Republican nominee Bruce Blakeman on New York gubernatorial race

On this edition of Up Close, we discuss the latest on the race for New York governor. New polls show the race for governor of New York narrowing a bit. Democrat incumbent Kathy Hochul still has a big lead over Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman. Blakeman is the current Nassau County Executive and a staunch backer of President Donald Trump. We speak with him about the race and what he would do as governor. Meanwhile, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is in a big push for taxes on big corporations in New York City. The push is to help pay for his proposed programs and to make up for the over $5 billion deficit. So, how is the critically important business community reacting to all this? And will some of them decide to move a portion or all of their business to low-tax states? This morning, we talk to Steve Fulop, the former mayor of Jersey City, who is now the president of Partnership for New York City. The group represents businesses in the country's biggest city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices