Credit.Spectrum News NY1 & the NYC Campaign Finance Board
The debate was spirited, at times fast-paced and occasionally awkward, with the eight candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York engaging with one another in a virtual format that left little room for the usual onstage theatrics.
Here are five takeaways:
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Credit.Dakota Santiago for The New York Times
The topics of crime and police reform came up early, and quickly became the clearest line dividing the candidates. Moderates like Andrew Yang drew sharp contrasts with more progressive candidates like Maya Wiley.
“Let me be clear, defund the police is the wrong approach for New York City,” Mr. Yang said.
Credit.Spectrum News NY1 & the NYC Campaign Finance Board
The debate was spirited, at times fast-paced and occasionally awkward, with the eight candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York engaging with one another in a virtual format that left little room for the usual onstage theatrics.
Here are five takeaways:
Image
Credit.Dakota Santiago for The New York Times
The topics of crime and police reform came up early, and quickly became the clearest line dividing the candidates. Moderates like Andrew Yang drew sharp contrasts with more progressive candidates like Maya Wiley.
“Let me be clear, defund the police is the wrong approach for New York City,” Mr. Yang said.
Five Things To Watch For In The First Official Mayoral Debate
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Eight of the leading Democratic candidates running to become New York City mayor are scheduled to take part in the first televised debate of the campaign season on Thursday, May 13th. Broadcast on NY1 and WNYC from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the debate is the first of three that have been planned by the Campaign Finance Board.
Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Dianne Morales, Scott Stringer, Maya Wiley, and Andrew Yang will be participating. NY1’s Errol Louis will serve as a moderator, while WNYC s Brian Lehrer and The CITY’s Josefa Velasquez will join Louis as panelists.
“I’ve always been a change-maker,” Wiley says. “As mayor, I’ll work my tail off to save a generation of kids from the trauma of crime and injustice, transform the police and rebuild our economy for all New Yorkers.”
NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley launches first TV spot ahead of Thursday’s debate Tim Balk
Maya Wiley launched the first TV ad of her mayoral campaign on Wednesday, as the progressive lawyer looks to boost her profile in the crowded Democratic primary.
In the 30-second spot, which arrives on airwaves less than six weeks ahead of the pivotal primary, Wiley highlights her personal history and promises a mayoralty focused on crime and police reform.
“I was 9 when I watched my dad die, and it devastated me,” Wiley says while walking a Brooklyn street, drawing a parallel between the drowning death of civil rights leader George Wiley and the tragedies of the coronavirus crisis.