Andrew Bodiford, a graduate of CUNY Law in 2019, is deeply rooted in the communities of Williamsburg and Greenpoint having lived in both neighborhoods. With love for Brooklyn and a belief that the people who live in Williamsburg and Greenpoint should always afford to live here, Andrew Bodiford is running for office to become the advocate for the big change we really need – to have a city we can always afford to live in. 

Andrew has lived with the wild price increases from rent to groceries and knows from experience we are all in this together. 

The rent is way too high, gets worse every year, and this has to change now. Businesses are being driven out of the area by the rise in commercial rents. All other costs of living are rising as the rents increase. Without change North Brooklyn neighborhoods will one day never again be places that people other than millionaires and billionaires – many with deep histories that go back generations – can comfortably live in and call home. We need a representative who understands this and will actually fight with the urgency this problem deserves.

Andrew is a lawyer and an author. He operates his own law practice, Law Offices of Andrew Bodiford, Esq., PLLC, which specializes in law for social justice and the rights of the people – including tenants’ rights and personal injury – as well as innovative new areas like space law.
Andrew has also written books on economics and politics including The Economic Reformation that  explores our long-term economic and ecological crises and the looming impact of AI and labor-saving technology on the economy. 

A tireless advocate for the rights of working class and middle class people, Andrew Bodiford’s economic justice activism started with Occupy’s Declaration Committee, through his advocacy for the people of New York and tenants’ rights as a student, to his current work as a lawyer and author.