The Campaign Finance Board (CFB) will hold the first official debate in Republican Primary Election for Mayor tonight at 7 PM.
The debate will be broadcast on CBS 2 throughout New York City, including Time Warner Cable subscribers by agreement. The debate broadcast will also be available on CUNY TV Channel 75, 1010 WINS (radio) and as a livestream on the CBS website. Viewers can watch a simulcast in Spanish on WLNY-TV 55.
First Republican Mayoral Primary Election Debate:
Wednesday, August 28, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Candidates: John Catsimatidis, Joseph Lhota, George McDonald Location: CUNY's Graduate Center at 365 5th Avenue, New York
Moderators: Maurice DuBois (WCBS)
Panelists: Marcia Kramer (WCBS), Juliet Papa (1010 WINS), and Marlene Peralta (El Diario/La Prensa)
TV: CBS 2 News (available on Ch. 2 for everyone, including Time Warner Cable subscribers), WLNY-TV 55 (Spanish)
Radio: 1010 WINS
For press access, please RSVP by email to rferguson@cbs.com
Sponsors: CBS 2 News, 1010 WINS, El Diario/La Prensa, WCBS Newsradio880 and Common Cause/NY
For anyone who misses the live broadcast, WNYC New York Public Radio will rebroadcast the debate starting at 8 PM on AM 820 and FM 93.9. A video of the debate will be available after the debate ends.
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.