How City Limits Tweeted the Comptroller Debate
Jarrett Murphy |
Our take as the debate between Michel Faulkner and Scott Stringer played out live.
Our take as the debate between Michel Faulkner and Scott Stringer played out live.
The Council meetings will cover everything from conflicts of interest to Sandy recovery.
The first general election mayoral debate is unlikely to change the trajectory of the race. But it could map out the options facing the city when it comes to a number of key challenges.
Besides the mayoral debate, arguments over the New Jersey governorship, the statue of Columbus, the 43rd district Council seat and a key development site in Brooklyn are also in the headlines.
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez defended, and his challengers critiqued, the Councilman’s rezoning and library redevelopment plans.
The mayor says it is, and that’s a reason why he wants to fund transit improvements with a millionaire’s tax instead.
The mayor told a debate audience that most of his donations were from people who contributed $175 or less. Is that true?
Takes from WNYC, Gotham Gazette, Politico, the Times and, of course, City Limits.
Challenger Sal Albanese and the debate format had the mayor on the defensive all night. He didn’t make mistakes or get much chance to talk about what he would do with a second term.
What do the mayor and his chief Democratic challenger hope to do in their first debate? What will voters get out of it?