New York City mayoral candidates spar in first debate

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00:00New York City's three mayoral candidates faced off in the first of two televised debates on

00:08Thursday night as voters prepare to head to the polls in the general election in just a couple

00:13of weeks. Democratic Socialist Zoran Mandami, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was

00:17running as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa were all on stage. They butted heads

00:23on everything from local issues, including crime, policing, housing, and the largest public school

00:28system in the nation to national issues, like how they would handle the Trump administration

00:32and their stances on the Gaza ceasefire deal. Polls show Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary,

00:38is the frontrunner in the race. A second and final debate is scheduled for next week.

00:42Election Day is November 4th.