The New York Post first reported the news Wednesday night.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is already gunning for Malliotakis, trying to tie her to Trump and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. “Malliotakis is not just out of touch with New Yorkers, she’s downright dangerous — and her extremism will be rejected at the ballot box,” a spokesperson for the committee said in a statement Wednesday.
De Blasio’s Park Slope home, which he plans to move back into once a renovation is complete, is currently represented in Congress by Yvette Clarke — a close ally of his whom he would be unlikely to challenge. But he has no such relationship with Rose, who ran a campaign ad two years ago blasting the then-mayor.
“Bill de Blasio is the worst mayor in the history of New York City,” Rose stated in the 15-second ad. “That’s it guys.”
It wasn’t enough for Rose to win over the Republicans and conservative Democrats on Staten Island he had briefly represented in Congress.
De Blasio’s allies believe he could perform well among Black and Latino voters in parts of the district, though he has remained unpopular among conservative white voters and progressives of his native Park Slope alike, according to polls.
The former mayor has not yet decided how to spend his time since leaving office Dec. 31, after eight years leading the city. He briefly considered a run for governor — a long haul given incumbent Kathy Hochul’s fundraising and polling advantages, and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ popularity with left-wing voters.
De Blasio, newly departed from office, eyeing congressional run
