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The one-hour debate had a brisk pace and some entertaining as well as substantive moments.

As in previous debates, public safety was the predominant theme, and plenty of personal attacks to go around during the hour-long session on WCBS.

"It is not enough to say, were all going to be friends—kumbaya," Scott Stringer told Yang during the debate. "We need a mayor with experience."

Maya Wiley has won the backing of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the New York City mayoral race. Will it be enough for a liberal to win?

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Years ago, before he was mayor, Bill de Blasio laid out the essence of any effort to reform the country’s largest police department. New York City needed true civilian oversight. Describing the city agency tasked with investigating police misconduct as “more of a lapdog than a watchdog,” he proposed in 2009 to give it more independence, authority, an...

After a rowdy first in-person Democratic debate last week, Thursday’s second debate was a toned-down and trimmed-down version — although it started with the...

The New York City mayor's election is in its final stretch, and Andrew Yang, Eric Adams and Kathryn Garcia have emerged as front-runners.

The job of the New York City controller is an important one. As one of only three citywide elected officials, he or she is responsible for many fiscal-related duties, including helping oversee the investment of $250 billion of pension funds and auditing city agencies to ensure transparency and accountability.

Brooklyn Jewish community throws weight in Democratic primaries for New York mayor race Brooklyn Jewish community throws weight in Democratic primaries for New York mayor race The leadership of the Satmar Chasidim in New York announced that they are backing of Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams for mayor after previously endorsing his closest competitor former Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. (June 11, 2021 / JNS) In what some saw a shocking move, the leadership of the Satmar Chasid...

“No one is seriously talking about taking guns away from cops,” Wiley said in a statement following backlash from Thursday's debate.