When the Daily News endorsed former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, the Editorial Board labeled her “the candidate best equipped to guide us through this difficult moment.” According to recent polling, many New Yorkers agree. Support for Garcia has surged in recent weeks, and she is now squarely in the top three of the Democratic field, along with entrepreneur Andrew Yang and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said crime in New York City had become a problem Wednesday after a 55-year-old Asian woman was punched in the face in a hate crime earlier in the week.