Change in contributions to mayoral candidates, 2001 vs. 2013 (through March 15, by ZIP code, adjusted for inflation)
Staten
Island
Brooklyn
Queens
Manhattan
Bronx
Up
Key
Down
$500,000
250,000
100,000
Chelsea
Greenwich
Village
Riverdale
Kingsbridge
Yorkville
Murray Hill
Flushing
Chinatown
Christine C. Quinn, speaker of the City Council, has raised the most money among candidates in the race for New York City mayor. But compared with 2001, the last time there was no incumbent running, contributions from wealthy Manhattan districts are way down.
New campaign finance filings show contributors from the East Side of Manhattan appear to still be on the sidelines: less than $2 million has been raised in the area from Yorkville to Murray Hill, down from nearly $4 million in the same period of 2001. âThereâs no candidate that anyone feels strongly about,â said Lisa Hernandez Gioia, a political consultant and fund-raiser.
Some of the shortfall has been made up with new money that has entered the race in Lower Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. In Chelsea and Greenwich Village, contributions are higher than they were in 2001, and Ms. Quinn, who represents the area, is leading.
In gentrified Brooklyn, contributions have more than doubled, and Bill de Blasio, the public advocate, is outdoing Ms. Quinn. New money is also coming in from conservative areas in southern Brooklyn, again with Mr. de Blasio having an edge.
John C. Liu, the city comptroller, has mined new sources of money in Chinatown and Flushing. âAsian voters are also Asian donors for Asian candidates,â said Cynthia R. Darrison, a chief executive officer of Darrison Barrett & Associates, a political consulting firm.
So far, no candidate is tapping Bronx sources the way Fernando Ferrer, the former borough president, did in his mayoral runs. In Riverdale and Kingsbridge, the four top candidates are splitting a sum smaller than what Mr. Ferrer raised in 2001.