With just days until New Yorkers head to the polls, voters across the city are paying close attention to who will lead City Hall next.
A debate watch party was held inside Brooklyn’s Sweet Catch – and all eyes were glued to the screen.
For those voters, every word counted.
“I watched the first debate,” said one voter. “It was like a kangaroo court. Everybody slinging mud. I thought they would be speaking more about policies. I really wanted Mamdani to talk more about what he was for. I would like to hear a little deeper responses.”
Hosted by NYC Votes and the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, the watch party drew in Brooklyn residents who wanted to hear real answers on the city’s toughest challenges.
“There’s a lot of buzz words but what are the actual steps?” questioned Nadine Sylvester, the social action co-chair for Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae Brooklyn chapter. “Who will you be working with to ensure that we will have affordable housing, that we will feel safe in our neighborhoods, and that we will feel safe on the subway?”
“Politicians are people we hire or fire with our votes to make resource allocation decisions,” said Lurie Daniel Favors, executive director of CLSJ. “Who’s going to get money for schools, for our hospitals, for our health care, for our transportation?”
From recent ICE raids in Manhattan to rent prices, mental health and public safety – the answers from the final debate still may not have been enough to convince everyone on what to do next.
“I know I’m not ready to make an informed decision based on today’s debate unfortunately,” said Sylvester.