Manhattan businessman Joseph Hernandez launched an independent NYC mayoral campaign, promising to hire 10,000 police officers and convert unused office space into housing.
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JosephHernandez,a52-year-oldentrepreneuroriginallyfromCuba,wasmotivatedtoentertheNewYorkCitymayoralracebyhisdisdainfortheleft-wingpolicieschampionedbyZohranMamdani.
“IamtheabsolutepolaroppositeofZohranMamdaniandwhathestandsfor,”HernandeztoldFoxNewsDigital.“Ibelievethathardwork,educationandgritarewhatmakesyousuccessfulinthiscountry.”
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Hernandez,aManhattanbusinessman,leadsBlueWaterVenturePartners,ahealthcareandtechnologyinvestmentfirm.Hehasalsofoundedoveradozenhealthcareandpharmaceuticalcompaniesoverthecourseofhiscareer,accordingtohiscampaign’swebsite.
“Idon’treallyneedtodothisinmycareerormylife,butI’mreally,reallyconcernedwiththetrajectoryofthisgreatcity,”hetoldFoxNewsDigital.
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