Andrew Yang vows to ‘alleviate severe poverty’ in NYC

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new york (1010 WINS) -- Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang plans to "alleviate extreme poverty" in ny city, starting with a fundamental revenue application to be able to supply some New Yorkers with about $2,000 every year, he talked about in an interview with 1010 WINS on Friday.

talking with 1010 WINS' Brigette Quinn Friday morning, the former Democratic presidential candidate spoke of he would "put a thousand million dollars to work in a means that is in fact going to save the metropolis some huge cash."

below Yang's plan, the metropolis would supply New Yorkers who live in "severe poverty" with "a standard of $2,000 per 12 months," in response to his crusade web page. about half 1,000,000 long island metropolis residents are "living in excessive poverty right now," he referred to.

"... [W]e all comprehend that manhattan city is spending tens of heaps per person on individuals who are hitting the streets," he noted. "So that's how we will assure a minimal salary in manhattan."

"it's now not possible for us to make turn up in long island metropolis what i used to be hoping to make happen nationally, even though i am overjoyed that we're going to look $1,400 or $2,000 [stimulus] exams, as a result of loads of New Yorkers are hurting and could really use that presently," he pointed out.

however "even putting a pair hundred greenbacks a month into [New Yorkers'] palms," he referred to, "can be the difference between them staying in their domestic or no longer, having cellphone service or not."

Yang's program will tie in with the IDNYC program and "put funds to work in a means so that it will, once again, keep us a ton of money on city services," he spoke of.

"because city services are very expensive when americans hit our methods," he added.