Voters in the west side of Manhattan's 3rd Council District are fortunate to have a high-quality field of candidates to consider for the April 28th special election to replace former City Council Member Erik Bottcher, who resigned his position in February after winning a special election of his own to fill a vacant seat in the State Senate. And we were fortunate to have all of the candidates on the ballot participate in our endorsement process.

Each of the four candidates – Lindsey Boylan, Leslie Boghosian Murphy, Layla Law-Gisiko, and Carl Wilson – possesses an impressive résumé that involves extensive public service or community involvement, or a combination of the two. Each has garnered a number of meaningful endorsements. And each demonstrated a good amount of fluency around transportation and street-safety policies.

But as we went through our process, which involved a detailed questionnaire that probed positions on topics ranging from the NYC Streets Plan to micro-mobility policies to outdoor dining, as well as a personal interview with our board, two candidates separated themselves from the group – but not from each other. While we don't often make a co-endorsement, we are doing so in this case. You can read more about our co-endorsees below, but first, a little special-election housekeeping.

Early voting for the special election begins this Saturday, April 18th, and continues through the following Sunday, April 26th, with varying hours, while the main event takes place on Tuesday, April 28th, when the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registered voters in Manhattan's 3rd Council District can find their early-voting and election-day polling sites and see a sample ballot here. The special election is a non-partisan, ranked-choice contest, and yes, there will likely be a primary in June.

Now, here are our endorsees for the 3rd Council District seat!

Lindsey Boylan and Carl Wilson (Co-Endorsement), Council District 3, Manhattan (Open Seat) – The race to succeed Erik Bottcher came down to a coin toss for us, and given that this is a ranked-choice election, we thought it best to leave the coin toss to the voters. We found almost nothing to nitpick in the questionnaire responses that Lindsey Boylan and Carl Wilson submitted, and their interviews revealed that they share a commitment to making streets safer and the transit system more robust and reliable.

Lindsey Boylan came to prominence in 2021 when she became the first person to document harassment by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo. She has a background in urban planning, and managed some of the city's most noteworthy public spaces before joining the state's Economic Development Corporation. Ms. Boylan, a regular cyclist, supports pedestrianizing more of Broadway, expanding School Streets, and implementing universal daylighting. She's opposed to efforts to require licensing and registration for low-speed Class I and II e-bikes, while she acknowledges the importance of better regulating delivery apps and keeping illegal e-moto devices off city streets. She's a strong advocate for universal daylighting, and is determined to play a significant role in shaping the future of the soon-to-be redeveloped Port Authority Bus Terminal. Ms. Boylan has earned the endorsement of the Working Families Party, along with the support of several progressive current and former elected officials including Mayor Mamdani, Julia Salazar, Tiffany Cabán, and Brad Lander. You can sign up here to help Lindsey Boylan get out the vote.

Carl Wilson has spent most of the last decade working in the City Council, first managing constituent services for then-Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and more recently as Chief of Staff to the Council Member he is running to succeed, Erik Bottcher. He moved to New York City to pursue an acting career, but gravitated to activism after the 2016 presidential election, co-founding the progressive Hell's Kitchen Democrats. Mr. Wilson is committed to fighting to fully fund the Department of Transportation's staffing and capital needs to help it better meet Streets Plan benchmarks, and supports reallocating curb space to daylight intersections and to add features like bike parking and loading zones, as well as to improve accessibility. He too opposes the licensing and registration of Class I and II e-bikes, believing that the city should focus on better street design and infrastructure and app accountability, along with enforcement that's fair and targeted to truly unsafe behavior. Mr. Wilson has won the endorsements of a significant number of elected officials whose districts overlap the 3rd Council District, including Manhattan BP Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Tony Simone, and is supported by the three most recent holders of the seat, former City Council Speakers Chris Quinn and Corey Johnson and the newly minted State Senator, Mr. Bottcher. You can volunteer to help Carl Wilson get out the vote here.

We urge you to assign Lindsey Boylan and Carl Wilson the top two rankings on your ballot, in whichever order you see fit.

