Mamdani’s campaign shows the political futility of this closed-minded approach. He and Lander organized a coalition that both liberal Jews and pro-Palestinian Muslims could embrace.

It’s Brad Lander’s Victory, Too The former NYC mayoral candidate weighs in on Mamdani’s win, his own campaign, and what’s next. Serena Lin Former Fellow Bio ...

The Mamdani-Lander alliance has a lesson to teach Israel. It’s not what you think Productive political partnership doesn’t mean needing to agree on every last issue ...

Political strategist Hank Sheinkopf said, “ [Lander] is using public resources for a political campaign. He’s using his office as a campaign headquarters.” He called for an ethics probe.

Lander pushed back forcefully in a letter first shared with the Forward, rejecting the claim that his decision not to purchase new bonds in January 2023, when the holdings matured, was political.

Eric Adams says Brad Lander’s decision echoes BDS goals; Lander insists the move was fiduciary, not political. ... New York City Mayor Eric Adams addresses reporters at a Feb. 2025 press conference.

Many Americans outside New York favor House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander among the state’s ...

Mark Levine, the leading candidate for Big Apple comptroller, says he will reinvest millions of dollars of city pension funds into Israeli bonds — after current Comptroller Brad Lander divested ...

Brad Lander, who graduated from Parkway North in 1987, reportedly grew up in a Reform Jewish community in St. Louis. He is New York City's comptroller.