Democrats for New York City Mayor meet in key debate

[hrmjustin]

Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Five Democrats running for Mayor of New York City met in their first broadcast television debate at WABC-TV on Tuesday night.

The first question of the debate focused on NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy, which a judge on Monday ruled violated Constitutional rights.

"I'm the only person on this stage... that will lead the effort to override (Bloomberg's veto)," City Council Speaker Christine Quinn responded.

Quinn then went on the attack on Bill de Blasio for saying he would fire Commissioner Ray Kelly only to hire one of his deputies.

&quot Kelly) has done good things for the city of New York, but has also become the face this abusive stop-and-frisk policy," de Blasio, New York City's Public Advocate and new front-runner in the most recent polls, countered.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=9204756

[NYC_SKP]

1. Stop-and-frisk must end. nt

[hrmjustin]

2. Agreed!