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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 6:05 PM

I’m supporting Jimmy Van Bramer

We have the opportunity to elect a leader that will contribute to a just recovery for New York and especially for Queens. John, On June 22nd, we have the opportunity to elect a leader that will contribute to a just recovery for New York and especially for Queens, which is why today I’m proud t…
  Councilmember Brad Lander · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 4:05 PM

COVID 19: Getting NYC Back on Track

COVID 19: Getting NYC Back on Track 24-hour subway service is coming back. F/C train service is being restored. And construction will start on new elevators at the 7th Ave station. View this email in your browser Dear …
  Steph Silkowski, Team Lander · [email protected]
May 3, 2021 at 1:32 PM

50 days to go

We have only 50 days until the primary — now is the time to get involved Dear John, We're just 50 days out from the June 22nd primary. Our organizing team is in full swing talking to voters all across the city about why we need a Comptroller who will work with and for the people to secure a jus…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Before midnight

We have just a few hours left to close the gap John -- I’ll make this quick, since I know there’s a lot going on.  We have a lot of work to do in the next 7.5 weeks to win the leadership that New York City needs to recover from this pandemic and build a better future.  I’m running for Comptrol…
  Chris, Lander for NYC · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 3:03 PM

Really excited about this

We’re launching our first ads soon, and I think you’re going to like them. But first, we need to meet our goal so we can get them on the air John, There are 3.3 million registered Democratic voters in New York City.  We can’t have a 1:1 conversation with all of them (though our phonebanks, vir…
  Councilmember Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 7:00 PM

COVID-19: To reopen our schools for all next fall, planning must start now

COVID-19: To reopen our schools for all next fall, planning must start now With American Rescue Plan funds, we can rebuild trust and focus on healing. But we need a different process than the one we’ve had this year. View this email in your browser …
  Team Lander · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 5:35 PM

“No one” is winning this race

More than 50% of voters don’t yet know who they are voting for Comptroller, chip in now so we can share Brad’s message with as many people as possible. John, We are just under 8 weeks out from the election but most New Yorkers are only just starting to tune in to the Comptroller’s race.  The …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 9:55 PM

The Future of Freelance Work

A Town Hall with Brad Lander & the Freelancers Union Dear John, Expanding rights for workers in the gig economy, whether they are writers, designers, or Uber and Lyft drivers, has long been a focus of my work on the City Council. And then Covid hit and raised the stakes even higher, as inde…
  Team Lander · [email protected]
April 23, 2021 at 3:07 PM

TONIGHT! Climate accountability townhall with Sunrise NYC

Join Brad, Climate advocates Bill McKibben and Anthony Rogers-Wright, and City Council candidate Shahana Hanif for a climate townhall. Hi John,  We just wanted to make sure you saw the exciting news that Sunrise NYC endorsed Brad yesterday, and got the invite for tonight's townhall with climate …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 7:35 PM

[BIG ENDORSEMENT] Sunrise is joining our coalition

Join us tomorrow for an important conversation! John, Earth Day is an opportunity to check in on our goals for climate action— and to recommit ourselves to the fight for a resilient future. It's going to take all of us to mitigate the harms of the climate crisis — and that's why I'm so gratefu…
  Council Member Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 21, 2021 at 5:44 PM

COVID-19: What can you do once you’re vaccinated?

COVID-19: What can you do once you’re vaccinated? So, you’re fully vaccinated. Now what? View this email in your browser Dear John Last week New York City saw a record-breaking day for Covid-19 vaccines. Across the cou…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 20, 2021 at 10:27 PM

Guilty.

Today’s verdict in the murder trial of George Floyd’s killer is a small step toward accountability. But justice remains so very far away. John -- Guilty.  A police officer guilty of murdering George Floyd.  A country guilty of enabling police violence, with accountability so rare we can barely…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 19, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Climate justice requires accountability

Join me, Sunrise NYC, Bill McKibben, Anthony Rogers-Wright, and Shahana Hanif on Friday for a climate justice townhall John, We did not see the COVID crisis coming, but we know that the climate crisis is here.  The next few years are critical ones to ensure we mitigate the harms of climate ch…
  Councilmember Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 18, 2021 at 7:59 PM

Announcing the Participatory Budgeting Results!

