Who Ought to Be the Subsequent Mayor of New York Metropolis?
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After months of door-knocking, fundraising, and driving round Sutton Place in a Dodge Charger by the campaigns, the primaries are lastly coming to a detailed in New York Metropolis. A whole bunch of 1000’s of residents have already turned out to solid their votes for the 11 candidates on the poll for New York’s subsequent mayor. For the various extra who’re nonetheless making their solution to the polls — Main Election Day is Tuesday! — may we remind you that this can be a ranked-choice poll? Which means you may (and will) vote for as much as 5 candidates. Simply rank them so as of how you want them. Nonetheless deciding who to vote for? We spoke with six of the main candidates on the largest points dealing with town.
Our full video collection options Metropolis Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Comptroller Brad Lander, State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, State Senator Zellnor Myrie, State Senator Jessica Ramos, and former comptroller Scott Stringer. (One main candidate declined to reply.)
The candidates overwhelmingly say that affordability is the largest situation within the metropolis; by some estimates, median hire is double the nationwide common. However they’ve distinctive views at the way to chip away on the disaster.
They’re additionally fairly aligned on closing Rikers Island however not on the prospect of pressured mental-health therapy for homeless individuals.
Public dissent is surging once more this summer season as masked, plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers take undocumented individuals (and others) off the streets and President Trump holds navy parades for his birthday and bombs Iran, whereas the Israeli authorities continues to perpetuate alleged struggle crimes in Gaza. On this video — recorded earlier than Brad Lander was arrested by ICE at immigration court docket — the candidates mentioned how they’d handle protests.
We additionally requested the candidates some lighter questions on their private lives within the metropolis, together with the placement and price of their first residences and their bagel orders.
The candidates talk about how they are going to use town’s funds and standing on this planet to push again in opposition to the president.
