VFAR's 2025 Animal Rights Voter Guide for New York City: General Election Candidate Endorsements
Our 2025 NYC Candidate Endorsement Questionnaire can be completed by clicking HERE.
We are proud to endorse these animal rights candidates for the 2025 New York City General Election. Find your polling place here. Early Voting is October 25 – November 2. Election Day is Tuesday, November 4.
Mayor: Zohran Mamdani
Comptroller: Mark Levine
Manhattan District Attorney: Alvin Bragg
Brooklyn Borough President: Antonio Reynoso
Staten Island Borough President: Michael Colombo
City Council:
| CANDIDATE | PARTY | DISTRICT | BOROUGH | NEIGHBORHOODS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Marte | Democrat | 1 | Manhattan | SoHo, Tribeca, Battery Park City, Financial District, Chinatown, Lower East Side, Two Bridges, Governor’s Island |
| Harvey Epstein | Democrat | 2 | Manhattan | Greenwich Village, Lower East Side, East Village, Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Gramercy, Murray Hill-Kips Bay |
| Erik Bottcher | Democrat | 3 | Manhattan | Hudson Square, West Village, Parts of Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Columbus Circle, Flatiron District, Garment District |
| Julie Menin | Democrat | 5 | Manhattan | Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island |
| Shaun Abreu | Democrat | 7 | Manhattan | Washington Heights, West Harlem, Upper West Side |
| Elsie Encarnacion | Democrat | 8 | Bronx & Manhattan | Upper East Side, East Harlem, South Bronx, Randalls Island, Wards Island |
| Oswald Feliz | Democrat | 15 | Bronx | Belmont, Fordham, East Tremont, West Farms |
| Ben Chou | Democrat | 19 | Queens | College Point, Whitestone, Bayside, Douglaston |
| Linda Lee | Democrat | 23 | Queens | Oakland Gardens, Queens Village, Fresh Meadows, Bayside Hills, Floral Park, Little Neck, Hollis, Bellerose |
| Shekar Krishnan | Democrat | 25 | Queens | Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Woodside |
| Lynn Schulman | Democrat | 29 | Queens | Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Rego Park |
| Alicia Vaichunas | Republican | 30 | Queens | Elmhurst, Maspeth, Middle Village, Rego Park, Glendale and Ridgewood |
| Shahana Hanif | Democrat | 39 | Brooklyn | Borough Park, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Park, Park Slope, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and the Columbia Waterfront |
| Rita Joseph | Democrat | 40 | Brooklyn | Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Kensington, Ditmas Park, Southern Crown Heights |
| Kayla Santosuosso | Democrat | 47 | Brooklyn | Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Seagate, and parts of Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, and Bath Beach |
| Kamillah Hanks | Democrat | 49 | Staten Island | St. George, New Brighton, West Brighton, Port Richmond, Mariners Harbor, Stapleton, Tompkinsville, Rosebank |
| Frank Morano | Republican | 51 | Staten Island | Tottenville, Woodrow, Eltingville, Annadale, Prince’s Day, Pleasant Plains, Charleston, New Springville, Ardem Heights, Great Kills, Huegunot, Rossville |