Manhattan BP Mark Levine enters race for City Comptroller, choosing Brooklyn as his launch point

December 13, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL — HE MAY BE MANHATTAN’S BOROUGH PRESIDENT, but Mark Levine chose Brooklyn Borough Hall as the place to officially launch his campaign for NYC Comptroller, reports Spectrum News NY1. Levine emphasized the need to prove that Democrats can lead and make New York affordable for its citizens, he said on New York 1 News’ “Inside City Hall” program with Errol Louis. Levine is vying for the job that Brooklynite Brad Lander currently holds; Lander himself aims to win the Democratic primary for mayor this coming year. Levine isn’t the first to announce he’s running or considering a run for Comptroller; others in the race include City Councilman Justin Brannan of District 47 in southern Brooklyn and state Senator Kevin Parker, whose 21st Senate District stretches from Park Slope to East Flatbush.

A progressive, the 55-year-old Levine was an early supporter of Barack Obama when the latter first began campaigning in New York for President. Levine, who is campaigning on affordability issues, was the main sponsor for legislation (passed in 2017) that made New York the first city in the U.S. to grant low-income tenants the right to counsel in fighting eviction.

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