, Brad has shown the courage to stand up for what's right. He was the first public official to stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk when they stole $80 million in taxpayer money from our city, and he rejected Eric Adams’s no-bid contract that wasted $432 million in taxpayer money. He’ll stand up to anyone for New Yorkers and fight like hell to protect us from Donald Trump.

As Mayor, Brad will bring honesty, public integrity, and competence back to City Hall. Brad’s top priorities as Mayor are to get seriously mentally ill people off the streets and subways and build affordable housing. He will do that by bringing competence and integrity back to City Hall.

Brad lives with his wife, Meg Barnette, in Brooklyn where they raised two children, Marek and Rosa, both of whom graduated from NYC public schools. He loves Prospect Park, CUNY graduations, street food, and is a proud season ticket holder for the New York Liberty.