{"id":191086,"date":"2026-04-09T16:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/191086\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:59:58","slug":"ny-15-candidates-to-face-off-in-rumble-in-the-bronx-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/191086\/","title":{"rendered":"NY-15 Candidates to Face Off in ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe high-stakes race for New York’s 15th Congressional District has drawn national attention, with challengers seeking to unseat the incumbent in a spirited political debate.NYC Today<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the advocacy group OneNYC Action will host a virtual debate for candidates in New York’s 15th Congressional District, billing the event as ‘A Rumble in the Bronx’. Confirmed participants include former Assembly member Michael Blake and political activist Jose Vega, while incumbent Rep. Ritchie Torres has opted not to participate.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The race for NY-15 is drawing national attention as several candidates attempt to run to Torres’ left, with foreign policy emerging as a key issue despite the typically local focus of the district. The debate will give voters a chance to hear directly from the challengers on a range of policy topics.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

OneNYC Action, the group hosting the debate, is the advocacy arm of OneNYC, an independent expenditure committee that spent nearly $220,000 on ads supporting Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election last year. The organization describes itself as a nonpartisan coalition focused on economic growth and affordability. The debate will be moderated by public defender Dalourny Nemorin, who recently suspended her own campaign for the seat.<\/p>\n

The debate will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2026 at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Michael Blake<\/p>\n

Former Assembly member and one of the confirmed participants in the debate.<\/p>\n

Jose Vega<\/p>\n

Political activist and one of the confirmed participants in the debate.<\/p>\n

Rep. Ritchie Torres<\/p>\n

Incumbent Congressman for NY-15 who has opted not to participate in the debate.<\/p>\n

Dalourny Nemorin<\/p>\n

Public defender who will moderate the debate after suspending her own campaign for the seat.<\/p>\n

Yasser Salem<\/p>\n

Chairman of OneNYC Action, the group hosting the debate.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we’ve heard and what we’ve experienced is that there is interest in this race across New York City, across New York State, even interest across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Yasser Salem, Chairman, OneNYC Action<\/p>\n

\u201cThis race is sort of a litmus test to say: ‘where do we stand as New Yorkers on these topics that are impacting us in a very specific and tangible manner?’\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Yasser Salem, Chairman, OneNYC Action<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The debate will be live-streamed on Tuesday, April 6 at 6 p.m. and registration is available on the OneNYC Action website.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The NY-15 race has drawn national attention as challengers seek to run to the left of incumbent Rep. Ritchie Torres, with foreign policy emerging as a key issue. The upcoming debate will give voters a chance to hear directly from the candidates on a range of policy topics impacting the district and city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The high-stakes race for New York’s 15th Congressional District has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-191086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}