Outgoing NYC Comptroller Brad Lander formally launched his bid for Congress Wednesday with a nearly three-minute video that featured an awkward tribute to beloved PBS kids’ show host Fred Rogers. Lander, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman in the 10th Congressional District, located in lower Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn, took a series of jabs…
Brad Lander quotes ‘Mister Rogers’ in video kicking off congressional campaign
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December 10, 2025
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