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Today, Brad Lander unveiled his plan to protect New Yorkers’ reproductive freedom amid escalating attacks on reproductive rights from Trump and his draconian Project 2025 agenda. Lander stood alongside BKForge leader Alison Mingus and long-time NYC reproductive rights advocate Robin Wilner in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic in Soho — which was recently reported to be closing, leaving Manhattan without a single Planned Parenthood clinic. Lander emphasized his commitment to safeguarding abortion access and protecting reproductive health care providers. His announcement comes during Women's History Month and follows the indictment of a New York physician charged with shipping abortion medication to a patient in Louisiana.  

Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson officially endorsed Brad Lander for mayor of New York City, joining Eroll Louis on Inside City Hall last night to tout that Lander, with his record of winning a City-wide election, “has a strong chance to beat Governor Cuomo” and can put our City back on track. Representing Assembly District 31 in South East Queens, Anderson is the youngest Black Assembly Member in New York State history.

"Our City desperately needs a leader right now with a lifelong track record of putting us first and standing up for working people. Brad Lander is that leader, and the only candidate with the broadest coalition to beat Andrew Cuomo, which is why I'm excited to endorse him to be our next Mayor,” said Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson.

“My wife Meg and I raised two kids in Brooklyn, both of whom went to public school. I know that the lack of affordable child care and afterschool options are some of the most pressing affordability issues for working families in New York City, which is why I’ll fulfill the promise of Pre-K and 3K; expand free, universal, full day high-quality child care to 2-year-olds with the introduction of 2-K; and ensure every NYC public school student from kindergarten through 8th grade has access to free, high-quality afterschool,” said Brad Lander. “We must ensure that New Yorkers who want to raise their children here can afford to do so. Providing free, high quality child care and afterschool programming will solve a huge piece of the equation.”

Today, 504 Democrats, the first democratic club in New York City for whose endorsement process Andrew Cuomo formally participated, endorsed Brad Lander for Mayor. 504 Democrats is the first political club in the country focusing on the issues of concern to the community of people with disabilities. 

“From his office’s MTA bus audits to their regular disability justice roundtables, Brad Lander has been the fiercest advocate for New Yorkers with disabilities, which is why we’re proud to endorse him as the next Mayor of this City,” said 504 Dems President Mike Schweinsburg. “We need a Mayor not only with strong management experience and the brains for the job, but also one with integrity and decency that New Yorkers can feel proud to get behind. Brad Lander is that candidate — for New Yorkers of all abilities.” 

Today, Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, endorsed Brad Lander for New York City Mayor. At a time when Democrats in New York City and nationally are desperately searching for leaders who will unapologetically stand up to Donald Trump and his authoritarian administration, Rep. Casar’s endorsement cements Lander’s status as the clear mayoral candidate to be that leader for the City. 

“If you want a mayor who will stand up and fight against Donald Trump's attacks on working Americans, Brad Lander is the candidate for you,” Greg Casar said. “With daily attacks on working people and immigrant communities coming out of Washington, Brad Lander will go to the mat for the rights of New Yorkers and help show all Americans what is possible."

Indivisible Brooklyn (INBK) announced its endorsement of Brad Lander for Mayor today, highlighting his critical role in leading the charge on anti-Trump organizing and rallies during the first Trump administration, which led to the group’s founding. In the club’s ranked choice vote, Lander won a staggering 73% of the club’s first-choice vote, as well as being ranked in the top three on every single ballot. The club also endorsed Lander in 2021 for NYC Comptroller.

Five years ago this week, New York witnessed its first COVID-19 deaths, the granting of emergency powers to then-Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Cuomo’s first meeting to orchestrate his $5 million book deal. Today, Brad Lander stood outside Penguin Random House’s NYC office to demand that Cuomo return the $5 million he received from his sordid book deal, which taxpayer-funded government employees helped write during office hours. 

“Just five days after the first COVID-19 death in New York, Andrew Cuomo was already looking to profit on New Yorkers’ pain. Five years later, he’s refused to return the $5 million he profited from his sham book deal,” said Brad Lander.

Brad Lander’s newest fundraising filing marked his most successful fundraising period to date, raising at a faster clip than any other period so far. This filing puts Lander’s total campaign coffers at over $6.71 million, well above the pace needed to surpass the mayoral race’s $8.3 million spending cap. 

“These results show that New Yorkers are hungry to end the Adams-Cuomo nightmare of endless scandal and corruption, and replace it with strong, honest leadership,” said Brad Lander. “I’m proud of our overwhelming grassroots support, and excited we’ll have all the resources needed to communicate our vision to deliver a safer, more affordable, better-run city for all New Yorkers.”

