Dems fighting to succeed Bloomberg fight over cops, ads
The surprising new front-runner in the mayor’s race received the bulk of the attacks Wednesday in a free-wheeling and often testy debate, the clearest sign yet that the dynamic of the race has changed with less than three weeks to go until the Democratic primary.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who has a slight lead in recent polls, engaged in several spirited back-and-forths with his two closest competitors vying for the two spots in a seemingly inevitable run-off.
“The public advocate is good at telling people what to do but not good at getting things done,” City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said.