By Shayna Jacobs
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — Cy Vance Jr. is lining up endorsements faster than you can say Leslie Crocker Snyder.
Vance went on an endorsement spree Thursday in the Manhattan district attorney's race, announcing five by 5 p.m.
He garnered the backing of Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer, the Black Law Enforcement Alliance, Upper East Side City Council member Jessica Lappin, the Amsterdam News and the Barack Obama Democratic Club of East Harlem all before dinner.
“I honestly believe of all the races—for mayor, for public advocate, comptroller—this is the office that will matter the most in the everyday lives of people,” Stringer said at City Hall while blue “Cy Vance for DA” placards bobbed up and down behind him.
Snyder also announced seven new endorsements from law enforcement groups on Wednesday, but her announcement was only e-mailed to registered supporters and members of the press.
Vance, however, held back-to-back press conferences to tout his pledges, with 12 days until the primary election. The primary vote will determine the winner because there are no Republicans on the ticket.
“[Vance] has done significant outreach even to non-traditional organizations and individuals—people that no one else speaks to, confers with or even debates,” said Marquez Claxton, director of Public Relations & Political Affairs for BLEA.
Richard Aborn, the third Manhattan DA candidate, has garnered the support of the Gay City News and AMF Local 802, a professional musicians union.
The holy grail of endorsements in this race came from incumbent three-generation district attorney Bob Morgenthau and the three big daily newspapers in the city, something Vance was quick to remind the public.
“As indicated by the endorsements of the New York Times, the Daily News and the New York Post, I will protect us with specific strategies to reduce violent street crime white collar crime, public corruption domestic violence and to modernize the office," said Vance in his introduction Tuesday during a televised debate on New York 1.