Today, the Bay Ridge Democrats endorsed Brad Lander for Mayor. With Republican Representative Nicole Malliotakis as their representative in Congress, Bay Ridge Dems is located in one of the few truly purple districts in New York City and has been instrumental in organizing Democrats to win. Lander secured a whopping 72% of the democratic club’s vote.

With Donald Trump attacking the National Labor Relations Board, unleashing an unprecedented assault on public service workers, and rolling back historic civil rights worker protections, Brad Lander today mapped out a path forward for workers’ rights protections in New York City — the only mayoral candidate to do so. 

“New York’s working families are fed up with the skyrocketing cost-of-living, stagnating wages, and a government that fails to deliver on their needs,” said Brad Lander. “As Mayor, I’ll stand up for working New Yorkers, as I have throughout my career. I’m announcing today a commitment to create a Mayor’s Office of Workers’ Rights, to strengthen safeguards against sexual harassment and workplace abuse, and to raise wages and protections for workers across industries, to deliver a more affordable and just city for all New Yorkers.”

In a new video, Brad Lander highlighted the innovative piece of his comprehensive housing plan to build new neighborhoods on four of the city’s twelve municipal golf courses. The City’s municipal golf courses total 2,500 acres of land, roughly three times the size of Central Park. Lander plans to create new, strong neighborhoods on these four plots of land, which will include a focus on beautiful new parks, green and open spaces, retail space for small businesses, and schools. 

In a new video, the Arbeeny family pays tribute to their father Norman, who tragically died during the pandemic after Governor Andrew Cuomo’s notorious order sending COVID-19 patients into nursing homes. The family details the pain of losing their father, and their subsequent years-long battle to get justice and accountability. 

Amid a bombshell new report that Andrew Cuomo has spent nearly a staggering $60 million of taxpayer money on himself and his personal defense — double what was previously reported — today Brad Lander demanded Cuomo commit to not spend a single penny more of the taxpayers’ money for his own personal agenda. 

“I have a very simple question for Andrew Cuomo: Now that you’ve spent approximately $60 million of the taxpayers’ money on your personal legal bills, will you promise to not spend a penny more of their money on your sexual harassment cases? It’s a yes or no question,” Brad Lander said today.

With skyrocketing rents pushing families out of their homes and the majority of New Yorkers rent burdened, Brad Lander today issued the most in-depth plan to tackle the city’s housing crisis — starting by declaring a state-of-emergency to expedite the building of new units and keep families in their homes. Flexing decades of leadership and expertise in affordable housing and community development, Lander is the most qualified candidate in the race to address the city’s housing emergency. 

Brad Lander today took Andrew Cuomo to task for passively deferring to Donald Trump in a new interview, and demanded the disgraced former governor provide answers to New Yorkers on how he would tackle Trump’s threats to our City. In an interview with Stephen A. Smith, Cuomo stood by the president who has stolen $80 million from the City in taxpayer money, cut federal jobs, and sought to halt congestion pricing. 

“Either Andrew Cuomo isn't paying attention because he hasn’t lived in the city for decades, or he's just as scared to stand up to Trump as Eric Adams is,” Brad Lander said. “As Mayor I’ll continue to fight like hell for New Yorkers and stand up to Trump, not bend the knee like Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo.” 

“If Andrew Cuomo cared about New Yorkers, rather than just himself, he would reimburse the taxpayers for the millions of their money that he spent for his personal benefit, so that this money can instead fund vital services like housing, afterschool, and pre-K,” said Brad Lander. “If he refuses to do so, it will only reinforce what we already know: Andrew Cuomo is in it for himself — and just more of the same scandal, chaos, and corruption that does nothing to improve New Yorkers’ lives.” 

“At a time when we all want to turn the page on endless chaos, Andrew Cuomo’s scandals, corruption, and disregard for our City except for when it serves his personal ambitions, are literally the last thing New Yorkers want to replace Eric Adams,” Lander said. “I will not only beat him, but will bring back real leadership and public integrity to deliver the safer and more affordable city New Yorkers deserve.”

A new poll released today by Gotham Polling and Analytics, unaffiliated with any campaign, shows that Brad Lander leads the pack of mayoral candidates to take on disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the race to City Hall. The survey finds that in the seventh and final round, Lander would secure 31% of the vote against Cuomo, with the next Cuomo opponent behind him at 18%. 

