Andrew Yang Announces , His Run For NYC Mayor.br Yang announced br his campaign for br NYC mayor in a video br posted on Twitter.br I'm running for mayor for my two boys, for you, and for every br New Yorker, Andrew Yang, Twitter.br Let's fight for a future New York City that we can all be proud of, Andrew Yang, Twitter.br Yang gained national attention as a br Democratic presidential nominee hopeful, .br who ran on a platform touting br a universal basic income of br $1000 a month for all American adults.br If elected mayor of NYC, Yang pledges br increased access to high-speed internet, br a policy to "reopen intelligently" and to br "take back control" of the subway system.br The Democratic br primary for NYC br mayor occurs in June.