Andrew Yang

Lawyer, commentator and businessman, Yang is the founder of several organizations, including Manhattan Prep and Venture for America. He ran for president of the United States in 2020 as an advocate for a universal basic income for all American adults.

Andrew Yang

Lawyer, commentator and businessman, Yang is the founder of several organizations, including Manhattan Prep and Venture for America. He ran for president of the United States in 2020 as an advocate for a universal basic income for all American adults.

The Questions

1. What policy would you begin to implement in your first 100 days in office and how would you do it?

2. What past management experience have you had and how would this influence your role as mayor?

3. NYC suffers from an outdated and unsustainable public transportation system. What steps would you take to fix it?

4. If elected, what are 3 steps you would take to address New York’s increasing homeless population?

5. In the wake of the pandemic, what would you do to retain small retail businesses & restaurants in New York City?

6. What concrete measures would you take to respond to increases in racism, anti AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander), Islamophobia and anti Semitism, and other forms of hatred?

7. What’s your experience fighting climate change, and how would you apply that to your job as Mayor?

8. What would you do to ensure that “affordable” housing is low income housing and truly affordable?

9. How would you ensure penalties and discipline are imposed on police officers that reflect their wrongdoing?

10. What legislation would you support to provide artists with the infrastructure they need to afford to live and work in NYC?

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