Unions’ bail-fail heat on Albany

In a bid to counterbalance the power of soft-on-crime bail-reform advocates in Albany, a new group backed by unions plans to boost moderate Democrats in this month’s state Senate primaries against AOC-backed progressive challengers and incumbent lefties.

“New York is making a comeback. But Albany has failed us when it comes to the safety and the justice we deserve,” a narrator says on one television ad released Tuesday by the newly formed nonprofit “Safe New York.”

It’s organized by proMayor Adams Transport Workers Union president Tony Utano, Jackie RoweAdams of the anti-violence organization Harlem Mothers SAVE, and reps from groups such as Alliance for Community Preservation and Betterment, New Yorkers for Safer Streets, WSUR Brownstones and Asian Wave Alliance.

“We need state senators who will tackle the current crisis with stronger gun-trafficking laws to get illegal guns off our streets and tools for judges to protect us from dangerous criminals,” continues the 30-second spot.

Although the nonprofit is unable to endorse specific candidates under IRS charity rules, the group is backing the notion that New York’s criminal-justice laws need to be strengthened.

The group is expected to spend close to $1 million on the statewide ad buy, according to a source.