NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — New York City is less than a month away from the primary election that will likely decide the next mayor and candidates are ramping up their campaigns.
“This is such an important time,” said Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral candidate Eric Adams.
As we get closer to the primaries, the endorsements are coming fast.
Adams, who recently saw himself leading the pack of Democratic candidates, picked up an endorsement from Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who had rescinded his previous endorsement of the scandal-plagued Comptroller Scott Stringer.
Meanwhile, Andrew Yang was happy to get support from former comptroller and current State Senator John Liu.
During a campaign stop in New York on Monday, Yang called for changes to be made in the city and said those who have been in politics for years are not the ones who can bring the shift.
“If you think that someone who has been rattling around our cities bureaucracies and agencies for the last number of years climbing the ladder and hoping to become our mayor is going to deliver that change, New Yorkers know different,” the tech entrepreneur said.
As candidates continue to campaign, experts say it’s difficult to predict what the results will be.
“My crystal ball is cloudy. I don't see any clarity in the race,” said Baruch College political science professor Doug Muzzio.
He says crime has clearly become a top issue with Adams, a former police officer, gaining momentum against yang.
However, former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia is also getting more attention following endorsements from the New York Times and Daily News.
Muzzio says the candidates need to take rank choice voting into account and find some alliances.
“There's no kumbaya here. Every once in a while, you'll have a joint appearance, but the bottom line is you got to cut down your enemy,” he said.
Muzzio notes that building a wide base is important with ranked choice voting, calling the new voting method the “wild card” of this election.
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