1/8/2024 0 Comments Sandy lee andrew yang twitter![]() ![]() We need to help create similar artist collectives that utilize new technologies,” the site says, while on the same page that proposes a new position: “Deputy Mayor of Entertainment, Nightlife and Culture.” “Our administration would also work to attract content creator collectives, such as TikTok Hype Houses, where young artists collaborate. His campaign rollout, including a website that includes a characteristically rich variety of ideas and plans, has already grabbed the attention of the most online New Yorkers – in particular, his dedication to making New York “fun again” and a plan to make the city more affordable for local artists and creative types. “We will lift hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers out of extreme poverty, putting cash relief directly into the hands of the families who desperately need help right now.” “As mayor, we will launch the largest basic income program in the history of the country. The program, as sketched out on his campaign website, would target 500,000 people and begin by “providing those who are living in extreme poverty with an average of $2,000 per year.” Yang said the work of rescuing the city from the pandemic’s devastation would require “bold ideas and a fresh approach” – an early nod to his unique platform, which includes a localized version of the “Universal Basic Income” pitch that was at the center of his presidential run. “I felt like I was joining the center of the world,” he said, recalling his attendance at one of the most famous New York Knicks games of the past 25 years – no one has questioned Yang’s fandom and, as often follows, frustration with the team – and his walk north on the morning of the 9/11 attacks. Yang, who has also been criticized for his lack of engagement in the city’s civic and political life before deciding to seek its top office, described his feeling when he moved here back in 1996. ![]() The comment set off blowback in the media and will surely be used by rivals to cast him as out of touch when the campaign, which has not yet spun into gear, ramps up in the coming weeks. Many New Yorkers can – and in less spacious accommodations than Yang described. “And so, like, can you imagine trying to have two kids on virtual school in a two-bedroom apartment, and then trying to do work yourself?” “We live in a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan,” Yang said. His answer, when asked about the decision by The New York Times in a recent interview, didn’t help matters. During his speech Thursday, Yang said Sen.-elect Jon Ossoff called him the night before to thank him for his help.īut Yang’s campaign got tripped up out of the gate after Politico reported that he left the city for his second home, in New Paltz – about 90 minutes north of where he spoke on Thursday morning – during some of the darkest days of the pandemic in New York. Yang filed the paperwork to run for mayor a few weeks ago, while he was campaigning in Georgia for the Democrats who would go on to win their Senate run-off campaigns and deliver the party a majority in the upper chamber. And he was backed by supporters branded the “Yang Gang,” who helped him raise $40 million over the course of his run – including a surprising $16.5 million as the race heated up in the final three months of 2019. Largely unknown outside of tech circles before the 2020 primary, Yang won the affection – if not always the votes – of Democrats who appreciated his happy warrior persona on the debate stage and campaign trail. ![]()
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