In a slick video announcing his run, the entrepreneur touts his Big Apple creds which have come under question in recent days and talks about his signature policy proposal.
The video, posted on YouTube, was titled Why I m Running for Mayor.
Here is a transcript: I moved to New York City 25 years ago. I came of age, fell in love, and became a father here. Seeing our City the way it is now breaks my heart. What we do in the coming months will determine our city s trajectory for decades. I am running for mayor because I see a crisis - and I believe I can help. We need to launch the largest basic income program in history, invest in a human-centered economy, return to fact-based governance, and create an accessible healthcare system. We need to do all this while enacting accountable and smart policing, building affordable housing, closing our city s digital divide, modernizing transportation and city services, and more. We will move New York forward - together. The Democratic primary is June 22, 2021. I can t wait for you to join us on our campaign to revive and rebuild our city.
The video, posted on YouTube, was titled Why I m Running for Mayor.
Here is a transcript: I moved to New York City 25 years ago. I came of age, fell in love, and became a father here. Seeing our City the way it is now breaks my heart. What we do in the coming months will determine our city s trajectory for decades. I am running for mayor because I see a crisis - and I believe I can help. We need to launch the largest basic income program in history, invest in a human-centered economy, return to fact-based governance, and create an accessible healthcare system. We need to do all this while enacting accountable and smart policing, building affordable housing, closing our city s digital divide, modernizing transportation and city services, and more. We will move New York forward - together. The Democratic primary is June 22, 2021. I can t wait for you to join us on our campaign to revive and rebuild our city.
NEW YORK As Covid-19 raged through New York City, many wealthy residents decamped to more spacious homes outside the five boroughs. Andrew Yang was one of them.
in a Manhattan
apartment. But
a review of his social media posts, television appearances and news coverage demonstrate they sought more comfortable living arrangements in their four-bedroom second
house in New Paltz, N.Y., which they had purchased five years earlier, according to public records.
Yang was hardly alone in seeking refuge outside the city during its darkest days, but the decision underscores a point of contention that escalated throughout the year: Those who could afford to leave often did, even if only part-time, while those lacking the means to relocate suffered the worst of the virus. They were often confined to small apartments, and many with frontline jobs were forced to rely on public transportation at a time when people were being advised to avoid contact with others.