Democratic mayoral contender Andrew Yang was hospitalized Friday morning after being diagnosed with what “appears to be a kidney stone,” his campaign said in a statement.
Yang, the frontrunner in the mayor’s race who ran for president last year, received the diagnosis after going to the emergency room with abdominal pain, his campaign said.
His campaign did not disclose where Yang is being treated and said in a written statement that his public events for Friday, which included attending a Broadway show with his wife Evelyn, had been cancelled.
“He remains at the hospital with Evelyn,” the statement said. “But he looks forward to getting back out on the trail in the days ahead.”
Campaign co-manager Chris Coffey said Friday morning that Yang is “undergoing tests now”and that he experienced “severe pain this morning.”
“We’ll update more when we know more,” he said.
Yang had planned to hold a press conference at noon Friday touting the reopening of Broadway theaters with an announcement that he and his wife planned to take in a concert from Lillias White at Green Room 42. In recent weeks, he’s made a habit of cheerleading various reopening dates, such as the return of movie theaters and baseball’s opening day Thursday.
In February, he tested positive for coronavirus, raising questions about the safety of campaigning in-person during a pandemic. That positive test result came after a staffer tested positive for the disease just days after Yang announced his run in January.
Source: nydailynews
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