The Campaign Finance Board (CFB) will kick off the official 2013 New York City Debate Program next week with the first Democratic Comptroller and Public Advocate debates. Both debates are sponsored by NY1 News, NY1 Noticias, WNYC, Citizens Committee for New York City, Citizens Union, Gothamist, Hispanic Federation, and Transportation Alternatives.
First Democratic Comptroller Primary Election Debate:
Monday August 12 - 7 PM
Location: CUNY's Graduate Center at 365 5th Avenue, New York
Moderators: Errol Louis (NY1) and Brian Lehrer (WNYC)
First Democratic Public Advocate Primary Election Debate:
Thursday, August 15 - 7 PM
Location: Brooklyn Academy of Music, 321 Ashland Place, Brooklyn
Moderator: Errol Louis (NY1)
Panelists: Brian Lehrer (WNYC), Courtney Gross (NY1) and Juan Manuel Benitez
(NY1).
Both debates will be broadcast by NY1 and WNYC in English and NY1 Noticias in Spanish.
For press access to these debates, please email Nikia Redhead at nikia.redhead@ny1news.com.
The CFB has administered the Debate Program in every citywide election since 1997. The debates are a core component of NYC Votes, the CFB’s nonpartisan voter engagement campaign. Individual debates are sponsored by outside media and civic groups. Candidates who participate in the matching funds program and meet nonpartisan, objective and nondiscriminatory criteria set by the CFB and its debate sponsors must attend the debates. For more information about the debates, including criteria candidates need to meet, broadcast information, and watch parties, please visit www.nyccfb.info/debates.
NYC Votes is the non-partisan voter engagement campaign of the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) and its Voter Assistance Advisory Committee (VAAC). In addition to promoting voter registration, participation, and civic engagement in New York City through its many programs and partnerships, NYC Votes sponsors the city’s official Debate Program and produces the citywide Voter Guide.