NYC Democratic Mayoral Debate

Democratic mayoral candidates took swipes at soon-to-retire Mayor Michael Bloomberg during a debate Tuesday, particularly on his election to an unprecedented third term and the issue of unionized city workers who have been without contracts. Candidates Christine Quinn, Anthony Weiner, Bill Thompson, John Liu, and Bill de Blasio CBS New York“Speaker Quinn gave Mayor Bloomberg a third term in a backroom deal that defied the Democratic will of the people. What did we get? A massive increase in the use of stop and frisk, huge fines – unfair fines – on small business, and the inequalities gripping our city was ignored by the mayor,"