Running scared? Hochul ducks reporters at West Indian fest as Zeldin closes in
By Georgett Roberts,
Zach Williams and
Bruce Golding
September 5, 2022 5:15pm
Gov. Hochul dashed away from a Brooklyn parade today and ignored a shouted question from The Post — just days after a shock poll showed underdog challenger Lee Zeldin trailing her by just four points.
Unlike Mayor Eric Adams, Hochul stuck to her head-in-the-sand script and refused to break stride to press the flesh and speak with reporters while marching in the West Indian Day parade along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights.
And when Hochul — who led a contingent of dignitaries behind a large banner bearing her name, title and official seal — got to New York Avenue, before the end of the route, she peeled off and darted to a waiting SUV.
https://nypost.com/2022/09/05/hochul-ducks-reporters-at-west-indian-fest-as-zeldin-closes-in/