Assembly Member Micah Lasher racked up another big-name endorsement Thursday morning when New York City Comptroller-elect Mark Levine endorsed Lasher in the increasingly crowded Democratic primary for the 12th Congressional District.

“I am excited to endorse my colleague and friend Micah Lasher for Congress,” Levine said in a statement. “I have worked side by side with Micah on a wide range of critical issues, from tackling our mental health crisis, to building the housing we so badly need, to battling the scourge of antisemitism.”

Levine currently serves as Manhattan borough president and will be sworn in as New York City comptroller on Jan. 1. Lasher can already count endorsements from state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who will succeed Levine as Manhattan borough president, in addition

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