Primary Approved

Dyed-in-the-wool theatre fan

This race is too close for us to call — vote Bores or Lasher to elect an abundance champion

We are excited to endorse Lasher and Bores on their own merits, but also because either would be so much better than the alternatives. Jack Schlossberg is woefully underqualified and has crossed the line from ambition and optimism to selling snake oil to voters, most disappointingly in rallying NYCHA residents against a much-needed redevelopment plan.

Lasher has a long record of distinguished public service. Before his election to the Assembly last year, he served as Governor Hochul's policy director, chief of staff to former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, on former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s intergovernmental team, and as an aide to Nadler. In the Governor’s office, he helped craft the New York Housing Compact, a desperately needed measure that would have dramatically aided the state’s housing crisis, but ultimately failed in the legislature. In the Assembly, he passed legislation to consistently tax clean energy projects, which prevents localities from taxing renewable development out of viability, and co-sponsored SEQRA reform and transit-oriented development legislation. We were impressed by Lasher’s fluency in the wide range of federal levers that would make an impact on our issues. Lasher has also repeatedly told difficult truths in this race when many of his opponents, except Bores, engage in wishful thinking, including regarding a controversial NYCHA project and, separately, the likelihood of the Senate voting to impeach Trump.

Both Bores and Lasher would be much better in Congress than any of their opponents. We cannot recommend one over the other at this time, but we may revisit as the race continues.