Andrew Yang, the businessman who came to national prominence during his upstart bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, formally announced the launch of his New York City mayoral campaign on Wednesday night.
Yang, 46, headlines a field of candidates touting their plans to reopen the city following a coronavirus pandemic that brought local business to a near-halt in recent months.The former entrepreneur outlined several platform goals in a video message announcing his bid, including the establishment of a universal basic income for New York City residents. "Seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart," Yang said. "We need to realize Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a guaranteed minimum income and get cash into the hands of.
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