On Wednesday night, Yang released a YouTube video titled “Why I’m Running for Mayor.”
The video says:
“I moved to New York 25 years ago. I came of age, fell in love and was a father here. Seeing our city as it is now breaks my heart. What we do in the coming months will determine the trajectory of our city for decades.
I run for mayor because I see a crisis and I think 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 health care system. We need to do all of this by adopting responsible and smart policing, building affordable housing, closing the digital divide in our city, modernizing transportation and city services, and more. We will move forward with New York together.
Democratic primaries are on June 22, 2021. I can’t wait for you to join us in our campaign to revive and rebuild our city. ”
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Brooklyn District President Eric Adams has also thrown his hat in the ring to be mayor of New York. Other possible names appearing on the site include former chief executive Blasio Maya Wiley, former sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia, former Bloomberg and Obama administration member Shaun Donovan, former nonprofit director Dianne Morales, former Veterans Services Commissioner Loree Sutton and Citigroup executive Ray McGuire.
Yang, an American businessman and philanthropist, would be only the second Asian-American candidate to run for mayor and run on the ballot.
Arthur Morgan, an executive at JP Morgan, also plans to introduce himself.
In 2013, New York State Senator John Liu was running for mayor of New York City, instead of running for re-election as a comptroller.
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