We’ve seen what happens when a reckless American President tries to run a foreign country on behalf of rich oil executives. Trump’s corrupt & illegal actions jeopardize the lives of Americans, the stability of the region, and the rule of law.

We cannot let this president drag us into more endless wars that risk the lives of American service members and civilians abroad. The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.

Zohran’s inauguration brimmed w/the energy that NYC is “a shining beacon of possibility” per @jumaane.bsky.social. Amidst the darkness of authoritarianism, inequality & hate, we have a chance to show what’s possible. That’s always been our mission as New Yorkers—it was profoundly renewed today.

Love the recent appointments! Ahmed Tigani is without doubt one of the most decent, hardest working public servants. Great for DOB. No better Chief Climate Officer pick possible than Louise Yeung. Our city’s future says thank you. First-rate picks. A hopeful and promising start.

With profound gratitude and optimism, I’m honored to hand the fiscal reins of our beloved city over to @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @marklevinenyc.bsky.social!

Marek & I took one last trip to the cupola of the Municipal Building. It really has been an amazing honor to serve from this perch.

We’re running through the tape in the NYC Comptroller’s office! Yesterday, we put out our final audit for the term, and it was a doozy. And we submitted a final report (required by the City Charter) on the impact of our audits over the past four years. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/l...

Thrilled by choice of Kamar Samuels for Schools Chancellor. Got to know him when he was Supt for D13 in BK (before D3 in Manh). An elem-school teacher & middle-school principal in the BX before that. Smart, principled, effective. Knows & loves what schools can do. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/n...

As my term as Comptroller ends, I’m proud of the work we delivered together and grateful for the trust of New Yorkers. Accounting for Our Term reflects our commitment and my optimism for NYC’s future.

The Trump Admin is wantonly abusing executive power & conducting warrantless spying. But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year. theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...

"Trump is using our tax dollars to lie to us.” Thanks @profmmurray.bsky.social for having me on @velshimsnow.bsky.social today with @maria-hinojosa.bsky.social to debunk ICE propaganda & talk about the critical work people are doing to protect their neighbors. www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...

I'm ready to be the type of Democrat the Democratic Party has needed this entire time. The type of Democrat who will fight Trump’s authoritarianism by showing up, not with strongly worded letters. The type of Democrat who will fight, not fold.

Wishing you a holiday of peace and love and joy … whatever kind of tree you celebrate under! #MerryChristmas

NYC can & must end the subminimum wage for tipped restaurant workers! We need to pass NYC’s Outdoor Dining bill. It’s good for workers & restaurants. Read more from me, @bradlander.bsky.social, & Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage: www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/23/n...

If you don’t stand with @nynurses.bsky.social, who would you stand with?

This week marks my wife Meg & our dear friend Joyce’s sixth “kidney-versary.” In December 2019 (with the pandemic just a few short months away, unbeknownst to us at the time, of course), Meg donated one of her kidneys to Joyce at Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Alexa Avilés is a progressive champion, a fierce defender of immigrants & working class families, and an amazing rep for our community. In this race, she’s showing powerful solidarity by unifying progressives, so we can win together. I’m immensely grateful for her support.

NY’s “LLC Transparency Act” was passed by @emilyassembly.bsky.social in 2023 to stop abusive landlords hiding behind shell companies. Changes by Trump to federal rules opened up a huge loophole. So this year, the NYS legislature passed a fix. Join me in asking Gov. Hochul to close the LLC loophole

“[Politicians] are delighted to weaponize antisemitism, to weaponize Jewish fear, against Muslims especially, but really against inclusive, multiracial democracy.” @bradlander.bsky.social explains how politicians are weaponizing antisemitism to create more division. 🔗: zeteo.com/p/meet-the-p...

Excited to announce this special endorsement today— thank you, @agounardes.bsky.social!

Last night, I celebrated the first night of Hanukkah in Grand Army Plaza with Chabad of Park Slope.

Happy Hanukkah! Thank you to Chabad of Park Slope for shining light in times of darkness, and showing we will never yield to hate.

Tonight — as we do every year, but so much more poignantly — we will celebrate Hanukkah in Grand Army Plaza w/Chabad of Park Slope. Brooklyn’s largest menorah will shine in memory of those killed in Sydney. And to make sure their light never goes out. www.chabadparkslope.com/templates/ar...

