Large majority of New Yorkers see systemic racism as a problem

More than 80% of New Yorkers say that systemic racism in the United States is a very (51%) or somewhat (30%) serious problem. That is according to a Siena College Poll of registered state voters released today. “While a clear majority of New Yorkers, 60 percent, say the recent killings of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks are part of a pattern of excessive police violence toward Black people, there are widespread racial, partisan and geographic differences,” said Siena College pollster Steven…