April 9, 2021
Andrew Yang rolled up for opening day at Yankee Stadium on April 1 with the crackling force field of celebrity surrounding him. A bank of photographers and videographers walked backward before him. A small entourage of aides trailed behind. Fans, lined up for New Yorkâs first professional baseball game with live spectators since Covid shut down the city, called out, âThereâs the next mayor of New York!â and âGood luck!â People milled around to have their photos taken with him. Yang bumped elbows and gave high fives; it was the most casual human contact Iâd seen in a year.