Yup, he is eying race for Congress

Ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Wednesday that he is looking to run for a newly redrawn lower Manhattan and Brooklyn congressional seat.

De Blasio announced on Twitter that he formed an exploratory committee to consider entering New York’s 10th Congressional District race, which The Post first reported he was planning to do on Tuesday.

“Our neighborhoods need help as we recover from COVID. Our nation needs help as democracy is threatened and working people struggle,” he posted along with a link to a website that solicits emails from potential supporters.

“I am ready to serve to continue the fight against inequality,” the former mayor added. “Today I am forming an Exploratory Committee for the new #NY10.”

The 10th District is currently represented by veteran Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who announced he will vacate the seat after his Upper West Side neighborhood was drawn out of it. Instead, Nadler plans to compete against former longtime ally and fellow Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney in her newly redrawn 12th District, which now includes Nadler’s address.

A draft plan for New York’s 10th District includes the Manhattan neighborhoods of Tribeca, Greenwich Village, the East Village and the Lower East Side, as well as Brooklyn’s Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope — where de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, own property — Windsor Terrace, Borough Park and part of Prospect Heights.

The borders for the new districts will be finalized on Friday.

Earlier, de Blasio, 61, considered a run for the NY-11 District, but dropped his bid in February.