NYC Mayor's Race: Lander (D) says primary is a 3-way contest after getting support of NY Times-convened panel

Progressive city Comptroller Brad Lander on Thursday declared that he is now in a three-way battle for the Democratic mayoral nomination with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani after a panel convened by the New York Times Editorial Board dubbed him the “best overall pick” to be the next mayor.

Lander, during a Thursday morning Manhattan news conference, said he believes the nod of approval from the 15-member group assembled by the Paper of Record’s opinion section “shakes up” a race that has seen Cuomo leading and Mamdani in second place for several weeks.

Seven of the 15 panelists selected Lander as their preferred number one pick, a decision based on a Times project titled “The Choice.”

“The New York Times has long been the gold standard for civic life, providing scrutiny on candidates, looking at the issues, looking at people’s leadership and management experience, and whether they can deliver on the promises they’re making,” Lander said. “I could not be prouder to have the support and confidence of the panel of experts that The New York Times Opinion brought together this year.”




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