Scott Stringer announces run for New York City mayor
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is joining the 2025 race for New York City mayor, he announced on PIX11 News on Thursday.
He has a long political career, previously serving as the Manhattan borough president and a New York State Assembly member.
Stringer sat down with PIX on Politics host Dan Mannarino to discuss why he decided to run for mayor now.
“I think people are now buying what I’m selling,” he said. “Question is, ‘Where is New York today?’ We need a manager. We need someone with experience and competence. But we also need a mayor with real vision, and my 30 years in public service is actually an advantage if we’re going to fix this city.”
One of the issues Stringer plans to address if elected is subway safety.
“We need to hire 3,000 more cops,” he said. “We’re at the lowest police count in a generation. Let’s stop paying overtime, reusing the same police officers over and over again. They’re leaving the police department, so we need 3,000 fresh faces in the subways, above ground. We also need police to understand we have to align with mental health initiatives with policing.”
Stringer called out Mayor Eric Adams, saying he allowed "overtime to balloon" in the NYPD.
“The police department was taken over in the most corrupt way,” he said. “And we’re not finished with those investigations. So, when I’m mayor, we’re going to go to the top of the NYPD and clean it out."
Stringer said police officers and social workers should be on the trains "if needed" to help people who may be struggling.
He also wants to extend the school day in New York City to 4:30 p.m.
"The dangerous hours for children is after 3 p.m. and before dinner,” Stringer said. “So we’ve got to keep kids in school longer… our school day extension is about tutoring, about reading, writing… after-school athletics."
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.