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Updates: N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate Marked by Sharper Attacks and Focus on Crime
Source: New York Times
Updates: N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate Marked by Sharper Attacks and Focus on Crime
Last Updated June 2, 2021, 9:40 p.m. ET 25 minutes ago
The Democratic candidates, debating in person for the first time, sparred over a broad range of topics, including immigration, policing, education and the economy. The sharpest critiques were saved for Eric Adams and Andrew Yang.
52 minutes ago
Emma Fitzsimmons covers politics in New York City
That’s all folks. The debate is over.
52 minutes ago
Andy Newman covers social services and poverty in the New York City area
Adams’s closing statement strikes a rather harsh note: “We are not only allowing people to fall in the river of homelessness, crime, lack of education, healthcare crises and all the other issues that betray new yorkers and hold them back, we are actually pushing them in.” “This city betrayed my mother and my family.”
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Last Updated June 2, 2021, 9:40 p.m. ET 25 minutes ago
The Democratic candidates, debating in person for the first time, sparred over a broad range of topics, including immigration, policing, education and the economy. The sharpest critiques were saved for Eric Adams and Andrew Yang.
52 minutes ago
Emma Fitzsimmons covers politics in New York City
That’s all folks. The debate is over.
52 minutes ago
Andy Newman covers social services and poverty in the New York City area
Adams’s closing statement strikes a rather harsh note: “We are not only allowing people to fall in the river of homelessness, crime, lack of education, healthcare crises and all the other issues that betray new yorkers and hold them back, we are actually pushing them in.” “This city betrayed my mother and my family.”
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/02/nyregion/nyc-mayor-debate