Former Democrat Presidential Candidate Yang Announces Run for NYC Mayor

Then-Democrat presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks during a campaign event at Hopkinton Town Hall in Hopkinton, N.H., on Feb. 9, 2020. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Former Democrat presidential hopeful Andrew Yang says he’s joining the race to become New York City’s next mayor.

Yang, 46, a technology entrepreneur, said in a video on Jan. 14 that “seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart.”