A Better Deal For Black New Yorkers
Black New Yorkers have been let down—by a racial wealth gap far wider than the national average, by an affordability crisis that is driving Black families out of their city, and by a City government that has failed to stand with them.
Brad is running for mayor to build a safer, more affordable, and better-run New York City for all. He knows that achieving this requires honest conversations with Black New Yorkers, a real reckoning with racial inequality, and concrete action to close the gap.
In partnership with Black elected officials, leaders, and community members, Brad has developed "A Better Deal for Black New Yorkers" – a platform to expand and protect Black homeownership, fix NYCHA to ensure affordable, dignified housing for Black families, and support Black entrepreneurs in launching and growing businesses. His plan will also protect Black communities from gun violence, tackle health disparities and food insecurity, and preserve Black arts, culture, and history. Back to Issues
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Lander is a longtime ally in fights for racial justice. In the City Council, Lander led efforts to desegregate the middle schools of Brooklyn’s District 15. He worked alongside Jumaane Williams to pass the Community Safety Act, helping to end discriminatory stop-and-frisk by the NYPD and create the Office of the NYPD Inspector General.
His legislation and budget advocacy expanded the NYC Commission on Human Rights and won better jobs and working conditions for tens of thousands of workers of color. Lander commissioned the first ever Racial Impact Study for the Gowanus Rezoning, part of his three-decades of work to combat housing and land-use inequities, creating and preserving over 50,000 homes, predominantly for Black and Latino New Yorkers.
As Comptroller, Lander conducted the first study on New York’s racial wealth gap, which found this gap is even greater in New York (15 to 1) than in the rest of the country as a whole (9 to 1). Through Brad’s leadership as Comptroller, the City’s pension funds investments with MWBE asset managers have increased by over $6 billion, a 37% increase.