Two Democratic city council members on the East Side have decided to give a little extra pop to their candidacies by cross endorsing each other, driven by shared values over “affordability.
Virginia Maloney–a Meta executive seeking her first public office in City Council District 4 to fill the seat now held by term limited Keith Powers–and Assembly member Harvey Epstein–running in CD 2 for the seat that Carlina Rivera already exited, both announced cross endorsements of each other.
While it might not be too surprising to endorse another Dem in a neighboring race, it was also interesting who they had not endorsed. Epstein long ago endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor; Maloney, demurs and says, “I’m concentrating on my race.”…