NYC 2025 Leading Contender Mayoral Debate | October 22, 2025

The Leading Contenders General Mayoral debate of the 2025 election season was held on October 22, 2025 at The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. Co-hosted by the Campaign Finance Board and its voter engagement initiative, NYC Votes, and broadcasted live on Spectrum News NY1. Candidates appearing in this debate: Andrew Cuomo Zohran Mamdani Curtis Sliwa Spectrum News NY1 co-sponsored this debate with WNYC/Gothamist, The City, New York Law School’s Center for New York City and State Law, the Museum of the City of New York, the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It was moderated by Spectrum News NY1 Political Anchor Errol Louis, WNYC’s Brian Lehrer, and Reporter for The City Katie Honan. Follow NYC Votes on Instagram: / nycvotes Follow NYC Votes on Facebook: / nycvotes Follow NYC Votes on X: https://x.com/NYCVotes Follow New York City Campaign Finance Board on X: https://x.com/NYCCFB NYC Votes is an initiative of the NYC Campaign Finance Board, a nonpartisan, independent city agency that empowers New Yorkers to have a greater impact on their elections. Our mission is to make local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable by removing barriers to participation. We make it easier for New Yorkers to vote, meaningfully support candidates for city office, and run for office themselves. We believe that when every New Yorker is empowered to participate meaningfully in elections, candidates will better reflect the communities they serve, elected leaders will be more accountable to the public, and we can build trust in our democracy.