Every two years, we ask Congressional candidates to answer a series of questions to determine if they truly support the livable streets movement or merely pay lip service to it. Today, we hear from the two main candidates in the June 23 Democratic primary for the 10th Congressional District, which covers downtown Manhattan and a swath of Brownstone Brooklyn. Rep. Dan Goldman, the incumbent and former federal prosecutor, is being challenged by Brad Lander, the former city comptroller and Council Member. These answers have been edited for space. If you want to read each candidate’s promotional material, click on the links above. These questionnaires are about the future, not the past. 1. What can you do — as a lone member of Congress — to make the federal government more responsive to the needs of cities? Dan Goldman: Congress is structurally tilted towards the interests of suburban and rural communities, not urban ones. Most members don’t ride the subway, don’t rent, and don’t rely on public housing, so those priorities consistently lose out. The answer is to build a durable coalition of members who represent urban districts with the leverage to secure attention and investment in the things our cities need like public transit, housing, and coastal resilience. We must also make the economic case for those investments to appeal to members who do not live in urban areas. As Reps. Nadler and Velázquez retire, I hope to honor their legacies by continuing the fight for NYCHA, transit investment, and city infrastructure funding. Brad Lander: As I’ve shown in efforts from the Prospect Park West bike lane, to congestion pricing, to the 2025 mayoral primary, I view politics as a team sport. In Congress, I will be a dedicated, strategic, effective team player to make the federal government more responsive