"We don’t elect kings in New York." Warshaw joined Capital Tonight to talk about his campaign to attack the affordability crisis – and why it’s time to bring urgency and imagination to the State Comptroller’s office.
The first television ad for statewide office in the 2026 election cycle has arrived. The ad, titled “More Housing, Lower Costs,” highlights a proposal from Warshaw to use $10 billion of the state’s $283 billion pension fund to finance new affordable housing projects. "We need to be urgent and we need to be unconventional about tackling the high costs that are crushing New Yorkers,” Warshaw said.
Warshaw joined Squawk Box to discuss how he'll cut out the Wall Street middleman and end the $55 Billion “DiNapoli Tax.”
An interview with the insurgent state comptroller candidate.
Drew's first TV ad.
Running to put money back in New Yorkers' pockets.
New York's public matching program is a gamechanger.
Every week, Tom DiNapoli gives $21 million of New Yorkers’ money to Wall Street to underperform their own benchmarks by 37%. It's bull$hit.
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is sitting on $20 BILLION that belongs to New Yorkers.
A new Siena Research Institute poll released this morning shows that 66% of New York voters (including 62% of Democrats) either have never heard of State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli or haven’t heard enough to form an opinion of him – despite DiNapoli holding the office for 19 years.
First-Of-Its-Kind Report Finds State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s Fossil Fuel Investments Cost Pension Fund $15.1 Billion and Imposed $8.3 Billion in Higher Taxes on New Yorkers
Proposes Wielding State Comptroller’s Powers to Protect Our Immigrant Neighbors, Passing the “New York for All” Act, Combating Trump’s Police State Tactics, and Using New York’s Shareholder Power to Fight Abuses by Companies like Palantir and Amazon
Warshaw posted another million-dollar-plus filing, outpacing every other candidate in total individual donations – including Tom DiNapoli, who received just 42% of his contributions from individuals and the rest from from corporate PACs and other special interests.
Warshaw: “Compliance Is the Floor, Not the Performance Standard New Yorkers Should Expect”
Drew Warshaw highlighted an unexpected discovery: a list of legendary music artists (and also New Yorkers!) with money sitting in New York State’s Unclaimed Fund in Albany.
Analysis faults Comptroller’s selection of underperforming wall street bankers who collected $11.3 billion in taxpayer-funded fees to not do their job. The “Dinapoli Tax” cost the average New York taxpayer $5,500, while Wall Street managers collected $11.3 billion in fees despite underperforming simple index funds.
Titled “More Housing, Lower Costs,” Drew Warshaw, Democratic change candidate for New York State Comptroller, will air the first television ad of the 2026 election cycle immediately before Wednesday’s New York City mayoral debate as candidates address the need to build more housing.
The Capitol Pressroom (WCNY) and Gothamist spotlighted Drew Warshaw’s campaign against 18-year incumbent and 40-year Albany politician State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Warshaw called for cutting what he calls the “DiNapoli Tax” – $55 billion in property and income taxes that have been wasted for 18 years on Wall Street bankers who have not done their job.
In the middle of an affordability crisis, the state’s forever comptroller shows no urgency in returning money owed to New Yorkers
Drew Warshaw Raises More Than $1 Million In First Two Months Of Campaign – Outraising 18-Year Incumbent Tom Dinapoli 3-To-1; Now Has Cash-On-Hand Advantage
Democratic challenger Drew Warshaw launches GetYourMoneyBackNY.com to get New Yorkers their money back. Pledges to send back 100% of their money automatically when elected.
A Doer Who Helped Rebuild the World Trade Center Lays Out New Vision to Reimagine the Most Powerful Office in Government that Lacks Urgency and Ideas Needed for this Moment