Andrew Yang, a Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, railed against fellow candidate Eric Adams after Adams questioned Yang's commitment to the city during a mayoral debate on Wednesday night
With less than three weeks until New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, the eight leading candidates came together on Wednesday night for their first in-person debate -- a salty affair that included a series of tense, often personal clashes that underscored just how wide open the race remains after months of campaigning.
" Garcia -- who has sought to occupy a middle ground on the issue -- touted her gun buyback plan and declared that the city had"gone from a pandemic of Covid to an epidemic of gun violence."To their left, Wiley, Stringer and former nonprofit executive Dianne Morales all focused more on crime prevention plans, rooted in social services, and stepped-up oversight of the police.
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