Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley accepted endorsements from a slate of progressive leaders, some of whom previously backed her opponent Scott Stringer, last week in Bushwick bar Pine Box Rock Shop.
State Sen. Julia Salazar, State Assembly members Maritza Davila and Emily Gallagher and District Leader Samy Nemir-Olivares announced their support. Sen. Salazar and Assemblymember Maritza Davila were part of a group of left-of-center elected officials who withdrew their support for Stringer in April after an allegation that he sexually harassed a campaign worker 20 years ago.
Wiley, who served as counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio and chair of the NYPD Civilian Complaint Review Board, emphasized that the progressive movement was unified in support of her campaign during the announcement.