Announcing the Participatory Budgeting Results! 2021 PB Vote Results Are Here! View this email in your browser Dear John Last fall, long before we had any idea when a vaccine would arrive, our District 39 Participatory…
  Team Lander · [email protected]
April 17, 2021 at 10:21 PM

Momentum

Rep. Nydia Velázquez and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams join Team Lander! Hi John, Our team to elect Brad as NYC’s next Comptroller is growing by leaps and bounds!  We’re excited to share that just in the last few days Representative Nydia Velázquez and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams offi…
  Team Lander · [email protected]
April 15, 2021 at 2:55 PM

Catching up

We’re short on our mid-month goal today, but you can help us catch up! John -- There are less than 10 weeks until New York City’s polls close in the most consequential election in a decade.  We’re running full steam ahead to win the just recovery all our communities deserve. We’ve been so bus…
  Council Member Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 9:59 PM

Last chance to vote in participatory budgeting!

Last chance to vote in participatory budgeting! Only 6 hours left to vote! View this email in your browser Dear John There are just 6 hours left to vote in participatory budgeting this year! The ballot closes at midni…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 6:19 PM

Gig workers could have had paid sick days a year ago

Dozens of city council candidates joined us today in calling on City Council leadership to bring my legislation to expand paid sick leave to gig workers up for a vote ASAP. John -- Workers delivering food and packages, shopping for others at the grocery, or driving fellow essential workers to…
  Council Member Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 13, 2021 at 5:29 PM

COVID-19: Johnson and Johnson Vaccine

COVID-19: Johnson and Johnson Vaccine FDA and the CDC have called for a pause in distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19  View this email in your browser     Reminder: VOTE! There are only two days to vote f…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 13, 2021 at 2:40 PM

“Nothing that we do that is worthwhile is done alone.”

Will you sign on as a community endorser to show your support for our campaign? John -- “Nothing that we do that is worthwhile is done alone.”  Author, organizer, and educator Mariame Kaba has something critical there. Being in community with one another is a huge part of what makes meaning i…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 3:11 PM

Slingshot

Yesterday I was out on the Coney Island boardwalk for opening day, the first since the pandemic began last March.  John -- Yesterday I was out on the Coney Island boardwalk for opening day, the first since the pandemic began last March.  Rosa and I got to ride the Slingshot and I spoke with …
  Councilmember Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 12:59 PM

VOTE this weekend! -- and help spread the word

VOTE this weekend! -- and help spread the word Make your voice heard in PB 2021 View this email in your browser Dear John Participatory Budgeting 2021 is well underway. Thanks to so many of you, we have already recorde…
  Council Member Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Covid-19: Time for teens to get vaccinated! The teen perspective

Covid-19: Time for teens to get vaccinated! The teen perspective 16+ year-olds can get vaccinated! Rosa used TurboVax to do it just as soon as she possibly could.   View this email in your browser Dear John The Partic…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 1:41 PM

City Council is failing gig workers

Join me in telling the City Council: Pass Paid Sick Leave for Gig Workers NOW Hi John, Gig workers, essential workers who have been out there every day of this pandemic, still have to choose between getting paid and staying home when they are sick. Not only is that bad public health policy, i…
  Councilmember Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 5, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Participatory Budgeting Vote Week Is Here: Vote NOW!

