Brad Lander

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Brad Lander, currently city comptroller, says he wants to be NYC’s next housing mayor. He vows to declare a state of emergency, build over half a million new housing units and recommend that the 2025 Charter Revision Commission place some proposals in Mayor Eric Adams’ original City of Yes housing plan on the ballot to New Yorkers.

Lander spent his early career in community-led city planning, leading the Fifth Avenue Committee and Pratt Center for Community Development. He has often touted his work on the Gowanus rezoning – which will create 8,000 new units in the Brooklyn neighborhood – as a testament to his ability to build large-scale affordable housing.

Before he became comptroller, Lander spent eight years representing Brooklyn’s District 39 in the City Council. In addition to housing, he has ambitious plans to increase the city’s climate investment and expand child care.

ON: Public Safety

“Admittedly with some trepidation, I have come to the conclusion that to address the short-term crisis – which is rooted largely in deeply entrenched mismanagement of staff and union leadership recalcitrance – a receiver should be appointed.”

statement from the Office of the NYC Comptroller’s Office
(Oct 13, 2022)

ON: Housing

“We do not have to be a city where thousands of people who are mentally ill are sleeping on the streets and are sometimes often a danger to themselves and to others.”

The New York Editorial Board
(Dec 15, 2024)

ON: Leadership

“I have always seen myself as a pragmatic, pro-growth progressive, and I think the evidence is pretty clear. What I like to do is bring people together, set ambitious goals and then take pragmatic and really data-driven steps to get things done.”

The New York Editorial Board
(Dec 15, 2024)

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