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After Trump Gutted CFPB, Brad Lander Maps Out How NYC Can Protect Consumers
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After Trump Gutted CFPB, Brad Lander Maps Out How NYC Can Protect Consumers

In response to President Trump gutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander unveiled a detailed plan for New York City to protect consumers now vulnerable to bad acting big businesses and banks. Outside 1 Centre Street, Lander was joined by a former CFPB director Lorelei Salas and Claire Bleiler, a New Yorker whose life was turned upside down due to student loan confusion. 

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Brad Lander Unveils Vision for Future of NYC Streets and Subways, Alongside Transit Advocates
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Brad Lander Unveils Vision for Future of NYC Streets and Subways, Alongside Transit Advocates

Today, Brad Lander, alongside transportation advocates at Astor Place, mapped out the future of New York City’s streets and subways with the most comprehensive transportation platform in the mayoral race. Lander’s 29-page plan promises six-minute subway service, ending street homelessness for people with serious mental illness, and making micromobility safer for all. Lander’s plan aims to create a unified transit management system, overseen under a “Big Apple Transit” agency, modeled on London’s TfL system. Read Green Light for New York City here.

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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Endorses Brad Lander for Mayor
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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Endorses Brad Lander for Mayor

“Whether it’s more housing, livable streets or more affordable communities, Brad Lander will be a Mayor for every borough and every neighborhood in New York City,” said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. “For too long, Latinos have been an afterthought for elected officials that we help put into office. It's about time we have someone that has been shown to work to support Latino issues and understands us in City Hall - and that person is Brad Lander.” 

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Councilmember Chi Ossé Endorses Brad Lander for Mayor
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Councilmember Chi Ossé Endorses Brad Lander for Mayor

“Brad Lander has selflessly served our city for longer than I’ve been alive and would be a highly effective and transformative Mayor,” said Councilmember Chi Ossé. “In this political moment, our city needs someone with the experience to captain this ship through uncharted waters, and the proven track record to make shit work: A progressive who deeply understands the levers of government, and can use them to protect us against Trump’s attacks. That’s why I’m endorsing Brad Lander for mayor.”

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Landemonium: Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and Six Brooklyn Democrats Endorse Lander for Mayor
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Landemonium: Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and Six Brooklyn Democrats Endorse Lander for Mayor

Today, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez and six Brooklyn Democrats — Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, State Senator Julia Salazar, Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, and City Councilmembers Jennifer Gutiérrez, Sandy Nurse and, Lincoln Restler — endorsed Brad Lander for Mayor, as a way of electing a “steady hand” to lead New York City. The powerful group also endorsed Adrienne Adams and Zohran Mamdani.

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Ahead of Earth Week, Lander Rolls Out Only Comprehensive Plan to Protect NYC from Climate Change
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Ahead of Earth Week, Lander Rolls Out Only Comprehensive Plan to Protect NYC from Climate Change

Ahead of Earth Week, Brad Lander stood atop Brooklyn SolarWorks today flanked by advocates and business leaders to announce the most comprehensive plan for New York City’s climate future in the mayoral race. As Mayor, Lander will better equip NYC for the ongoing climate crisis by reducing NYC’s carbon emissions; ensuring homeowners and renters alike have access to clean, affordable energy; preparing New Yorkers for global warming's inevitable effects by building more resilient neighborhoods; and creating economic opportunities through green jobs and reliable transit.

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Make the Road Action Ranks Brad Lander First for Mayor
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Make the Road Action Ranks Brad Lander First for Mayor

Today, Make the Road Action (MRA) — the grassroots advocacy organization representing immigrant, Black, and brown communities across New York City — endorsed Brad Lander first for Mayor. MRA’s #1 rank endorsement of Lander adds to his broad and diverse coalition of support. Notably, in addition to being a political force on its own, MRA sits on the executive board of the Working Families Party (WFP), who released an unranked slate that also included Lander last month. 

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After Soho Stabbing, Lander Presses for Housing Seriously Mentally Ill People With Wraparound Services, Strengthening Involuntary Commitment Laws
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After Soho Stabbing, Lander Presses for Housing Seriously Mentally Ill People With Wraparound Services, Strengthening Involuntary Commitment Laws

After a 25-year-old woman was stabbed in broad daylight in Soho yesterday, Brad Lander today stood at the scene of the incident on Wooster and Broome Streets and pressed his urgent call to provide seriously mentally ill people with housing and wraparound services, as well as strengthen the state’s laws for involuntary commitment, which is being negotiated now in the state budget. Lander’s number one campaign commitment is to end street homelessness for people like the offender, Muslim Brunson, who has a history of arrests for assault and two felony convictions.

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College Democrats of America Endorse Brad Lander for Mayor
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College Democrats of America Endorse Brad Lander for Mayor

“Young people are the future of our city, our country, and our planet,” said Brad Lander. “Especially at a time when our fundamental rights are under attack from the Trump Administration, I’m honored that the College Democrats of New York have endorsed me as the candidate to lead New York City out of our housing, affordability, and public safety crisis and welcome in a new era of growth and abundance for our next generations.”

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On First Day of Outdoor Dining, Lander Releases Plan to Expand Program Year Round, Make Apps Faster & Easier
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On First Day of Outdoor Dining, Lander Releases Plan to Expand Program Year Round, Make Apps Faster & Easier

On the first day of outdoor dining, after a botched rollout from the ineffective Adams Administration, Brad Lander released the mayoral race’s first plan on outdoor dining, committing to make the application for outdoor dining faster and easier, enabling more restaurants to stay open year-round and maximizing seating while respecting pedestrian traffic. 


“Today only a small fraction of New York City restaurants will open their outdoor dining setups because of the utter and complete failures of the Adams Administration,” said Brad Lander.

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Working Families Party Endorses Brad Lander for Mayor
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Working Families Party Endorses Brad Lander for Mayor

“As a WFP member since 1998, I’m deeply honored to earn their endorsement for Mayor of the greatest city in the world,” said Brad Lander. “I’ve run on the WFP line since my first City Council election in 2009 and fought side by side with them to secure New York working families paid sick leave, and gig and fast food workers fair wages. When I’m Mayor, I’ll partner with WFP to deliver a safer, more affordable, better run city so that all working families can build their lives here as I have.”

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