Sal Albanese may not be a household name, but he did square off twice against the mayor in two debates, including one sponsored by NY1. Courtney Gross spent the day on the campaign trail with Albanese and filed this report on how he's trying to get on the radar screen of voters. 

It's been two decades since Sal Albanese reported to work in City Hall. 

This week, he showed up to try to gain some traction.

"Issue after issue, Bill does not tell the truth. So from now on, I am going to refer to him as 'Boston Bill' in the tradition of Boston sports teams who cheat a lot," Albanese said.

Just a handful of reporters listened. The mayoral candidate was not exactly drawing a crowd.

But that's not stopping him. 

"This campaign's over, that's the narrative. And they are attempting to keep turnout down. So that's the big issue," Albanese said.

This is the former councilman's third run for mayor. NY1 followed him on the campaign trail on Thursday, a day after he faced the mayor in the last one-on-one Democratic primary debate.

Following his morning City Hall press conference, Albanese heads downtown on foot for a radio interview. It's conservative talk radio, not exactly the audience this Democrat needs for his primary race.

"What I wanted to accomplish is for them to learn about me as well as the mayor's terrible record," Albanese said.

But any exposure will do with just days to go before voters head to the polls.

Off to a press conference on animal welfare.

"Build a shelter in each borough, a high-quality shelter, and implement a no-kill policy," Albanese said.

We get to East Harlem, and a handful of activists greet him. 

Reporters are scarce. But a press conference starts nonetheless. 

Next, it's off to Inwood. He strolls the neighborhood, finding a handful of voters who appear to be on his side.  

Soon after, Albanese joins a press conference to prevent the closure of the neighborhood's library. 

The candidate is trying to tap into politically-active communities who are fed up with de Blasio. Even so, his campaign is bare bones. According to the latest campaign finance filing, he had under $22,000 on hand in his campaign account. 

Albanese has no full-time campaign staff. Just his communications consultant tags along throughout the day. 

Activists like this, he said, are key to pulling out votes on Tuesday. 

"I think it's going to be really helpful," Albanese said. "I'll be back over the weekend as well. These are top-priority events for me."

Down the street, another unexpected campaign expense emerges. 

"One-hour parking," Albanese said. 

Back in the car, Albanese goes over strategy. A longshot candidacy, he somehow thinks he can pull it off. 

"My old district, for example. I think Middle Village is another example. I would do well in the East Village. And I think we are going to do respectfully well in these areas," Albanese said. "And if we do that, we can win this." 

For the final event of the day, the candidate will speak to students at New York University's business school. There are just 11 students in the audience. 

Albanese is also on the Reform Party line, which means no matter what happens on Tuesday, this campaign is continuing on to November.