The New York City Campaign Finance Board will hold the final general election debate between mayoral candidates Bill de Blasio and Joesph Lhota tonight at 7:00 PM. The 90-minute debate is sponsored by NBC 4 New York, Telemundo Nueva York, and The Wall Street Journal.
Final Mayoral General Election Debate:
Wednesday, October 30
7 - 8:00 PM NBC 4 New York, Telemundo Nueva York;
7 - 8:30 PM WOR Radio 710 AM, Cozi TV, and online
Candidates: Bill de Blasio and Joseph Lhota
Location: 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Moderators: Melissa Russo and David Ushery (NBC)
Panelists: Michael Howard Saul (WSJ), Jorge Ramos (Telemundo Nueva York)
For press access, please email Enez Paganuzzi at enez.paganuzzi@nbcuni.com..
| NBC 4 New York 7-8 PM |
Telemundo Nueva York 7-8 PM |
Cozi TV 7-8:30 PM |
NYC Life (WNYE) 7-8:30PM |
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| 4 | 47 | 4.2 | 25.1 | Over the air |
| 109 | 22 | Cablevision | ||
| 161 | 25 | Time Warner Cable | ||
| 248 | 25 | Comcast | ||
| 460 | 25 | Verizon FIOS | ||
| 28 | 25 | RCN |
WOR Radio 710 AM will air the full debate from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.
NYC Life (WNYE) will broadcast the full debate in Spanish on Wednesday, October 30 from 8:30 to 10:00 PM
NYC Life (WNYE) will rebroadcast the debate on Sunday, November 3.
- In English - 10:00 to 11:30 AM
- In Spanish - 11:30 AM to 1 PM
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. All 2013 election debates sponsored by the CFB are available at youtube.com/nyccfb
NYC Votes is the nonpartisan 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.