Brooklyn Beep Antonio Reynoso (Proper) endorsed Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander as his prime decide within the ranked selection June Democratic major election.
Photograph by Gabriele Holtermann
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso endorsed New York Metropolis Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander on Thursday as his prime decide within the June major election.
At a press convention at Metropolis Corridor Park, the beep praised Lander’s progressive positions on points like reasonably priced housing and police reform and talent to convey “meaningful” change to New Yorkers.
Reynoso pointed to their shut working relationship whereas they served on the Metropolis Council, the place he stated Lander empowered youthful elected officers to take “big, bold” steps. They collaborated on a slew of points, advocating for complete metropolis planning to enhance land-use selections, and in 2019, Lander supported Reynoso’s push to cross Native Legislation 199, designed to overtake the industrial waste trade by establishing new security requirements for employees and decreasing emissions from waste hauling automobiles.
Reynoso praised Lander’s previous political report. Photograph by Gabriele Holtermann
“Every issue that we’ve worked on together, whether it’s affordable housing, police reform, transportation, Brad has been by my side,” Reynoso stated.
Reynoso, the son of Dominican immigrants, can even be hitting the marketing campaign path for Lander, speaking to Latino voters throughout the 5 boroughs about Lander’s monitor report of supporting the Latino neighborhood whereas ensuring that the identical leaders that “sold” them Eric Adams, didn’t “sell” them Andrew Cuomo as mayor.
“It’s about time we look to a new way that we finally have effective leadership that has already done the work for decades, not mired in corruption,” Reynoso proclaimed. “That’s the type of leadership that we’re going to have with Brad Lander when he becomes the next mayor of the City of New York.”
Lander, who endorsed Reynoso for Borough President and in each metropolis council races, stated he was honored to obtain the endorsement from somebody who wasn’t afraid to face as much as “bullies,” whether or not it was Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, or the late Vito Lopez, the disgraced Brooklyn politician, who ran in opposition to Reynoso for metropolis council in 2013.
“When I’m mayor, I am going to push forward with that model of courage, of integrity, and of actually making government work and deliver,” stated Lander, who stated he plans to work carefully with borough presidents and the Metropolis Council on points like reasonably priced housing and transportation and finish corruption at Metropolis Corridor.
Lander stated he would work to finish corruption in Metropolis Corridor whereas enhancing high quality of life for New Yorkers. Photograph by Gabriele Holtermann
“We need a mayor with honesty and integrity, with a proven track record of leadership and the executive experience, the bold vision, the partnerships, and alliance to deliver the safer, more affordable and better-run city that all Brooklynites, that all Latinos, that all New Yorkers deserve,” Lander stated.
The comptroller is one among 9 Democrats working within the June major — together with former governor Andrew Cuomo, state Meeting Member Zohran Mamdani, and Metropolis Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. Sitting mayor Eric Adams is working as an impartial, and gained’t face the Democratic challengers till the final election in November.
Lander and Reynoso, who have been two of the co-sponsors of New York Metropolis’s sanctuary regulation, referred to as out Adams’ govt order to permit federal immigration brokers to arrange an workplace on Rikers Island. On Monday, a choose briefly halted the order forward of an April 25 listening to in a lawsuit difficult the plan.
Lander and Reynoso stated the mayor’s govt order violated the sanctuary regulation, and disregarded due course of.
“The [executive order] violates the law, but it certainly violates the spirit of the law,” Lander stated. “They are showing they don’t respect the process. The President is saying he doesn’t respect due process. We know everything we need to know that this is a bad idea.”
Reynoso added that due course of was a bipartisan subject.
“I think across the board, the conversation about due process everyone can agree is important and a tenant of our Constitution and who we are as a nation,” he stated.
The Democratic major is scheduled for June 27, and for the reason that election is ranked-choice, voters will be capable of select as much as 5 candidates so as of choice.
