The Mason Tenders' District Council PAC announced endorsements for 28 City Council incumbents in this year's primary elections on Monday, with a focus on candidates who are 'pro-union' and 'pro-development.'
The PAC’s — the political action committee arm of Mason Tenders’ District Council of Greater New York and Long Island — announcement marks some of the earliest endorsements in this year’s council races, which are just getting underway, with petitioning for the June primary set to start on Tuesday.
Mike Prohaska, the PAC’s chair, said in a statement that the current council, which is mostly new members, has already made great strides in approving developments that include “affordable” housing and employ union labor. “With 75% new members, this City Council under Speaker Adrienne Adams has already made significant progress approving development projects that will create many thousands of affordable apartments built by union laborers with good-paying jobs,” Prohaska said. “Twenty eight of these Council Members have earned our enthusiastic early endorsements for 2023 elections.
“The Council Members we are endorsing today represent the best hope for the future of New York City,” Prohaska said. “They are not afraid to apply a common sense approach to building the city New Yorkers need — a city with affordable housing, built by workers earning family-sustaining wages and benefits with vibrant, livable communities for all.”
Among the 28 endorsees are Council Members Marjorie Velázquez and Julie Won , both of whom ultimately approved controversial rezonings in their districts last year after either standing against or not taking a position on the projects.over the finish line after long standing against the project. The proposal will bring 348 units across four sites to the east Bronx neighborhood, 192 of which will be affordable.
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