Good morning! There's a special election today to fill vacant seats in the New York State Legislature. Polling sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registered voters in the 36th and 74th Assembly Districts and 47th State Senate District can find your polling sites here.

We've made endorsements in two Assembly races, in Queens and Manhattan, respectively. You can learn more about those two terrific candidates below.

Diana Moreno, 36th Assembly District, Queens (Open Seat) – Diana Moreno, a union and immigrant organizer and working mother of a one-year-old, is our pick to succeed Zohran Mamdani as the Assemblymember representing Astoria and Long Island City.

Ms. Moreno, who has earned the Democratic Party, Working Families Party, and NYC-DSA nominations for the special election, told us she's committed to leading on issues of traffic safety. A regular cyclist before she became a mother, she primarily gets around the city by subway and bus.

She rallied with advocates last December against the court decision ordering New York City DOT to remove a portion of Queens's 31st Street bike lane, and told us that she was deeply affected by the hit-and-run death of Amanda Servedio in 2024, which occurred near her home. She's a fan of the 31st Avenue Open Street, which is also close to where she lives.

Like the previous Assemblymember, Ms. Moreno believes that government should be a force for improving people's lives, including in systemically changing the way our streets are designed in order to prevent traffic crashes. She noted that the tragic death of Dolma Naadhun in the district three years ago gave rise to the campaign for universal daylighting in New York City, an effort she strongly supports.

She's open to pushing for reforms to the Department of Motor Vehicles, including the possibility of periodic retesting of drivers, and expressed concerns about the potential for proposed auto-insurance reforms to negatively impact crash victims. She also told us she would have no problem pushing back against legislation seeking to require licensing and registration for e-bikes, citing both barriers to usage and the effect on immigrant delivery workers, and believes a better approach would be to more effectively regulate delivery-app companies and prevent the sale of illegal e-motos.

Keith Powers, 74th Assembly District, Manhattan (Open Seat) – Keith Powers, who recently completed his second of two terms in the City Council, is our choice to succeed Harvey Epstein in this Assembly district representing Manhattan's east side.

A four-time StreetsPAC endorsee, Mr. Powers has been a reliable advocate for walking, biking, and public transit. He delivered on a number of transportation-related campaign promises while in the Council, including the extension of Sixth Avenue's protected bike lane to Central Park, the closing of the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane, and the creation of the 14th Street busway.

He was the author of the Council bill that created the city's e-bike, moped, and lithium-ion battery trade-in program, which was launched last year, and was a key supporter of NYC DOT's complete-street redesign of 3rd Avenue.

While campaigning for Borough President last year, Mr. Powers rode every one of Manhattan's bus routes, and issued a seven-point plan for improving bus service, which will come in handy given the Assembly's oversight role with the MTA. He also leveraged his influence over the Midtown South Mixed-Use rezoning proposal to compel the Adams administration to move forward with the 34th Street busway project.

If elected to the Assembly, Mr. Powers is committed to working to strengthen mechanisms for getting repeat dangerous drivers off the streets, and to ensuring that victims of traffic violence are not affected negatively by proposed insurance-reform efforts. He also pledges to oppose any efforts to require registration and licensing of Class I and II e-bikes.

Mr. Powers's opponent in the special election, Joseph Foley, an entrepreneur and small-business owner, regular transit rider, and dedicated cyclist, impressed us with his energy and thoughtfulness about transportation issues, but we believe Keith Powers is best prepared to serve the people of the 74th Assembly District.

A note about the Special Election for Manhattan's 47th State Senate District seat

We did not receive questionnaires from either candidate contesting the special election to succeed new Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal in the State Senate, which is likely due to the compressed timetable around the election and what would appear to be the lopsided nature of the race between sitting Democratic City Council Member Erik Bottcher and Republican candidate Charlotte Friedman. Mr. Bottcher has been a solid ally in the Council, and we expect he will win this race handily.

We're excited to announce our endorsements today of Diana Moreno and Keith Powers, who are running in special elections on February 3rd to fill two vacant seats in the New York State Assembly. Early voting is already underway and continues through Sunday with varying hours, and polls will be open on Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registered voters in the 36th and 74th Assembly Districts can find links to their early voting and election day polling sites near the bottom of this page.

