NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — New York City mayoral candidates Eric Adams Kathryn Garcia, Andrew Yang, Scott Stringer and Maya Wiley faced off on stage Thursday night, in a debate that marked their last chance to win undecided voters before early voting starts on June 12.
1010 WINS was a partner of the debate, which aired on WCBS-TV and streamed live on 1010 WINS. 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa hosted a post-debate special after the event.
The race's five leading contenders addressed issues ranging from the recent spate of hate crime attacks in the city to marijuana smoke-related quality-of-life issues.
They also described what their relationships with Gov. Andrew Cuomo would be like, given the rocky relationship between Cuomo and current Mayor Bill de Blasio.
“Mayor de Blasio played checkers with Andrew Cuomo, when he should have been playing chess,” Stringer said. “And the reality is, we need to reset the Albany relationship, between the mayor and the governor.”
Several candidates were asked to address controversies that have arisen during their campaigns, including the two sexual harassment allegations lodged against Stringer and the recent fracas over Adams’ place of residence.
Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president, shot down allegations that his primary residence is in New Jersey, not Brooklyn.
“We can play these silly conversations, [or] we can do exactly what Scott Stringer stated. I know what people are concerned about on the ground, because I’m on the ground. I don’t live in New Paltz, I live in Brooklyn,” Adams said, taking a dig at Yang, who has said he spent parts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Hudson Valley.
The candidates were also asked if they would consider disarming police officers, as some countries have done.
While four of the candidates said they would not disarm officers, Wiley said she would not make that decision during the debate.
Primary Day is June 22 this year, with early voting set to take place from June 12 to June 20. Listen to the full debate and watch Papa's post-debate analysis above.
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