City Comptroller Brad Lander on Wednesday became the latest Democratic mayoral candidate to hit the airwaves with a TV ad portraying himself as a “crusher” of corruption, he says, epitomized by leading rival Andrew Cuomo and President Trump.
With the release of Lander’s 30-second spot, the race has fully entered its final stretch, in which candidates flood TV with ads introducing themselves and attacking their rivals, leading up to the June 24 primary. Lander and many other candidates are banking on TV advertising diminishing Cuomo’s commanding lead, which months of attacks from rivals have not appeared to put a dent in.
