With reports surfacing that the city’s second-highest elected official is mulling a run for governor next year, New York City’s chief executive was coy Tuesday about whether he would also throw his hat into the race.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams — who’s expected to easily win re-election to his current job in November — is set to form an exploratory committee in the 2022 statewide Democratic primary for governor, according to New York magazine, setting the stage for a showdown with Governor Kathy Hochul, who ascended to the office just last month after disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned.
