NYC: Queens Borough President Questions "City of Yes;" Rajkumar, Lavine Go for Comptroller

LIBOR staff watched Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (D) support the goals of increasing housing inventory but question limits on parking and voice infrastructure concerns about the impact the legalization of ADUs and modified garage living spaces could have on the city sewer system. "You have parts of the borough like Rosedale and parts of East Elmhurst who may not be coastal communities, but you may be really causing more of a flooding issue if we don’t address the infrastructure challenge we have," quoted QNS as Richards spoke at a public hearing he called at Borough Hall to let residents testify on the "City of Yes."

As expected, "Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven), a key political ally of Mayor Adams, has made her 2025 campaign for city comptroller official by launching a website and releasing a video on why she’s making a run for the fiscal watchdog post," reported the NY Daily News. 

Meanwhile, critics of Mayor Adams are making their moves: "Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (D) officially filed to fundraise for city comptroller in the 2025 race," reported Spectrum NY1. "Levine’s move comes just over a week after current City Comptroller Brad Lander (D) opened the field by announcing his bid for mayor... Levine said some of his top concerns are affordability and housing." This came as another major contender said he is sitting out what he called "musical chairs": “I’m staying put,” Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso (D) told PIX11 Monday.