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City Council Speaker Corey Johnson clashed with rival comptroller candidates Thursday night at the first official debate for the job of the city’s chief fiscal officer.

The New York City mayoral primaries are fast approaching, with early voting starting Saturday, June 12. The Democratic primary, essentially a race ...

The eight candidates argued over the city’s financial future, how best to save taxpayer money, and how to assure the health of the city’s pension funds for years to come.

Speaking with the top five Democrat candidates on Thursday, Wiley said she was not prepared to make that decision in a debate.

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

Going to help us deliver for the people of new york. >> reporter: that prompting city controller scott stringer to come back with this pointed attack. >> i just want to, i guess, say to andrew, your approach is naive. this is not how albany works. it is not enough to say were all going to be friends, kumbaya. we need a mayor with experience. >> the state needs the city, scott. the city needs the state. >> this is de blasio 2.0. >> de blasio is the opposite of what i just described. >> reporter: ...

Adams allowed reporters inside a Brooklyn apartment he owns in an attempt to say he lives there, after questions were raised about whether he really spends his time in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Ahead of the NY1 debate Thursday at 7 p.m., support for the other candidates is in the single digits.

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?

Frontrunner Eric Adams reversed course on Thursday and said he would be attending after all.