You Searched For "new york city mayoral race 2021" and got 20 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Andrew Yang reportedly named in a New York City mayoral poll, fueling speculation he may run on a 3rd-party line in 2021
While speculation on Andrew Yang running for mayor of the Big Apple isn't new, the poll is one of t…
Jake Lahut  Â
1 min read
Andrew Yang said he'd create homeless shelters in NYC dedicated to domestic violence victims. They already exist.
Yang has made a few similar blunders in his New York City mayoral campaign, specifically in policy …
Jake Lahut  Â
1 min read
NYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams said his favorite concert was the one where Curtis Mayfield got paralyzed on stage
Adams said it was "so unfortunate" that the singer was paralyzed by the lights falling on him, "but…
Jake Lahut  Â
2 mins read
'You had a good time there but come on back': Andrew Yang wants New Yorkers who fled to 'boring' Florida to return
"The goal has to be to try to justify the premium that individuals have paid to be in New York beca…
John L. Dorman  Â
2 mins read
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez releases a video endorsing Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
After the formal endorsement was announced earlier this month, AOC used her powerful social media p…
Eliza Relman,Jake Lahut  Â
1 min read
Andrew Yang muddies mayoral debate answer by saying mentally ill homeless people have rights, 'but you know who else have rights? We do'
"We need to get them off of our streets and our subways into a better environment," Yang added. His…
Jake Lahut  Â
3 mins read
No one seems to know where NYC mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams lives
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams may be sleeping in his office most nights, with his official …
Jake Lahut  Â
3 mins read
Andrew Yang's fundraising juggernaut is set to unlock $2 million in public funds, making the NYC mayoral race his to lose
Even though Yang cannot fully tap into his national fanbase, his campaign hit the threshold for mat…
Jake Lahut  Â
1 min read
Andrew Yang concedes mayoral primary: 'I am not going to be the next mayor of New York City'
Unofficial results of in-person votes left Yang in fourth place, with the Brooklyn borough presiden…
Jake Lahut  Â
2 mins read
Eric Adams calls Andrew Yang a 'fraud' and 'a liar' in heated final day of campaigning for NYC mayoral race
Adams also accused Yang of trying to "prevent" a person of color from becoming mayor. "I've been As…
Jake Lahut  Â
7 mins read
Meet Dianne Morales, the NYC mayoral candidate campaigning on 'defund the police'
In response to rival Eric Adams saying "defund the police" is pushed by young white people, Morales…
Jake Lahut  Â
2 mins read
Andrew Yang proposes lowering NYC voting age to 16 and allowing green-card holders to vote in local elections
Yang told Insider he believes he'd have the authority as mayor to lower the voting age to 16 and al…
Jake Lahut  Â
2 mins read
NYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams says 'young white affluent people' lead the 'defund the police' movement
Brooklyn Borough President and former NYPD officer Eric Adams said he's "never been to an event whe…
Jake Lahut  Â
2 mins read
Former intern accuses New York City mayoral candidate Scott Stringer of sexually assaulting her in 2001
Jean Kim said she knew she had to come forward when she saw Stringer "touting how he is a make-beli…
Jake Lahut  Â
1 min read
NYC mayoral longshot Curtis Sliwa parades one of his 17 cats around the city on Election Day in a blanket and matching Guardian Angels beret
Despite having an extremely remote chance at winning the mayoral race, Sliwa has remained a quirky …
Jake Lahut  Â
1 min read
Andrew Yang says his favorite book about New York is 'The Catcher in the Rye'
While Yang ran with the JD Salinger classic, rival Eric Adams picked "The Power Broker" by Robert C…
Jake Lahut  Â
2 mins read
NYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams caught illegally parking, driving on a sidewalk, and actually entering his Brooklyn apartment in wild stakeout by New York magazine reporters
A reporter saw Adams "climb into the car from the passenger side, shimmy into the driver's seat, th…
Jake Lahut  Â
2 mins read
NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley says New York is 'not another startup' where Andrew Yang 'can play with other people's money and fail up'
With Yang maintaining frontrunner status, Wiley's strongly-worded statement marks the latest instan…
Jake Lahut  Â
4 mins read
Meet NYC Mayoral candidate Ray McGuire, a former Wall Street exec who wants to accelerate small businesses to the top
For Ray McGuire, steering the city's economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic would be one of …
John L. Dorman  Â
2 mins read
NYC Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams says the city has been 'dysfunctional' for 'so many years,' and pledges pro-business climate
Adams said he plans to tackle issues like gun violence and housing affordability, invest in green j…