Lefty New York Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander is ready to problem Mayor Eric Adams for the Democratic mayoral nomination subsequent 12 months — telling key donors unequivocally that he’s within the race, The Put up has discovered.
Rumors have been swirling in political circles for months about whether or not Lander would really surrender his put up on the metropolis’s monetary workplace after one time period to take a shot at working Metropolis Corridor in subsequent 12 months’s election.
Now, with Adams’ lagging ballot numbers and progressive state Sen. Zellnor Myrie asserting his exploratory committee for mayor final month, Lander has been just lately lining up assist for his bid, sources stated.
“He’s running for mayor. He wasn’t hedging,” a donor who requested to stay nameless instructed The Put up.
The donor added that Lander’s bid will likely be introduced quickly.
Political sources near Lander instructed The Put up a proper announcement is predicted in early July.
Lander already has introduced on International Technique Group to do polling for his run for mayor, in keeping with sources. The group polls for Gov. Kathy Hochul and in addition labored for Lander’s comptroller run.
“As of right now, Comptroller Lander is running for re-election, and I’m proud to be part of his team,” founder Jefrey Pollock stated, refusing to touch upon the anticipated mayoral bid.
As well as, Politico reported earlier this week BerlinRosen had been employed to do political consulting.
Lander didn’t reply to a Put up request for remark.
“I was a little surprised,” the donor stated of Lander’s anticipated bid, including that he thought the comptroller would wait to see how the federal probe into Adams’s prior mayoral marketing campaign performs out.
A Lander’s mayoral run would result in a wide-open race for comptroller, which key Adams ally state Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar is eyeing, The Put up beforehand reported.
