Brad Lander
@bradlander
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Serving my last few months as @NYCComptroller. My run for Mayor didn't go quite as I mapped it out ... but I'm feeling very hopeful nonetheless. #FightDontFold
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Joined January 2009
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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Elise Stefanik: ❌Election denier. ❌Trump sycophant. ❌Abortion ban supporter. ❌Billionaire tax giveaway enabler. ❌Healthcare devastater. ❌Corporate shill.
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Rest in peace, FDNY Firefighter Patrick Brady. New Yorkers are heartbroken, and so grateful for your service, and your willingness to risk your life for ours. Praying for peace & comfort for Patrick’s family (including his wife Kara & two brothers Jimmy & Brian — firefighters
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Commissioner Robert S. Tucker announced the line of duty death of Firefighter Patrick Brady. The 42-year-old served our great Department for 11 years. On Saturday, November 8th, Firefighter Brady was operating on the roof of a
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This is mass murder on a scale we haven't seen in generations. Trump did this. Musk did this. The SCOTUS that allowed these cuts to congressionally mandated programs and an acquiescent @GOP did this. It's sickening.
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The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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In an op-ed for @inthesetimesmag, New York City Comptroller @bradlander—a once-Mamdani-opponent turned key ally—writes "It’s not only on Zohran. It’s on all of us."
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In an op-ed for In These Times, Lander writes that in response to looming threats from Donald Trump, "We’ve got to rise to the challenge together—as New Yorkers."
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It was a delicious GOTV
After a chaotic week, City Comptroller Brad Lander ended election night at a taco truck. ‘I settle in at my kitchen table,’ he writes in this week’s Grub Street Diet, ‘and read the results from other races across the country.’
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As a Jew & son of a Jewish refugee, I'm alarmed by the rise of antisemitism. The ADL's mission is to call it out when they see it. But I found their response to Mamdani's election shockingly gratuitous, inflammatory and deeply irresponsible. https://t.co/cwC6hpGzaZ via @NYTimes
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The group, which has taken aim at Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani over his criticism of Israel, is facing backlash after unveiling a website where New Yorkers could report incidents of antisemitism.
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Mamdani's campaign has been dazzling, but best supporting actor should go to @bradlander for his solidarity, humor, heart and for being the nicest guy in NYC politics
“To have a Muslim New Yorker and a Jewish New Yorker say, we are not going to allow Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams or Donald Trump or Elon Musk or Stephen Miller to weaponize fear and pit us against each other, the only way that we'll be safe is if we're all safe..”
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Inspiring. Listen to Brad Lander tell Democracy Now how Mandani's victory in NYC is a triumph for tolerance against the hateful, divisive policies of Trump, Cuomo and every other sower of racism and discord.
“To have a Muslim New Yorker and a Jewish New Yorker say, we are not going to allow Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams or Donald Trump or Elon Musk or Stephen Miller to weaponize fear and pit us against each other, the only way that we'll be safe is if we're all safe..”
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A big congratulations to @DorceyForAlbany, @RyanforBuffalo, and Sharon Owens for their victories as mayors of Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse! I can't wait to stand together and get to work fighting for working families across New York.
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Congratulations on your big win last night, @MarkLevineNYC! Honored to transition the @NYCComptroller’s office to your leadership over the next two months. As I’ve known since we first met 30 years ago when you were founding @NTF_CreditUnion, New Yorkers are lucky to have you
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Levine, the current Manhattan borough president, will take over as city fiscal watchdog.
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“In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light.” Congratulations @ZohranKMamdani
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Our message to Andrew Cuomo was loud & clear in June. It’s louder & clearer tonight.
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Who is wise? One who learns from all people. Who is a fool? One who is content with their own limited understanding of the world. (Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers)
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Who is wise? One who learns from all people. Who is a fool? One who is content with their own limited understanding of the world. (Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers)
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If Zohran Mamdani wins tomorrow, he’ll have defeated not just Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. He’ll have defeated DoorDash, Airbnb, Mike Bloomberg, Walmart heiress Alice Walton, Bill Ackman, and a long list of billionaire donors.
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There is a hunger for bold, transformative politics in the United States right now. Zohran Mamdani shows how the Left can run on a principled, disciplined message that speaks to voters’ lived...
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The nightmare I saw at Manhattan's ICE detention facility https://t.co/KQn19GLDTV via @msnbc
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I'm New York City's comptroller — I've seen the injustices of Trump's immigration crackdown up close.
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@ZohranKMamdani has already proven that nothing changes unless we change it. Today, by joining Zohran and voting YES on Proposals 2 through 5, New Yorkers are wielding the power of our votes to change the course of our city’s future.
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And yes, in case you were wondering, Zohran is voting YES on them too! https://t.co/sllEG1dGra
Still undecided about ballot props 2-5? Read this op-ed from @michelle_delauz, ED of @FACbrooklyn. Fifth Avenue Committee is deeply committed to community voice & vision — and to communities with enough affordable housing that voice & vision are shared. https://t.co/OlyR2SNmxK
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