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Andrew Yang gained national attention from his 2020 presidential run on the strength of his pitch for a Universal Basic Income – $1,000 a month to every American. No eligibility limits, no strings attached.
Now, Yang is running for mayor of New York City without his signature proposal, instead pitching a much, much smaller targeted program of cash assistance. Instead of $1,000 a month for everybody, it’s an average of $167 a month to the neediest 6% of New Yorkers.
The Yang Gang is entering the mayor’s race with a bang, but the proposal is more a whimper.
Following weeks of planning and nearly a year of speculation, Yang officially launched his campaign Thursday morning, releasing a slick video and hosting a press conference in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. The neighborhood was Yang’s first home in the city, where he moved in 1996 to attend Columbia Law School. He practiced law for just a few months before leaving to start a company, then led a series of bu
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Ricardo Barrett, a member of the Alison Cook Beatty Dance company, performs a new work, Central Park Field #4, shot in Central Park. Ellen Maynard Text size
While producers concede that Broadway won’t likely open until next fall, the next best thing thanks to New York’s new “Open Culture” legislation will be here this spring, debuting on a street corner near you.
New “Open Culture” laws passed by the City Council on Dec. 10 will allow for live ticketed performances on streets, plazas, and in city parks, following in the footsteps of the city’s Open Streets and Open Restaurants initiatives, which cordon off sections of roadway for socially distanced pedestrian traffic and restaurant seating.
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