Overview
- Schlossberg announced his campaign in an Instagram video posted late Tuesday, casting the moment as a turning point and promising to amplify local voices.
- He focused on cost-of-living strains and alleged corruption, accusing President Donald Trump of practicing “cronyism, not capitalism.”
- The Manhattan district is a Democratic stronghold covering the Upper East Side, Upper West Side and Midtown, making the primary the decisive contest.
- Rivals in the emerging Democratic field include Assemblyman Micah Lasher, nonprofit founder Liam Elkind, journalist Jami Floyd and City Council member Erik Bottcher.
- Schlossberg formed an exploratory committee in September and has never held elected office, with a background that includes Yale and Harvard degrees, social media advocacy and work as a Vogue political correspondent.