Endorsed by Rep. Nydia Velázquez and Council Member Lincoln Restler, Reynoso grew up in Williamsburg and currently serves as Brooklyn Borough President. He talks housing, Newtown Creek, Monitor Point, and his small business record — including leading the outdoor dining legislation during COVID that he credits with saving over 100,000 jobs. He also makes the case for expanding SBA access and low-interest loans for small businesses beyond moments of crisis.

Won represents Long Island City, Sunnyside, and Woodside and touts a record of 32,000 housing units approved, free internet for NYCHA residents, and the city’s largest rezoning in 25 years. On small businesses, she advocates for low-interest loans, tech grants to help shops set up e-commerce, and expanding access to government contracts — including for non-English-speaking owners. During COVID, she helped local restaurants secure city contracts to deliver meals to frontline workers.

Endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, Valdez is a former union organizer who represents the Queens side of NY-7. On small businesses, she points to the G train weekend shutdown as hurting Greenpoint foot traffic and calls for federal investment in transit. She also advocates for commercial rent stabilization and tackling rising utility costs at the federal level.

A public defender for 20 years, Kumar grew up the son of working-class immigrants who ran a corner store in Brooklyn. On small businesses, he wants to fix the tax code to stop incentivizing landlords to leave commercial spaces vacant and points to the G train shutdown as a direct hit to Greenpoint foot traffic. On the environment, he prioritizes completing Superfund cleanups and using federal infrastructure investment to protect flood-prone communities.