NYC Press Corps Teaches Andrew Yang About the City, One Gaffe At A Time
arrow Andrew Yang and Edwin Raymond in Brooklyn as a heckler tries to interrupt the event. Brigid Bergin / Gothamist
For former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who entered the New York City mayor’s race as a frontrunner in January, this week brought into sharp relief some yawning gaps between what he knows and what he doesn’t about the basic functioning of New York City.
On Thursday, flanked by former NYPD officer Edwin Raymond, who’s running for City Council, Yang was asked by NY Post reporter Julia Marsh if he supported the repeal of 50-a, the long-standing law that shielded police discipline records from public view. State legislatures repealed the law last year, amid massive public demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd.
Yang fumbles on city issues as race for mayor gets more competitive
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Andrew Yang at a previous visit to St Ann and the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, New York (REUTERS)
Andrew Yang has been called out on social media after swearing during a campaign event in a Brooklyn church.
The New York City mayoral candidate has been accused of being disrespectful for saying “s ” in a house of worship.
Mr Yang was reminiscing about moving to the city during a campaign stop at St Ann’s Church and The Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights on Saturday night.
“I moved here as a 21-year-old law student at Columbia. I didn’t know s ,” he told a couple of dozen voters at the event inside the church, adding: “You know, it’s like when you show up as a 21-year-old.”