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On The Campaign Trail, Andrew Yang Tries To Live Up To The Hype arrow Andrew Yang on the campaign trail, May 2021. Brigid Bergin / Gothamist When Andrew Yang jumped into the Democratic race for New York City mayor he became an immediate frontrunner, buoyed by name recognition from his presidential bid and his more than one million followers on social media. Now, with less than a month before the primary, New Yorkers — and not just journalists — are asking tough questions, checking if this celebrity candidate has what it takes to lead the city. On the corner of St...

Representative Adriano Espaillat, who had backed Scott Stringer, switched to supporting Eric Adams, while Andrew Yang had a rocky week on the campaign trail.

Texas Governor Abbott says he will sign a bill that prevents cities from defunding police By Caitlin O'Kane What Does It Mean to Defund the Police? Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed he would sign legislation that would make it harder for communities to defund the police after a shooting Saturday in Austin. The Republican governor retweeted the Austin Police Association president's information about how long it took officers to respond to the the shooting, adding: "This is what defunding the police looks like." Austin Police Association President Kenneth Casaday tweeted that...

NYC Press Corps Teaches Andrew Yang About the City, One Gaffe At A Time arrow Andrew Yang and Edwin Raymond in Brooklyn as a heckler tries to interrupt the event. Brigid Bergin / Gothamist For former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who entered the New York City mayor’s race as a frontrunner in January, this week brought into sharp relief some yawning gaps between what he knows and what he doesn’t about the basic functioning of New York City. On Thursday, flanked by former NYPD officer Edwin Raymond, who’s running for City Council, Yang was asked by NY Post re...

A young man leaned out an apartment window and yelled at the protester: “Shut up, he’s going to give us $1,000″ — a reference to Yang's former presidential universal basic income proposal.“