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panel of Experts:
Neil Blumenthal: Co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, which provides eyeglasses to students.Serves on the boards of robin Hood, Tech:NYC, and the Partnership Fund for New York city. Did not contribute to any mayoral candidates in this election.
Ester Fuchs: Director of the Urban and Social Policy Program at Columbia. Former advisor to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, worked on reforms of city systems. Author of “Mayors and Money.” Chair of Columbia’s task force on antisemitism. Contributed $180 to Scott Stringer’s mayoral campaign.
* Frederick A. Davie: Senior executive vice president at Union Theological Seminary.Involved in community and civic engagement with social and economic-justice organizations.Served in New York City administrations as the 1990s, including as chair of the board responsible for civilian oversight of the New york Police Department. served on the White House council on faith-based and neighborhood partnerships in the Obama governance.Did not contribute to any mayoral candidates in this election.
Candidate Rankings (Best Overall):
- Brad Lander: City comptroller
- Andrew Cuomo: Former governor (supported by Neil Blumenthal and Mitchell Moss)
- Zohran Mamdani: State assemblyman (supported by victor Ng and A. Mychal johnson)
- Whitney Tilson: Former hedge-fund executive (supported by Reihan Salam and Howard Wolfson)
- Scott Stringer: Former city comptroller
