NYC mayor's race: Five Democrats offer big promises on homelessness and housing at interborough forum

Five Democrats in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race pitched their ideas to help the homeless, build affordable housing and improve the beleaguered New York City Housing Authority before a crowd of 2,250 watching from two different venues on Sunday night.

Metro IAF teamed with Manhattan Together, South Bronx Churches, Queens Power and East Brooklyn Congregations to organize the virtual and in-person forum for Democrats seeking to be New York City’s next mayor. The five candidates — former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, City Comptroller Brad Lander, former City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani — addressed a crowd of 2,000 people at the St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn, while another 250 watched via video at Temple Sharaay Tefila, in Manhattan.

Ahead of the June 1 forum, organizers reminded the audience of ranked-choice voting in the June 24 primary, and urged them to get to know all of the candidates so they can rank up to five of their top choices on the ballot.

Each candidate supported Metro IAF’s agenda to build 500,000 homes over a decade, “fix” the New York City Housing Authority, and address mental illness as a major issue.





https://www.amny.com/politics/democrats-housing-homelessness-forum-06022025/