And now, more about our endorsees.

Diana Moreno, 36th Assembly District, Queens (Open Seat) – Diana Moreno, a union and immigrant organizer and working mother of a one-year-old, is our pick to succeed Zohran Mamdani as the Assemblymember representing Astoria and Long Island City.

Ms. Moreno, who has earned the Democratic Party, Working Families Party, and NYC-DSA nominations for the special election, told us she's committed to leading on issues of traffic safety. A regular cyclist before she became a mother, she primarily gets around the city by subway and bus.

She rallied with advocates last December against the court decision ordering New York City DOT to remove a portion of Queens's 31st Street bike lane, and told us that she was deeply affected by the hit-and-run death of Amanda Servedio in 2024, which occurred near her home. She's a fan of the 31st Avenue Open Street, which is also close to where she lives.

Like the previous Assemblymember, Ms. Moreno believes that government should be a force for improving people's lives, including in systemically changing the way our streets are designed in order to prevent traffic crashes. She noted that the tragic death of Dolma Naadhun in the district three years ago gave rise to the campaign for universal daylighting in New York City, an effort she strongly supports.

She's open to pushing for reforms to the Department of Motor Vehicles, including the possibility of periodic retesting of drivers, and expressed concerns about the potential for proposed auto-insurance reforms to negatively impact crash victims. She also told us she would have no problem pushing back against legislation seeking to require licensing and registration for e-bikes, citing both barriers to usage and the effect on immigrant delivery workers, and believes a better approach would be to more effectively regulate delivery-app companies and prevent the sale of illegal e-motos.

Keith Powers, 74th Assembly District, Manhattan (Open Seat) – Keith Powers, who recently completed his second of two terms in the City Council, is our choice to succeed Harvey Epstein in this Assembly district representing Manhattan's east side.

A four-time StreetsPAC endorsee, Mr. Powers has been a reliable advocate for walking, biking, and public transit. He delivered on a number of transportation-related campaign promises while in the Council, including the extension of Sixth Avenue's protected bike lane to Central Park, the closing of the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane, and the creation of the 14th Street busway.

He was the author of the Council bill that created the city's e-bike, moped, and lithium-ion battery trade-in program, which was launched last year, and was a key supporter of NYC DOT's complete-street redesign of 3rd Avenue.

While campaigning for Borough President last year, Mr. Powers rode every one of Manhattan's bus routes, and issued a seven-point plan for improving bus service, which will come in handy given the Assembly's oversight role with the MTA. He also leveraged his influence over the Midtown South Mixed-Use rezoning proposal to compel the Adams administration to move forward with the 34th Street busway project.

If elected to the Assembly, Mr. Powers is committed to working to strengthen mechanisms for getting repeat dangerous drivers off the streets, and to ensuring that victims of traffic violence are not affected negatively by proposed insurance-reform efforts. He also pledges to oppose any efforts to require registration and licensing of Class I and II e-bikes.

Mr. Powers's opponent in the special election, Joseph Foley, an entrepreneur and small-business owner, regular transit rider, and dedicated cyclist, impressed us with his energy and thoughtfulness about transportation issues, but we believe Keith Powers is best prepared to serve the people of the 74th Assembly District.

A note about the Special Election for Manhattan's 47th State Senate District seat

We did not receive questionnaires from either candidate contesting the special election to succeed new Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal in the State Senate, which is likely due to the compressed timetable around the election and what would appear to be the lopsided nature of the race between sitting Democratic City Council Member Erik Bottcher and Republican candidate Charlotte Friedman. Mr. Bottcher has been a solid ally in the Council, and we expect he will win handily.

Yesterday's citywide election put the exclamation point on something we've said for a long time: safer streets and better public transit aren't just good policy – they're good politics!

