NY1 To Host Mayoral Debates

By: NY1 News

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The New York City Campaign Finance Board announced this afternoon that NY1 has been selected to sponsor several of the debates for this upcoming election season.

According to the release, NY1 will hold the first CFB primary and general election debates for mayor and the leading contender debates in the primary and general election for public advocate and city comptroller.

If there are any runoff elections in the primaries for any of those positions, NY1 will hold debates for those as well.

The mayoral primary debate will be held at the New York Public Library, main branch in Bryant Park. The mayoral general election debate will be held at El Museo Del Barrio in East Harlem.

While most details about the debates have been released, it is not yet known whether Mayor Michael Bloomberg will participate. As a self-financed candidate he is not required to do so, but is encouraged to take part.

"I really would urge participation by all candidates for office, even those who choose not to take public funding," said Steve Paulus, the regional vice president and general manager of Time Warner Cable's Local News Division. "I think it's very important that the public get an opportunity to see all candidates in these venues."

Bloomberg did not take part in the NY1 debate four years ago at the Apollo Theater.

Today, Bloomberg said that while he is not likely to participate in the primary debate, he would be "happy" to attend debates ahead of the the general election. He did not specify how many of the debates he would attend.

NY1 is joined in its sponsorship by our sister station, NY1 Noticias, the New York Daily News, WNYC Radio, the Citizens Union, and NY1's parent company, Time Warner Cable.

In addition to airing the debates in English and Spanish, various channels will air the events in Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Punjabi, Hindi and Greek.

Debate Details

First Primary Election Debate: Mayor (Dem)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
New York Public Library Celeste Bartos Center, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

Second Primary Election Debate: Public Advocate (Dem)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
WNYC Studio – Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street

Second Primary Election Debate: Comptroller (Dem)
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
WNYC Studio – Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street

Run-Off Primary Election Debate (Dem): Mayor, if a run-off for mayoral primary is called
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, September 22, 23, or 24, 2009
Time: TBA
WNYC Studio – Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street or NY1 studio

Run-Off Primary Election Debate (Dem): Public Advocate, if a run-off for public advocate primary is called
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, September 22, 23, or 24, 2009, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
WNYC Studio – Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street or NY1 studio

Run-Off Primary Election Debate (Dem): Comptroller, if a run-off for comptroller primary is called
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, September 22, 23, or 24, 2009, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
WNYC Studio – Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street or NY1 studio

First General Election Debate: Mayor
Tuesday, October 13, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
El Museo Del Barrio, Teatro Heckscher, Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street

Second General Election Debate: Public Advocate
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
WNYC Studio – Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street

Second General Election Debate: Comptroller
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
WNYC Studio – Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street

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