Former NYC comptroller, Manhattan borough president makes second bid for mayor

Election 2025 NYC Mayor

Democratic mayoral candidate Scott Stringer speaks during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York.(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Scott Stringer once occupied one of the city’s highest offices, and ran an unsuccessful bid for mayor in 2021.

The former city comptroller started that race as a top contender, but allegations of sexual misconduct largely derailed his campaign and political future. Stringer finished fifth in that year’s Democratic primary.

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