A group of left-leaning mayoral candidates accused Andrew Cuomo on Friday of deepening New York City’s housing crisis as governor—and warned he would prioritize wealthy real estate interests over working-class tenants if elected mayor.
The four New York Working Families Party-endorsed candidates gathered with party leaders and tenant advocates in City Hall Park on April 19 to paint Cuomo — the front-runner in the mayor’s race — as “your landlord’s favorite mayoral candidate.” The candidates present included City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, City Comptroller Brad Lander, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn), and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens).