While there are myriad reasons why Zohran Mamdani – Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani – won a historic victory last night, including a platform that clearly resonated with voters, unparalleled organizing and ground game, and impeccable message discipline, his embrace of public transit, micro-mobility, and progressive transportation policy played a key role. Fast, free buses were at the top of his pitch to New Yorkers, and his ubiquitous campaign videos frequently showed him riding the subway or a bus or a Citi Bike. It all felt so authentic because that's how he really gets around, and because he truly is passionate about transit and cycling.

Up and down the ballot, StreetsPAC's endorsees won not in spite of their embrace of these issues, but at least in part because of it. And their victories, especially Mayor-elect Mandani's, herald what could be a transformative new era in city transportation policy. While it's important to not let expectations run away from reality, the vibes, to be sure, are immaculate.

Mayor-elect Mamdani's candidacy was supported by numerous street-safety advocates early on. He sat down in the spring for a robust "ask me anything" session organized by Alex "Miser" Duncan with the 37,000-plus-member MicromobilityNYC community on Reddit, which has grown into a political force in its own right. As his campaign progressed following his resounding win in the Democratic primary, Mr. Mamdani demonstrated that our fight was his fight, promising to complete a long list of street-safety and transit projects that foundered or were outright abandoned by the Adams administration. And he famously corrected a heckler that "it's pronounced 'cyclist!'."

While the hard part of winning an intense election is over, the other hard part of governing is just getting started. Mayor-elect Mamdani announced a top-notch leadership team for his transition today, and StreetsPAC will offer whatever support we can as his nascent administration develops plans for implementing its transportation policies.

We also want to offer or congratulations and gratitude to all of our endorsees, including Shirley Aldebol, who won an upset victory in the Bronx's 13th Council District, and Ben Chou, who couldn't quite do the same in Queens's 19th District, but gave it a spirited shot. Overall, 17 of our 18 endorsees won their races. We're also deeply appreciative of all the dozens of candidates who put in the time and effort to participate in our endorsement process.

All of us at StreetsPAC are excited for what comes next in New York City. You can help us continue our work here and as we look to statewide elections in 2026, by supporting us with a contribution. Thank you!

Today is Election Day in New York City!

Voting sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. You can find your polling site, review a sample ballot, confirm your registration status, and see other election-related information at vote.nyc.

For the past several months, StreetsPAC's board has been evaluating responses to our detailed candidate questionnaires, analyzing policy platforms, and conducting in-depth personal interviews with dozens of candidates. We're excited to present you with our voter guide, featuring our complete roster of endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, three Borough Presidencies, and 13 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island. You can learn more about each of our endorsees below, along with summaries of the safe-streets and transportation issues they've pledged to support if elected.

Voter turnout in New York City has declined in every election since 2001, reaching a low of 23% in the last mayoral election, but while that level of participation is less than ideal, it does mean that your vote for a StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who supports safe, complete and livable streets, and reliable, efficient and affordable public transit, could truly make a difference.

The outcome of today's election will likely have an outsized effect on the future of transportation policy in New York City. With that in mind, we implore you to vote for every StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who appears on your ballot. Use the links below to jump to a citywide race or the contests in a particular borough.

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Early voting leading to New York City's November 4th general election kicks off this Saturday, October 25th, and continues daily through Sunday, November 2nd. Early-voting sites will be open for at least eight hours every day, though the times will vary. You can find the full early voting schedule here. Polling sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day.

For the past several months, StreetsPAC's board has been busy evaluating responses to our detailed candidate questionnaires, analyzing policy platforms, and conducting in-depth personal interviews with dozens of candidates. We're excited to present you with our voter guide, featuring our complete roster of endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, three Borough Presidencies, and 13 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island. You can learn more about each of our endorsees below, as well as the safe-streets and transportation issues they've pledged to champion if elected.

Voter turnout in New York City has declined in every election since 2001, reaching a low of 23% in the last mayoral election, but while that level of participation is less than ideal, it does mean that your vote for a StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who supports safe, complete and livable streets, and reliable, efficient and affordable public transit, could truly make a difference in a close race.

To check your voter-registration status, find your polling location and hours, and review a sample ballot, please visit vote.nyc. Take note that your early-voting site and election-day polling location may be different. If you're not registered to vote, you can still do so, but the deadline is October 25th.

