Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former pol who filed to run for a Lower East Side City Council seat last week, told amNewYork Metro he will not ask voters to support him “in spite” of his torrid history — but “in part because of it.

Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner has filed to run for a seat on the New York City Council, launching a potential political comeback after his once-promising career was destroyed by sexting scandals and later a criminal conviction for having illicit online contact with a child.

Disgraced former Democrat Congressman Anthony Weiner, whose once-promising career was seemingly destroyed by sexting scandals, is eyeing a political comeback.