Scott Stringer, one of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, took his campaign to one of the most heavily Orthodox neighborhoods in Brooklyn on Monday to improve his standing among a group of voters aggressively courted by other leading contenders.
“I think that the decision that people have to make is who is best to be mayor at this moment and time,” Stringer told the Forward while walking on 13th Avenue in Brooklyn.
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“I don’t think we can afford a mayoralty on training wheels,” he said in an apparent dig at Yang, who has never held office before. “Plus I have deep roots in the community going back years, and I think that will be important as we meet the needs of other communities, especially the Orthodox. I’m someone who’s trusted and has deep relationships.”
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Eric Adams, one of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, has increased his outreach efforts to the Jewish community. By Wednesday, Adams had visited Jewish communities in all five boroughs.
Adams’s outreach to all aspects of the Jewish community is an integral part of his campaign’s strategy to build a formidable coalition that could get him to City Hall. The Jewish vote has historically proven to be a powerful and even decisive factor in mayoral elections. Experts estimate that New York’s 1.1 million Jews make up about 20% of the voters in the city’s Democratic primaries.
Ray McGuire has a rich resume and a political war chest to compete in the crowded New York city mayoral contest. The former Citigroup executive has raised more than $5 million since announcing his candidacy in December. But as he is polling in the single digits behind leading candidates with more name recognition, McGuire may need more than creative TV ads to break through. Some prayers may come in handy.
“I’m taking all prayers, I need your help,” McGuire told a group of twenty rabbis on a Zoom call on Friday. “I would not be where I am without a whole bunch of prayers,” he said at the conclusion of a 45-minute event titled Ray for the Rabbis. “So thank you in advance for whatever prayers you can send up.”