Frontrunner Andrew Yang gets a grilling during New York mayoral debate

White House contender accused of lacking experience and feigning interest in New York politics - but can anyone stop him?

The New York City mayoral vote has been dubbed the city's most consequential election in decades", and on Thursday the race began to heat up, with a Democratic debate that featured sporadic potshots at Andrew Yang, the longshot presidential candidate and the frontrunner to be the city's next mayor.

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