New Yorkers deserve better than Andrew Kuoma.
Zochran Mammani and Brad Lander at the Joint Federation of the New York Teachers in 2025.
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Despite the fact that the city of New York has been working under this name since 1664, it has been choosing mayors only since 1834. Cornelius van Weech Lawrence, the winner of these first elections, was a Democrat; The same was Robert Anderson Van Ying, the first person chosen by voters in all five districts. These were the majority of others, although the biggest man (unfortunately, so far, all of them were men), who had undoubtedly Fiorela Laguardy, who, during their long career in national and municipal politics, feared on the Socialist, Republicans and Fix.
The example of Laguardia reminds us that it is an office that can make significant progress in the right hands – a fact that is easily forgotten in our reduced circumstances. The historians should get to Jimmy Walker, who resigned in 1932 to find the mayor who could match Eric Adams’ capabilities to live big and slow.
Now, after four years of corruption and chaos, New York has the opportunity to end the violated stay of Adams – and, in his place, choose the mayor, worthy of management of the country’s largest city. On June 24, democratic voters go to the elections to select their party’s candidacy – a choice that is often equivalent to the mayor in this democratic city. If they do this, they will use the voting system with the rating, which, if the ballots are discarded strategically, can deliver the mayor that reflects the progressive vision and values of this city.
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New York was lucky to have two strong applicants who are ready to meet this moment: Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander. Mammani is a member of the State Assembly from Queens, which strengthened voters around the city with its disciplined, brilliantly executed and truly inspiring campaign. Lander housing-building, which has become a member of the City Council for 12 years, has now been a long record for a progressive coalition and a savvy policy has made the city more fair and delicate places.
Both candidates would make principled leaders – folders who are completely and without compromise, for the well -being of all New York, not their associates, their careers or their personal comfort. Both would be tough defenders all Residents are against Donald Trump predators. And both push New York’s vision, which is affordable, inclusive, promising and fair.
It is for these reasons that Nation He supports both of them and calls on the New York to call Mamman their first choice and lander as the second.
When Mammani announced his candidacy for the mayor, he was a small idea of the first site. Just 33 years old was widely fired as too left, too young, too young. However, during his campaign – and for those who pay attention, his four years in office – he has established himself the most rare political talents: politicians whose ability to communicate, ties with voters and formulate vital truths, has power to be charged and even mobilized.
And here he, who leads all other progressive candidates at polling stations and steadily gaining position against the first, Andrew Kuoma. Currently it works on more than 10 points ahead of Lander and he raised more money (Nearly $ 1.4 million) from more New York than any other candidate. Like the Bernie Sanders for the President, Mammani’s candidacy is built on small donors and large numbers.
It is also built on a candidate whose short recording of legislative achievements was strengthened by great measures of moral courage and personal charisma. In the city where the insubordination and luxurious support of Israel has long been regarded as a demanding of politicians, Mammani is an open supporter of Palestinian affairs and a fierce critic of Israel’s activities in Gaza. Him “Not on our penny“Bill would ban charitable charity organizations operating in New York from the financing of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. Although this despises the mammony smear because of his Muslim faith or his criticism, such a smear is also given. He demonstrated when he entered the city taxi drivers in a 15-day hunger strike for his help.
Relying on his base – his district Astory, Democratic Socialists of America and the South Asia community – Mammani has caused a whole generation otherly disappointed young activists back into the battle. But everyone who seduced him to abandon him as “Bernie brother” or his fans simply “Cool children“Should look Map of its donorswhich shows that his appeal is already reached by Riverdale and South Bronx to Bay Ridge and Sanset Park -and even in new Dorch and great murders on Styten. It cannot yet move, but it already has the ingredients of the new urban policy.
It helps that the problems it works – freezing the rent for stabilized tenants, making all city buses fast and free, as well as providing free child care for their parents – a very broad appeal. It can be argued that the money spent on sending free buses on the fifth Avenue may be more efficiently used to repair the city’s rotten infrastructure. But although the details can be discussed, Mamman’s disciplined focus on life costs demonstrates the commitment to make a New York city in which all its inhabitants can flourish, and even enjoy.
This is a commitment that is shared by Landera – and the one that has been the focus of his career for more than three decades. From the earliest days, as the Executive Director of the Fifth Avenue-accessible housing organization, founded in the community, Lander was devoted to warriors in the progressive trenches of New York. The road critic of the Hentrification, he worked tirelessly in the City Council to withstand the gilded vision of the Bloomberg administration in New York – and he was an effective politician for reasons, ranging from a paid hospital letter (which he went through the veto of Bloomberg) to the fossil supply. The main thing is that he always understood that the only way to build a more progressive city is to resolve long-term power-and so he founded a progressive city council’s baop during his first term.
In the release after the release of Lander did the job and put it at the time. The data is displayed not only in its past politics achievements but also in his commitment to campaigning– Fixing their promise to promote justice in the workplace and power of the union through the mayor of the workers’ rights and its promise to declare an emergency housing, which will allow the city to build 500,000 new, accessible units. As a liberal Jew, who has long called on Israeli apartheid, Lander showed courage and leadership even in the most controversial issues. And his supervisor’s experience is the best training for the future mayor.
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Main Trump administration. Mammani also stepped up collision of the border king Tom Homan and demanding“How much more New York do you hold?” Again, they were one of the most reliable defenders of the city.
They also offer the most clear alternative to another future strongman that looked over the city: Andrew Kuom. Of all the candidates, Kuom poses the greatest threat to the general progressive vision, which was nominated by Mammani and Lander. And yet the recognition of the name and money was made by the leading contender. Unfortunately, it turns out that more and more people are remembered that the former governor is encouraging daily press conferences during COVID than thousands of New York who died in the nursing homes with his policy -in his policies –the death he directed his assistants to cover. They also seem to have forgotten the determination – both the Prosecutor General of New York James and the Biden Justice Department – that Kuoma abused the authorities as the governor, sexually persecuted 13 women. Both of these scandals make the former governor unworthy; In fact, they make it decisive not to rank him or Adams.
Fortunately, the New York, who wants to fill all five slots in their choice ballots, are lucky to get an extra worthy choice that can be added to your list, including three other candidates who came to NationOffice for interviews. Zellnor Myrie, the focus of affordable housing and public safety is drawn to problems working in New York, also has a record for voting rights in Albania. Jessica Ramos became the champion of urban immigrants and has a strong work record in the state Senate. And Scott Stringer was a progressive controller with a savvy street, reminiscent of his cousin Bella ed. While Nation failed to talk to Addama Adams, her Recording the line of line Against the mayor, she won her respect as a speaker of the City Council.
Indeed, if there is a lesson to get from this basic season, it is what the dream of kinder, a more humane city is the one where “the government’s task is actually improving life,” Mammani said – strong among our elected officials. Probably another New York. On June 24, having voted for Zoran Mamdani and Brad Lander – and strategically ranked Mammani first, and Lander the second – New York has the opportunity to return our favorite city.
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