While City Hall remains largely agnostic on President Donald Trump’s federal overreach into New York City’s budget, New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander today called for $1 billion in city reserves in Fiscal Year 2026’s budget to protect against potential federal funding cuts, and laid out a comprehensive path for a more fiscally responsible City Hall, in his campaign’s latest in-depth plan to make New York City better-run. 

“The NYPD is facing a major staffing crisis, with an officer count below budget and thousands more officers eligible for retirement next year, which leaves New York even more vulnerable to public safety challenges,” said Brad Lander. “My proposal will make our City safer by bringing NYPD staffing up to its fully budgeted 35,000 officers through innovative recruitment and retention strategies, and improve the job experience for those on the force — while keeping over-time under control. I commend Commissioner Tisch’s move to reduce college credit requirements to recruit more officers — just one reason why I'll seek to keep her as NYPD commissioner.”

Brad Lander is kicking off petitioning season at voter hotspot locations across New York City. Lander started the day petitioning outside Brooklyn Borough Hall and will continue to the Upper West Side midday and downtown Brooklyn in the afternoon. He will be available for interviews in between conversations with voters to secure his spot on the June ballot.

 Today, Brad Lander announced the most comprehensive public safety plan of any mayoral candidate, Safer for All: A Mayoral Blueprint for Public Safety. Lander will seek to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and build a public safety coalition to drive accountability and trust. The blueprint includes solutions to address the NYPD’s staffing crisis with new recruitment and retention programs. As Mayor, Lander will utilize evidence-based programs to drive down gun violence, retail theft, hate violence and harassment. Lander’s blueprint also includes his ready-on-day-one plans to end street homelessness for people with serious mental illness.

Further advancing his lead in the mayoral race, Brad Lander has secured the most Democratic club endorsements of any other candidate to date. Lander’s impressive count of club endorsements both strengthen his deep-rooted ties to Brooklyn and confirm his strong support into Manhattan, particularly in the borough’s coveted west side.

Lander’s commanding lead securing 67% of the vote from two powerful Democratic clubs in a crowded field of mayoral hopefuls cements his status as the clear frontrunner to beat Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo in the June primary.

Today, Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats endorsed Brad Lander for Mayor, strengthening his deep-rooted ties to Brooklyn after securing endorsements of another prominent Brooklyn club, Independent Neighborhood Democrats, last week. Founded in 1968, CBID represents western central Brooklyn, which Lander has represented since he was in the City Council.

Today, two of the most prominent democratic clubs across New York City, Manhattan’s Village Independent Democrats and Brooklyn’s Independent Neighborhood Democrats, endorsed Brad Lander for Mayor. With this support, Lander strengthens his deep-rooted ties to Brooklyn and expands his momentum into Manhattan, making strides on other candidates’ turf. On Wednesday, Lander earned the Upper West Side’s coveted Three Parks Independent Democrats endorsement over Scott Stringer. 

In an effort to make our City safer and more livable, Brad Lander today introduced his innovative "Unlock the Toothpaste" plan to combat retail theft and free everyday essentials like toothpaste, deodorant, and diapers from behind lock and key — helping harmed businesses and frustrated New Yorkers alike. 

Today, Three Parks Independent Democrats endorsed Brad Lander for Mayor. The democratic club has organized on behalf of candidates and issues across Manhattan’s Upper West Side for nearly half a century. Three Parks’ endorsement comes just one week after another powerful Upper West Side organization — the Upper West Side Action Group — backed Lander for Mayor.

"We are proud to endorse Brad Lander as our #1 pick for Mayor. Brad’s outstanding record of delivering for working class New Yorkers and his bold vision for our City is exactly what’s needed to defeat Trump-ally Mayor Eric Adams and disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo,” said NYPAN Co-Chair George Albro. “Brad has won rights for tenants, victims of police abuse, fast food workers – to name a few – and will be a fierce champion for working people as our next Mayor.” 

According to a bombshell new report, Andrew Cuomo has been privately telling political insiders he views Brad Lander as his “foil” in the race for Mayor, worrying Lander has a “clear shot at City Hall.” The report comes days after a new public poll shows Lander as the best positioned challenger to Cuomo, echoing similar findings in a Global Strategy Group poll previously conducted for Lander’s campaign. An additional new poll shows Cuomo’s support drops to 18 percent after voters learn more information about his record. 

“This is an extraordinary situation that puts New Yorkers in serious danger,” Lander said. “When I’m Mayor, New Yorkers will have what they need and deserve: A mayor who will be in Donald Trump’s face, staring him down, every single day to stand up for our city. And when I’m mayor, my administration won’t just be allowed to oppose Donald Trump when he screws over the city. They’ll be expected to.”