On multiple occasions, protesters with New York Communities for Change have interrupted Brad Lander at unrelated press conferences with chants of “BlackRock Brad.”

Following the protests, the comptroller took to Substack to write a lengthy blog post on Oct. 22.

“A few of you have asked why New York Communities for Change are protesting me,” Lander wrote in the post. “I don’t like to criticize activist groups; I’ve done my share of direct action, after all. So, I’ve tried to be a good sport about their disruptions. But I would like to set the record straight.”

NYCC, along with a coalition of other environmental groups, has been haranguing Lander about a commitment he made regarding three of the city’s main pension funds: the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS), Board of

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