Where do NYC mayoral candidates stand on raising the minimum wage?
Less than half of NYC workers earn a living wage, and our child poverty rate is higher than the state average. When New York City raised the minimum wage from $9 to $15 in 2016, the city saw the greatest reduction in child poverty in 50 years.
With the NYC Mayoral primary coming up, we wanted to know where each candidate stands on the minimum wage. The Raise Up NY coalition sent a questionnaire to the candidates who passed a specific polling threshold and received responses from Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani, Zellnor Myrie, and Jessica Ramos. See their answers below:
