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Will Corey break the speaker curse? One might say that Corey Johnson already fell victim to the City Council speaker curse. After all, his run for mayor ended before it began, when he closed his fledgling campaign in September and became the latest speaker to unsuccessfully seek higher office after leading the city’s legislative body. Three of the four speakers before him ran for mayor and lost in the Democratic primary. The other, Melissa Mark-Viverito, ran for both public advocate, then Congress, and lost in both primaries. Now six months after opting out of the 2021 elections, Johnson is...

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Officially Jumps Into Contest For NYC Comptroller, Upending Race arrow Corey Johnson at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC, 2019. Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures/Shutterstock City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced his bid for New York City comptroller on Tuesday, upending an already crowded race, with ten candidates other previously vying for the post. “I will be a strong and independent comptroller, who uses all the powers of the office to kickstart New York’s recovery,” Johnson said at a press conference today, touting his...