Democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon today endorsed Jumaane Williams for New York State Lieutenant Governor. Williams also announced his endorsement of Cynthia. Cynthia and Williams are both running in the September 13th primary.

Today in a transparent attempt to distance himself from the growing corruption scandals surrounding his administration, Governor Cuomo claimed that “changes have been made to how spending is done for economic development” and touted a “new system of accountability”.

Democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon won the endorsement of the Brooklyn Young Democrats (BYD) this week. BYD is the youth arm of the Kings County Democratic Party, whose support Cynthia won in May. Cynthia has won sweeping support from progressive Democratic clubs and organizations across all five boroughs in a sign of growing momentum and support for new, progressive leadership in Albany.