Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s entrance into the city comptroller’s race is pushing out the only other declared candidate, The Post has learned.
City Councilman Dan Garodnick (D-Manhattan) has told insiders he will drop out of the race to replace embattled Comptroller John Liu next year, a source told The Post last night.
Stringer has raised $2.7 million for a citywide race, compared with Garodnick’s $1.2 million.
Stringer also has better name recognition, in part because he floated his name as a mayoral candidate for the past year before announcing last week he’ll run for comptroller.
Garodnick is likely to seek re-election to the council, and may vie for speaker.