The Campaign Finance Board (CFB) will host the first official New York City general election mayoral debate on tonight at 7PM. The debate is sponsored by CBS 2 News, 1010 WINS, El Diario/La Prensa, WCBS Newsradio 880 and Common Cause/NY.
Mayoral General Election Debate:
Tuesday, October 22, 7 - 8PM
Candidates: Bill de Blasio and Joseph Lhota
Location: CUNY Graduate Center at 365 5th Avenue, New York.
Moderator: Maurice DuBois (CBS 2)
TV: CBS 2 News (English), WLNY-TV 10/55 (Spanish)
Radio: 1010 WINS and WCBS Newsradio 880
For press access, please email Rachel Ferguson at rferguson@cbs.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. All 2013 election debates sponsored by the CFB are available at youtube.com/nyccfb
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.