NYC mayoral hopefuls reap big campaign bucks amid Adams chaos with Scarlett Johanssons help

Two Democratic primary challengers to Mayor Eric Adams capitalized on the chaos engulfing City Hall, hauling in more than $1 million each in campaign funds — including a donation from actress Scarlett Johansson, new filings show.City Comptroller Brad Lander raked in $1.5 million over the last three months, bringing the total in his 2025 mayoral campaign war chest to $4.5 million, according to fundraising figures released Friday — the first since stunning raids on high-level City Hall officials and Adams’ historic criminal indictment.The haul stands above that of other Adams challengers, with the next-highest coming from Scott Stringer — Lander’s predecessor as comptroller and a 2021 mayoral also-ran — who netted $3.2 million this year, with $1.1 million in recent months.But Stringer has something Lander lacks: the backing of “Black Widow” star Johansson, who donated $2,100 to his campaign, records provided to The Post show.“I think it’s very clear that having raised $3.2 million in less than a year shows that people want change at City Hall,” said Stringer, who officially announced his run in mid-January.“When I speak in living rooms asking for small dollar contributions, people ask me about public safety,” he said.“They ask me about mismanagement at City Hall.

They’re very concerned about corruption.And I tell people that I’m running as the grown up in the room.”ScarJo has long backed Stringer, who advocated on tenant issues with the star’s grandmother in the 1980s and later hired the actress’ twin brother to work in the Manhattan borough president office.She has hosted fundraisers for Stringer, donated $2,000 to his 2021 campaign and apparently continues to support him after a sexual assault accusation — which the pol vehemently denies — tanked his last bid for mayor.Both Lander and Stringer have used Adams’ scandals to fundraise, with Lander pushing for donations just hours after Adams appeared in court on bribery and...