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Andrew Yang officially announces candidacy for NYC mayor By Shelly Banjo Bloomberg,Updated January 14, 2021, 12:04 a.m. Email to a Friend Andrew Yang.Michael Short/Bloomberg Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, a former presidential contender, officially declared his run for New York City mayor on Wednesday. “I moved to New York City 25 years ago,” he said in a campaign video released Wednesday. “I came of age, fell in love, and became a father here. Seeing our City in so much pain bre...

The tech entrepreneur and vocal advocate of universal basic income officially declared his run for New York City mayor.

Andrew Yang Starts NYC Mayoral Run With Guaranteed-Income Pledge Bloomberg 1/14/2021 Shelly Banjo (Bloomberg) -- Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, a former presidential contender, officially declared his run for New York City mayor. In a campaign video released late Wednesday on Twitter, Yang put forth an agenda that included a guaranteed minimum income, bringing universal high-speed Internet, starting a “people’s bank” and reopening New York City “intelligently” from t...