We urge you to vote for every StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who appears on your ballot. Use the links below to jump to a citywide race or the contests in a particular borough.

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Mark Levine for Comptroller, Hoylman-Sigal, Gibson & Reynoso for BP, and 13 Council Candidates Round Out the Slate

We're thrilled today to announce our endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council for New York City's November 4th general election, topped by our endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, whom we believe will bring a transformative new era of pro-safe streets, pro-public transit leadership to City Hall.

Our board has reviewed questionnaire responses from, and conducted interviews with, dozens of candidates since the spring, and we're proud to support a diverse slate of candidates who are committed to improving the safety of our streets and sidewalks and to making public transit an increasingly fast, accessible and comfortable (and possibly free!) way to get around the city.

In addition to endorsements in the citywide Mayor's and Comptroller's races, we are endorsing for Borough President in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, and in 13 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island.

Early voting ahead of the general election begins this Saturday, October 25th, and continues every day until Sunday, November 2nd. To check your voter-registration status, find your polling location and hours, and see a sample ballot, please visit vote.nyc. If you're not registered to vote, you can do so until Saturday.

We're excited to support this great group of candidates. Please read on below to learn about them, and specific aspects of their platforms. Use the links below to jump to a citywide race or borough.

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Today is New York City's primary election, and voting sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. You can find your polling site, review a sample ballot, confirm your registration status, and see other election-related information at vote.nyc. If you're registered with a party affiliation, you are eligible to vote in your party's primary.

Our board has spent the past several months evaluating responses to our detailed candidate questionnaires, analyzing policy platforms, and conducting in-depth personal interviews with dozens of candidates. We're excited to bring you our voter guide, with our complete roster of endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, three Borough Presidencies, and 15 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island. You can learn more about each of our endorsees below, as well as the safe-streets and transportation issues they'll champion in office.

Voter turnout in New York City has declined in every election since 2001, reaching an historic low of 23% in the last mayoral election, and while that is the opposite of ideal, it does mean that your vote for a StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who supports safe, complete and livable streets, and reliable, efficient and affordable public transit, could truly make a difference today – a difference that could shape the city for the next four years, and beyond.

Remember as you vote today that under the ranked choice system, you may choose up to five candidates in a particular race in your order of preference. Gothamist has a helpful explainer here.

We urge you to cast a vote for all the StreetsPAC candidates on your ballot, and to be sure to rank all five of our mayoral endorsees. Read on below for our full voter guide. You can click the links at the top to jump to our endorsements in a particular borough. Council races are listed in numerical order by district.

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Early voting ahead of the June 24 New York City primary election gets underway this Saturday, June 14, and continues until Sunday, June 22. If you're registered with a political-party affiliation, you are eligible to vote in your party's primary. If you're not currently registered, you may still enroll until tomorrow.

Our board has spent the past several months evaluating responses to our detailed candidate questionnaires, analyzing policy platforms, and conducting in-depth personal interviews with dozens of candidates. We're excited to bring you our voter guide, with our complete roster of endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, three Borough Presidencies, and 15 City Council races across every borough except Staten Island. You can learn more about each of our endorsees below, as well as the safe-streets and transportation issues they'll champion in office.

Voter turnout in New York City has declined in every election since 2001, reaching a low of 23% in the last mayoral election, and while that is the opposite of ideal, it does mean that your vote for a StreetsPAC-endorsed candidate who supports safe, complete and livable streets, and reliable, efficient and affordable public transit, could truly make a difference in a close race.

To check your voter-registration status, find your polling location and hours, see a sample ballot, and learn more about Ranked Choice Voting, please visit vote.nyc. Remember that under the ranked choice system, you may choose up to five candidates in a particular race in your order of preference. Gothamist has a helpful explainer here.

We urge you to get out and vote for all the StreetsPAC candidates on your ballot, and to be sure to rank all five of our mayoral endorsees. Read on below for our full voter guide. You can click the links at the top to jump to our endorsements in a particular borough. Council races are listed in numerical order by district.

2025 Endorsees: Citywide | Manhattan | Bronx | Queens | Brooklyn

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