A crowded field of Democrats took to the debate stage on June 4 to vie for their party’s nomination to lead New York City as mayor.
The party has been rocked by since-withdrawn corruption charges filed against Mayor Eric Adams by the Biden administration, and an electorate that has become more socially conservative on key issues such as policing, public safety, and criminal justice.
With Adams running as an independent—after what he said was a “bogus case” against him—threatening to split the Democratic vote, tensions are high among New York City Democrats.
A total of nine candidates competing to replace Adams made it to the stage, presenting competing visions for the city’s future while making sweeping promises about the reforms they’ll institute if elected....
