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(New York Jewish Week) — Scott Stringer, the former city comptroller who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2021, is thinking about taking another shot at Gracie Mansion.
A second woman has come forward in an interview detailing allegations of groping and sexual harassment by New York City Comptroller and current Democratic...
When a former campaign volunteer last month accused Scott Stringer of sexual harassment, his wife said she “didn’t even question” whether the allegations could be true. “I know him,” said Elyse Buxbaum, in an exclusive joint sit-down interview with the Forward. “I’ve known him for 15-plus years. It’s just not even who he is.” But not everyone believed Stringer, 61, who was once considered the progressive choice in the crowded June 22 Democratic mayoral primary and remains the only Jewish candidate among the eight frontrunners in the race to succeed Bill de Blasio. After Jean...
Stringer Tries to Keep Campaign Afloat After Sexual Assault Allegation While Scott M. Stringer, the New York City comptroller, has lost crucial supporters in his drive to become mayor, other backers have stood by him. “I’m going to be the next mayor and win the Democratic primary,” Scott Stringer said this week.Credit...Victor J. Blue for The New York Times May 6, 2021Updated 10:00 a.m. ET From a distance, Scott M. Stringer’s campaign for mayor doesn’t appear to have changed much since last week, when he was accused of sexually assaulting a campaign volunteer 20 years ago. On Monday...
“I want my children someday, when they go online, to see the whole story of their dad, I want them to be able to say our dad was very clear,” Stringer, the city comptroller, told WNYC's Brian Lehrer.