In a city where billionaires hoard penthouses while working families hustle three jobs to survive, where politicians cozy up to big donors while neighborhoods get left behind, and where artists and gig workers are told “exposure” counts as pay — who’s actually willing to fight for the people of New York’s 8th District?
In this episode, we sit down with Vance Bostic — Brooklyn-born, worker, artist, and fighter — to talk about why he’s running for Congress and why he believes it’s time to gut the establishment puppets and build real power for real people.
From surviving NYCHA neglect and wage theft to earning his MBA during the pandemic, Vance has lived every crack in this system. He calls out the hypocrisy of so-called progressives who take AIPAC money while Gaza suffers, and explains why Brooklyn deserves more than empty symbolism. We dig into his platform for a $30/hour minimum wage, a Gig Worker & Artist Bill of Rights, and housing as a human right. His message is clear: this campaign is not about symbolism, it’s about survival — and Brooklyn deserves a representative who’s actually lived the grind.
📍 Topics include:
– Why Vance Bostic is running for Congress in NY-08
– The influence of a Congressperson at the local level
– How New Yorkers have been hit by immigration attacks, housing crisis’s, and wage issues.
– What connects the struggles of waiters, cooks, artists, gig workers, and more
– Why Hakeem Jeffries staying in power would harm constituents further
– Vance’s top 3 priorities when he enters office
– How to reach people who don’t trust the system after the last election
– Who his dream VP would be — living or dead
– Who he’d rather take into a negotiation with Republicans: Hakeem Jeffries or Cory Booker
– Vance’s favorite hidden gem in Brooklyn
🎵 Full interview available now on Spotify, Youtube, and Substack
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