ALBANY – Wall Street exec Joseph Hernandez is throwing his hat in the ring to try to unseat longtime New York state comptroller Tom DiNapoli – arguing the position could be used to rein in incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani .

Hernandez, a child of Cuban refugees who went on to make a name for himself leading biotech and pharmaceutical firms, made a long-shot independent bid for mayor this year.

Now, he’s setting his sights on the state gig, hoping to provide oversight of the Democratic socialist’s agenda as well as waste at state entities like the MTA .

Joseph Hernandez ran a long shot bid for mayor this year, but is returning to run statewide for state comptroller. Courtesy of the Joseph Rodriguez Campaign

“These things have to stop. I mean, the bleeding has to stop because we can

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