Mayoral candidate, former food czar and former NYC Department of Sanitation commissioner, Kathryn Garcia, returned to the Northwest Bronx on Sunday, June 20, for a final pitch to voters before Primary Day on Tuesday, June 22.

 

As reported, Garcia had already been accompanied on a prior local Northwest Bronx tour of the Jerome Avenue business district on Friday, June 11, by District 11 City Councilman Eric Dinowitz and Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernández (A.D. 80), both of whom were also candidates in the recent primaries, with Dinowitz defending his District 11 City Council seat, and Fernández running for Bronx borough president.

 

Dinowitz has emerged in the lead after Round 1 with 42 percent of the vote share, while Fernández has, seemingly, conceded the Bronx BP race, having secured 14 percent of the vote after Round 1, telling voters on June 24, “I could not be more grateful for all of the love and support for our campaign the last few months. To everyone who dedicated their time and joined me on this journey – THANK YOU.”

 

She continued, “While the outcome was not what we had hoped for, I know we brought important issues to the forefront of the conversation. The work does not stop here. I look forward to continuing my work toward building a better Bronx.”

 

Meanwhile, on her latest Northwest Bronx trip, Garcia, who was endorsed by Fernández as her second choice candidate for mayor, was accompanied around Riverdale by father and son, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) and once again, Eric Dinowitz, who won the District 11 seat in a March 23 special election. Later that day, Garcia visited Tracey Towers in Jerome Park.

Garcia had a packed Sunday schedule, having started the day at 7.30 a.m. attending a summer solstice yoga event in Times Square with the Times Square Alliance. At 9.30 a.m., she joined her father, Bruce McIver, as he cast his early vote at 445 West 59th Street in Manhattan before she headed to greet voters at 10 a.m. outside Zabar’s on the Upper West Side, later greeting more voters at 11 a.m. at the 77th/79th Street Greenmarket at Columbus Avenue and West 77th Street in Manhattan.

 

She crossed over into the Bronx at 12:30 to visit Orchard Beach, before joining the assemblyman and councilman at West 235th Street and Johnson Avenue. She was photographed briefly downing some water inside her car before she left for her next event, as the sun shone down on the Riverdale neighborhood.

 

On the same day, mayoral candidate leader and Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams tweeted that one of his staffers had been stabbed in the South Bronx while campaigning on his behalf. Most fellow candidates, including Garcia, despite their busy schedules, were quick to offer their good wishes to the Adams campaign and to its staff member, for a speedy recovery. Adams later visited the campaign staffer in hospital and urged him to make a statement to police regarding the incident.

Pained to hear this. Sending love to his family and thinking of the team and volunteers.

— Kathryn Garcia (@KGforNYC) June 20, 2021

 

At 4 p.m., Garcia greeted more voters in Concourse Village with local district leader, Gene Edwards, at 775 Concourse Village East, before returning to Jerome Park at 5:30 p.m. to visit the residents of Tracey Towers at 40 West Mosholu Parkway for some Father’s Day celebrations.

 

As reported, she was later seen campaigning in other parts of the City on Monday, June 21, together with fellow mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, who has since dropped out of the race, after securing 10 percent of the vote count after Round 1, saying “I’m a numbers guy.” Garcia herself, as reported, has won 20 percent of the vote so far, trailing Adams, who has so far secured 31 percent of the vote.

Speaking to Norwood News on Sunday, Garcia said, “I’m running for mayor, and I’m up here in The Bronx because we need everybody to come out on Tuesday and have their voices heard, and I want you to rank me number one because I want to make sure that I’m delivering for The Bronx.”

 

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Garcia was on a tour of Norwood, rather than Riverdale. We apologize for the error.