How Kathryn Garcia Would Run New York

A series of interviews with the candidates who want the job of running America’s biggest city, published as lightly edited transcripts.

The city’s 110th mayor?

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Howard Wolfson: I wanted to start by giving voters an opportunity to get to know you as a person. You’re relatively new to the political scene, although you’ve been in government a long time. At one point, obviously, in your career, you decided to go into municipal government. Can you talk about your motivation?