Participatory Budgeting Vote Week Is Here: Vote NOW! PB Vote Week Is Here: Vote NOW! View this email in your browser Dear John For so much of the past year, it’s been hard to think about the future. We’ve been fighting…
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · [email protected]
April 2, 2021 at 1:25 PM

I’m endorsing Brad Lander as NYC’s next Comptroller

Brad understands that, for government to be able to deliver the bold transformative change we need, it has to work for and with the people. John -- The June 2021 elections for NYC’s next leaders are coming up very soon.  I’m proud to endorse Brad Lander for NYC’s next Comptroller because Brad…
  Councilmember Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM

COVID-19: Help seniors get vaccine appointments. Join the Neighbor Network.

COVID-19: Help seniors get vaccine appointments. Join the Neighbor Network. No April Fools: the growing number of vaccinated New Yorkers and eligibility is cause for hope -- and continued work together. View this email in your browser …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 2:05 PM

TONIGHT: A safe & supportive return to school

Join me and public health experts, educators, and families for a discussion of what we all need for a safe and supportive return to school. Dear John, As we look ahead to a New York City with higher vaccination rates, one of our first priorities must be reopening schools safely, supportively, …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Building a team to win - deadline tonight!

I’m incredibly proud to receive AOC’s support, and to be building this campaign together to put government to work for the people and our movements for justice. John --  Will keep this short since it’s been a big day for our campaign.  Better than anyone else in politics, Alexandria Ocasio-Co…
  Team Lander · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 2:46 PM

Welcome AOC to #TeamLander 🎉

Brad and AOC are teaming up to win a just recovery that works for ALL of us. John, We’re excited to share big news today!  Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is endorsing Brad for Comptroller!  AOC’s support is a major grassroots boost in our campaign to elect Brad as the city’s chief acco…
  Chris, Lander for NYC · [email protected]
March 30, 2021 at 8:48 PM

We’re facing a clear choice

There’s less than 48 hours to close the gap on our end-of-month fundraising goal. John -- There are a lot of candidates on the ballot this June, but the fundamental choice facing NYC is a pretty simple one: will our recovery pursue a path of austerity or a path of investment? As Brad puts it: …
  Team Lander · [email protected]
March 29, 2021 at 8:45 PM

Just 20 more

We just checked our books, and we’re not going to meet our end of month fundraising goal unless at least 20 more people step up today.  Hi John --  We just checked our books, and we’re not going to meet our end of month fundraising goal unless at least 20 more people step up today.  The tru…
  Councilmember Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 27, 2021 at 12:59 PM

Presenting This Year’s Participatory Budgeting Projects!

Presenting This Year’s Participatory Budgeting Projects! The Cycle 10 Participatory Budgeting Projects are Here! View this email in your browser Dear John When the pandemic hit last year, one of so many things we lost …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 4:02 PM

What we all need for a safe & supportive return to school

Join me and public health experts, educators, and families for a discussion of what we all need for a safe and supportive return to school. Dear John, This school year has been the most challenging of our times, for students, teachers, parents, administrators and staff. All of our kids and fami…
  Council Member Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 25, 2021 at 3:06 PM

COVID-19: Re-opening our schools, safely, and supportively

COVID-19: Re-opening our schools, safely, and supportively After months of organizing, we won a big fight as the DOE announced they would restore $130M to 877 schools View this email in your browser Dear John Nothing i…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 24, 2021 at 2:31 PM

[SIGN ON] The 2-case school closure rule needs to go

We need a test and trace-driven method of controlling spread, not arbitrary full building closures from 2 unconnected cases in schools that serve thousands of students. Dear John, Twenty percent of NYC school buildings are closed every day due to an arbitrary rule that requires full buildings …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 22, 2021 at 10:01 PM

We did it!

Thanks to the hard work of so many volunteers, we're filing 20,000 signatures to get on the ballot this week Dear John, I’m thrilled to share that, thanks to the support of so many of you, we smashed all of our goals for collecting the required signatures to get on the ballot this June. More …
  Council Member Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 3:42 PM

COVID-19: One year on: looking back, moving forward

COVID-19: One year on: looking back, moving forward One year ago this week, our city shut down as the Covid-19 pandemic began to hit us with its full and horrible fury View this email in your browser Dear John One year…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 18, 2021 at 12:28 AM

Heartbroken. Solidarity with our Asian community members.