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

Among those murdered in Sydney is Rabbi Eli Schlanger.  Earlier this year, Rabbi Schlanger’s son Nossen became bar mitzvah, reading from a Torah that tied his family back generations, both to devastating loss and to Jewish resilience. www.australianjewishnews.com/an-incredibl...

A deeply sad morning, with heartbreaking mass killings in Providence & Sydney. Innocent students killed in a classroom. At least 11 people by gunmen at a Hanukkah celebration. Too many guns here. Frightening levels of antisemitism globally. So much senseless violence & hate.

Since Wednesday’s campaign launch, we’ve hit some exciting milestones: 4307 individual contributors All 50 states represented Over 500 volunteer sign ups And we’re just getting started. #FightDontFold

If I were a Member of Congress, I would not have voted with Republicans to censure Rashida Tlaib (like 22 House Dems did). But I sure would have already introduced a resolution to censure this bigot:

A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear:  Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.

I am very grateful to be endorsed by New York State Assembly Member Bobby Carroll, a consistent partner in the fight for a better New York City.

Thrilled to welcome the endorsement of my friend (and NYC Mayor-elect) @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as we continue to fight for the city that we love.

Thank you, @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social. I am proud to have your endorsement as we work to deliver for working families.

I’m proud to have the endorsement of NYC Public Advocate, @jumaane.bsky.social. Together, we have taken a stand against authoritarianism — and together, we will continue to deliver real change for our neighbors.

Thrilled to welcome the endorsement of my friend (and NYC Mayor-elect) @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as we continue to fight for the city that we love.

It’s an honor to be endorsed by Bernie Sanders. Together, we will take on the billionaire class and defeat corporate-dominated politics.

I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress

Taking children from their families is not normal. Six-year-olds know it. Even if POTUS doesn’t. Thanks to @indivisible.org Western Queens, PS 166 families, and his teacher Rachel, whose beautiful description of Yuanxin Zheng reduced us all to tears. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...

Props to @haelinchoi.bsky.social and the team from @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @bkindivisible.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social and the 1000+ people (incl. Rosa & me) who turned out yesterday for training/organizing events in Brooklyn & the Bronx to protect our neighbors and get Trump’s ICE out of NYC.

In my Substack yesterday, I got the law firm representing Aissatou Diallou wrong. Rebecca Press is at Co-Counsel NYC, a wonderful non-profit legal organization that serves NYC’s immigrant communities, that she co-founded two years ago. Check ‘em out: cocounsel.org

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.“ We’ll take the Statue of Liberty & these new U.S. citizens. You can keep Stephen Miller and Donald Trump, and their small, cruel, heartless racism. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

I pled “not guilty” in federal court yesterday. Someone did “unreasonably obstruct the usual use” of the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza. But it wasn’t me. Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/bradland...

Attacking pre-school teachers because they don’t think Palestinian kids should be bombed to death? Declaring NYC’s first Muslim mayor “our enemy?” Fomenting hatred, even within the Jewish community? You’re not making anyone safer.🧵

Read these words. This is your country doing this: “Pregnant & postpartum women report starving in ICE custody, freezing cells, invasive procedures, miscarriages, their pleas for help going unanswered.” Thank you @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social @the-independent.com for shining a light on these horrors

My Fair Work Week law requires fast-food restaurants to give workers stable schedules & pathways to F/T jobs. Starbucks has cheated 15,000 baristas—now they have to pay up. Props @sbworkersunited.org & @hellodcwp.bsky.social for the biggest workers’ right enforcement action in NYC history.

Welcome to the club @bfurnas.bsky.social! May this be neither of our last hit-pieces from the Post!

Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today. So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...

This Thanksgiving, there are a lot of broken things to heal. And a lot to be grateful for. open.substack.com/pub/bradland...

My parents have been taking me to help serve Thanksgiving meals for as long as I can remember. Great to have Marek in on the tradition today. One takeaway: people love pies! Thanks CHIPS soup kitchen for helping us remember some of what we’re grateful for.

Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks CHIPS soup kitchen for bringing neighbors together to look out for each other — today and every day.

Glorious morning in @prospectparking.bsky.social for the Prospect Park Track Club #TurkeyTrot aka run for reconciliation benefitting the American Indian Community House. So grateful for those who tend our most treasured places, and work to repair what’s been broken. #HappyThanksgiving