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Lindsey Boylan launches City Council campaign
Known for speaking up against Cuomo, the former gubernatorial aide is running on her support for Mamdani – but she’s launching without the mayor’s endorsement.
In a still from her campaign launch video, council candidate Lindsey Boylan poses with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Still from Lindsey Boylan for City Council campaign / 96th Street Media
Lindsey Boylan is kicking off her special election campaign for New York City Council Monday, centering her opposition to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and her support for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
“In 2021, I stood up and called out Andrew Cuomo for sexually harassing me. His cronies attacked me, but more victims came forward and we took him down,” Boylan says in a launch video shared with City & State before its release.
“And last year, when Cuomo tried to impose himself on the city, I stood up again and worked tirelessly to elect Zohran Mamdani as our new mayor,” Boylan continues, over photos of her with Mamdani.
Boylan was running for Manhattan borough president in 2020 when she accused Cuomo of sexually harassing her years prior when she worked for him as an economic development aide. Cuomo denied harassing her, but her organizing was a significant factor leading to his resignation.
Boylan is now a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, but is not expected to earn the group’s formal support and is not launching with Mamdani’s endorsement.
After Erik Bottcher was elected to the state Senate, Mamdani called an April 28 special election to fill his seat on the west side of Manhattan – but had to amend the proclamation after screwing up a date, City & State reported. Other candidates include Jamin Enquist, Layla Law-Gisiko, Leslie Boghosian Murphy and ex-Bottcher aide Carl Wilson, who’s running with the former member’s endorsement.