Progressive State Sen. Zellnor Myrie on Wednesday said he was eyeing a run against Mayor Eric Adams in 2025.
The Brooklyn Democrat said he was opening an exploratory committee to consider challenging Adams, who represented the same district as Myrie until 2013 covering neighborhoods including Crown Heights, Park Slope and Prospect Heights.
“For too many New Yorkers that I speak to, they’re tired of the showmanship,” Myrie said in a statement.
“What people want to see are results. New Yorkers want to see their government working relentlessly to make this city affordable, safe, and livable — and that’s why I’m taking the first steps to explore a race for Mayor in 2025.”
Myrie joins ex-city Comptroller Scott Stringer, who announced in January he was putting together an exploratory committee to weigh running against Adams in the primary.
The field of challengers is expected to become crowded as critics see an opening to go up against the first-term incumbent — who has been grappling with the migrant crisis and crime while facing a federal probe into his 2021 mayoral campaign fundraising.
A recent poll from the Manhattan Institute in April put Hizzoner’s approval rating at a measly 16%.
Potential challengers also include disgraced ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who insiders say might decide to throw his hat in the race
Progressive state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens) — a vocal critic of Adams like Myrie — was bandied about in left-leaning circles last summer as a possible challenger to the mayor, according to a New York Times report.
Myrie, from Central Brooklyn, chairs the state senate’s elections committee and has worked to strengthen voter rights since he was elected in 2018, his office said in a press release.
He previously worked as an associate at the law firm Davis, Polk & Wardwell and as legislative director in the City Council.
“My parents came here from Costa Rica nearly 50 years ago because this city held promise and opportunity, but I’ve watched that opportunity disappear for too many New Yorkers like me,” Myrie said in the statement.
“We need to build a city where families can find good housing in a safe neighborhood, schools to care for and educate our kids, and leadership that is laser-focused on solving our city’s challenges.”
Additional reporting by Vaughn Golden
