Andrew Yang

Don't Sleep New York

In Episode 4 of Don't Sleep New York, we start our deep dive on the Democratic mayoral candidates - staring with Andrew Yang. At the time of this recording, Yang is leading in the polls; hosts Matt, Ranajoy, and Arpan discuss what makes him a unique candidate for New York City mayor as well as his potential pitfalls. This is not an exhaustive look at Yang, but a primer which we hope gets you more informed ahead of the primary election in June. For further reading check out: Andrew Yang's whitepaper on the People's Bank of NYC - https://downloads.ctfassets.net/uykfg3aomatb/6vBorAXB9Zqy7NJbQKfKNU/22a04eb9e460f8412ed4477002964e5e/YFNY_People-s_Bank_Whitepaper.pdf Columbia Spectator's analysis of Columbia's tax contributions to NYC - https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/10/24/stacking-up-where-do-columbias-contributions-to-the-community-rank-among-its-ivy-peers/ The Atlantic's "What If Andrew Yang Wins?" - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/05/andrew-yang-nyc-mayor/618391/ Andrew Yang's policies on nightlife and culture - https://www.yangforny.com/policies/culture-society-and-nightlife