May 12, 2021
First Official Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate Will Be Held Thursday, May 13
The Campaign Finance Board (CFB) announced that the first Democratic mayoral primary debate of the 2021 elections will be held on Thursday, May 13, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Candidates Appearing:
- Eric Adams
- Shaun Donovan
- Kathryn Garcia
- Ray McGuire
- Dianne Morales
- Scott Stringer
- Maya Wiley
- Andrew Yang
TV: Spectrum News NY1 | Spectrum Noticias NY1
Radio: WNYC 93.9 FM | AM 820 | WNYC.org
Livestream: NY1.com | NY1Noticias.com
Facebook.com/ny1news | Facebook.com/NY1Noticias/
TV Simulcast: NYC Gov TV Channel 25.2
Channel 74 on Spectrum and Altice
Channel 24 on FiOs
Channel 81 on RCN
Moderator: Errol Louis, NY1 News
Panelists: Brian Lehrer, WNYC
Josefa Velazquez, The City
Simulcast & Rebroadcast:
This debate will be available to community media outlets for simulcast or rebroadcast. To access the feed of the live event (for recording or simulcasting), please use either:
- Encompass (800-295-4198, outbound line 3602)
- Switch (212-227-9131, outbound line NY1news3)
Due to COVID-19 health restrictions, the debate will be conducted remotely.
Candidates have been invited to appear in this debate if they have met nonpartisan, objective, and nondiscriminatory criteria. Seven of the eight candidates participating in this debate have qualified for and received public matching funds totaling $23,296,632. This is the highest number of mayoral candidates to receive payment and the highest amount paid to mayoral candidates in campaign finance program history. Ray McGuire is not participating in the city’s campaign financing program.