We collectively have not done enough to combat the hate that led to this violence Dear John, Asian Americans have been sounding the alarm about violence spurred by hate and racism in our political discourse.  We have not been listening and acting enough.  While we are still learning about the …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 5:28 PM

Elizabeth Warren, Zephyr Teachout, Cynthia Nixon, and you?

Join our campaign as a community endorser! Dear John, When people ask us about our path to victory, the answer is simple: build a strong coalition of New Yorkers from neighborhoods across the five boroughs who share our vision of a more just and equal city. That’s why today we are launching a …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 14, 2021 at 8:31 PM

Join us for a phonebank to help seniors get vaccine appointments →

The Neighbor Network is expanding vaccine outreach to seniors in Central Brooklyn to help people get scheduled for appointments. Dear John, One of the first things we understood about the pandemic in those early days last year was that older people were most vulnerable and needed to stay isola…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 13, 2021 at 7:03 PM

Governor Cuomo Must Resign

The evidence we continue to learn about Governor Cuomo’s repeated misconduct towards women and abuse of the power of his office make it clear that he should not continue to lead our state. Dear John, There are weeks when years happen, this felt like one of them.  The shield of impunity and po…
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 9:45 PM

Couldn’t do this without you

Thank you so much for your support Dear John, Thanks to you, we blew our ambitious goal out of the water yesterday. We’re still tallying the numbers and filing the paperwork to claim matching funds, but we’re confident we will have a really strong showing to report from this critical filing pe…
  Elizabeth Warren · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 1:02 AM

I’m proud to endorse Brad Lander

Brad will help lead a bold recovery to bring New York City out of this crisis stronger and fairer than before. Dear John, New York City is facing a turning point in its history -- and needs bold, progressive leadership in city government to emerge from this crisis stronger and fairer than befo…
  Team Lander · [email protected]
March 11, 2021 at 6:21 PM

Welcome Elizabeth Warren to #TeamLander

We're excited to share that Senator Elizabeth Warren is supporting Brad Lander for NYC Comptroller Dear John, We wanted to make sure you heard the big news right away: Elizabeth Warren is endorsing Brad for NYC Comptroller.  Elizabeth Warren’s support is a huge boost to our growing coalition,…
  Team Lander · [email protected]
March 11, 2021 at 1:11 PM

We need two more people from xxxxxx today

We’re building a citywide campaign to win a just recovery for ALL New Yorkers. Dear John, Here’s the bad news: we’re running behind on hitting our $47,363 fundraising goal ahead of tonight's public filing deadline.  The good news: We took a good, hard look at the numbers, and we realized that …
  Chris, Lander for NYC · [email protected]
February 27, 2021 at 1:59 PM

Keeping up the momentum

We’re on a roll this week, help us keep it up and build the momentum to get Brad elected. Dear John, I wanted to fill you in on the big exciting week we had in our campaign to bring a just recovery to NYC, and ask for your support to help keep up our momentum before tomorrow’s end of month de…
  Team Lander · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 4:26 PM

There’s no leap day this year

We just have 2 more days left of February to meet our $20,000 goal. Dear John, Despite the lingering snow and pandemic winter gloom, this February has zipped by as we’ve been getting ready for the biggest election in NYC in decades.  There’s no leap day this year – the end of February is just …
  Brad Lander · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 11:25 PM

They can’t sweep it under the rug

My plan to shine a spotlight on the most exploitative NYC employers -- and hold them accountable to create good jobs with living wages and workplace protections. Hi John, Companies like Amazon have made billions during the pandemic -- but their workers have been sounding the alarm about unsaf…
  Councilmember Brad Lander · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 5:54 PM

COVID-19: Back to (Middle) School

COVID-19: Back to (Middle) School While middle school isn’t always associated with joy, I know that’s what many kids will be feeling as they step into their school buildings tomorrow. View this email in your browser De…