Brad Lander Archives – Politics NY

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Brooklyn

City Hall to meet with Brooklyn childcare centers fighting closure as providers, pols slam Mayor Adams

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen

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Election

Meet the Comptroller Candidates

By Ariama C. Long

NYC mayoral race candidates at climate debate

Politics

NYC mayoral race: Climate change, Adams’ ICE policies top Democratic primary challengers debate

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Queens

New York officials and organizations denounce reports of Trump move to stop congestion pricing

By Shane O’Brien

Cars pass under the toll gantries at the Manhattan Bridge amid congestion pricing in New York on Jan. 7, 2025.

Queens

New York officials, orgs denounce reports of Trump move to halt congestion pricing

By Shane O’Brien

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

NYC budget: Mayor Adams paints rosier financial picture in $114.5B preliminary spending plan

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani sets fundraising record in 2025 NYC mayoral race

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Homeless individuals sleeping on a subway train in New York on Jan. 13, 2025.

Politics

Lander seeks ‘housing first’ plan to resolve street homeless, mental health and subway safety crises; gets rebuke from Mayor Adams

By Barbara Russo-Lennon and Ethan Stark-Miller

Child and parent holding up sign seeking universal childcare

Universal childcare push at City Hall park sees hundreds of parents and tots urge City Hall to lift economic hardships, provide free programs

By Dean Moses

Turkish consulate at center of Adams indictment

Turkish consulate high-rise at center of Adams indictment operating without city approval, Lander audit finds

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Queens

NYCHA eviction rates rise across NYC, but Queens bucks the trend

By Shane O’Brien

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Queens

Evictions spike at NYCHA properties under private partnership program, Comptroller’s audit finds

By Shane O’Brien

Mayor Adams at City Hall

Politics

Mayor Adams’ campaign presses on after finance board denies $4M in matching funds over indictment

By Robert Pozarycki

Mayoral candidates at Upper West Side forum talk rent freeze

Mayoral hopefuls entertain rent freeze in Upper West Side housing forum

By Max Parrott

New Yorkers march against Trump in Manhattan

New Yorkers declare they ‘won’t back down’ from opposing President-elect Trump at Manhattan march

By Gabriele Holtermann

Governor Kathy Hochul speaking

Politics

Mayor Adams indicted: Gov. Hochul mum as calls for mayor’s resignation grow

By Ben Brachfeld

Rally for congestion pricing in Manhattan

Day of action: Congestion pricing supporters in Manhattan demand Hochul unpause toll plan, support mass transit

By Gabriele Holtermann

City Comptroller Brad Lander.

Politics

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joins 2025 Democratic primary against Mayor Adams

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Traffic in New York

Politics

Congestion Pricing: Environmental and civic groups sue Hochul to force start of Manhattan toll program

By Ben Brachfeld

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EXCLUSIVE | City Comptroller Lander assembles legal team to challenge Hochul’s congestion pricing pause

By Ben Brachfeld

NYPD officer responds to ShotSpotter

Crime

Lander audit alleges NYPD ShotSpotter program is inaccurate and wastes cops’ time

By Dean Moses

Comptroller Brad Lander speaks about possible congestion pricing lawsuits

Congestion Pricing: Comptroller Lander assembling potential plaintiffs for suit to restart paused Manhattan toll

By Ben Brachfeld

City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks about migrant shelter limit report

Housing & Homelessness

Report from Lander suggests NYC’s migrant shelter stay limit enforced in ‘haphazard’ fashion, ‘disregarded humanity’

By Ethan Stark-Miller

City Council aides rally at City Hall for labor contract

City Council staffers see light at end of long pursuit of first-ever unionized labor contract

By Robert Pozarycki and Paul Frangipane

MTA cleaner working during COVID-19 pandemic

Courts

MTA files lawsuit to prevent enforcement of higher wages for subway cleaners who worked during COVID-19 pandemic’s deadly peak

By Ben Brachfeld

More from Around New York

Savor the Bronx starts next week. Try a sampling of the Bronx best food, like this pasta from Radix Restaurant and Lounge at a deep discount.

Savor The Bronx starts Tuesday serving up new restaurants and old classics

A view of the Stonewall Inn from Christopher Park, which is also the home of the Stonewall National Monument.

New Yorkers protest after Trump administration scrubs transgender references from Stonewall National Monument’s website

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How three lifesaving Queens ambulance corps got their start: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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At MyssTic Rooms in Park Slope, escape rooms spin tall tales