NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — A new poll has former New York City Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia leading the pack of Democrats hoping to become Mayor Bill de Blasio’s successor.
The poll was conducted by PIX11, NewsNation and Emerson College and showed Garcia leading with 21% of the votes, beating out current Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who received 20% and 16% of the votes in the poll, respectively.
The poll was released on Tuesday and Garcia wasted no time hitting the campaign trail again Wednesday morning, appearing in front of the new Moynihan Train Hall in Manhattan to tout her commitment to new infrastructure projects.
Calling the new train station a symbol to remind us we can “dream big” and “reimagine” out city, Garcia said she has already planned more projects for New York.
“My citywide infrastructure plan will focus on the most badly needed infrastructure projects across the city, starting with the Gateway Program,” the former sanitation commissioner said.
Garcia said she also wants to rebuild the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, cap portions of the Cross Bronx Expressway to reconnect neighborhood and get stalled rapid bus transit projects moving on Staten Island.
“When those infrastructure dollars come our way, my administration will be shovel-ready,” she said.
However, Garcia was not able to avoid heat from her fellow candidates, such as one comment from Yang, who spoke on WNYC on Wednesday morning.
“Right now, New Yorkers complain to me just about every day about the piles of trash that we're seeing around us that get higher and higher,” he said during a radio interview.
Garcia, who left the sanitation department shortly before announcing her bid for New York City mayor, however, did not seem bothered.
“I guess he’s watching the poles and I guess he’s watching the fact that The New York Times, The Daily News and The League of Conservation Voters are saying that I'm the right person for the job,” she said in response.
The Democratic primary in New York City is less than four weeks away.
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