David Shipley, Columnist

Who Will Run New York? It's a Wide-Open Race

After interviewing eight Democratic candidates, Howard Wolfson assesses the field and previews the final two months of the primary campaign.

April 26, 2021 at 10:00 AM UTC

By David Shipley

David Shipley was senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. He was previously deputy editorial page editor and op-ed page editor of the New York Times.

The primary election is June 22.
Photographer: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

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DAVID SHIPLEY: I thought we would start the conversation the way you started your interviews with the ’20-’21 mayoral candidates: with a little history, specifically your history around New York City politics, which gave you a special perspective on the candidates. Can you fill us in?