Andrew Bodiford, a graduate of CUNY Law in 2019, is deeply rooted in the communities of Williamsburg and Greenpoint and has lived in both neighborhoods. With a fervent passion for his city of New York and a commitment to ensuring affordability for all its citizens, Andrew Bodiford is running for office to become the advocate for change we need.

Andrew is a lawyer and an author. He operates his own law practice, Law Offices of Andrew Bodiford, Esq., PLLC, which specializes in innovative areas of law such as space law as well as law for social justice and the rights of the people – including tenants’ rights and personal injury. His interests always extended beyond legal practice; Andrew authored The Economic Reformation which delves into the intersections of our of long-term economic and ecological crises and the looming impact of AI and labor-saving technology on the economy. 

A tireless advocate for economic justice, Andrew Bodiford’s activism spans Occupy’s Declaration Committee, through his advocacy for the people and for tenants’ rights as a student, to his current work as a lawyer and author. His experiences have illuminated the deficiencies of the current system that governs housing supply and housing security in New York, particularly the wide deference given to developers who are not required to build nearly enough new units that are truly affordable and whose interests in determining market rate rents diverge sharply from the public interest. The paradigm the legislature has enabled of letting  market capitalism determine rents for unregulated apartments in this city has failed when many young people and long time residents are being forced out of the city they live in. Andrew Bodiford firmly believes that we need to ensure housing security for all individuals, instead of letting exorbitant rent increases dictate who can afford shelter and forcibly displace long-standing residents.