A 150-Mile Commute Complicates 3 New York City Mayoral Campaigns

As a forum for New York City’s mayoral candidates kicked off last month, a seat onstage remained empty.

The vacant chair was not a passive-aggressive protest against the incumbent, Mayor Eric Adams, who at the last minute skipped the event, citing his defense lawyer’s advice.

It was meant for another candidate, State Senator Jessica Ramos, who was late. A budget hearing in Albany had run long, and the train back to Manhattan was slow. About 45 minutes into the forum, which was sponsored by a powerful union, she sat down beside her fellow candidates. A lingering cold and a desire to see her children only added to her stress.

But she had been needed in Albany, too.




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