The first New York City mayoral general election debate kicks off at 30 Rock at 7 p.m. Thursday.
NBC 4 New York/WNBC, Telemundo 47/WNJU, and POLITICO New York will host the debate, after being selected to do so by the Campaign Finance Board.
The debate will originate from WNBC’s 30 Rockefeller Center studios. There won’t be an audience.
How can I watch the first NYC Democratic mayoral primary debate?
The debate will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday on the platforms of NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47.
It will air live on WNBC-TV and across WNBC’s and WNJU-TV’s streaming and digital platforms, including the NBC 4 New York and Telemundo Noreste streaming channels.
Each broadcast will be translated into Spanish for WNJU audiences and will also include a sign-language interpreter and closed captioning access for the hearing impaired for both WNBC and WNJU audiences.
Which candidates qualified for the debate?
According to the NYC Campaign Finance Board, the list of qualifying candidate includes, in alphabetical order:
Andrew Cuomo, independent
Zohran Mamdani, Democrat
Curtis Sliwa, Republican
Here’s some background on each of them.