‘More cops’: mayoral frontrunners talk tough in New York debate
by Adam Gabbatt in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5JKY7)
Eric Adams and Andrew Yang, leading the polls with Kathryn Garcia, were focus of their rivals during Wednesday event
The New York City mayoral race exploded into life on Wednesday night, as the Democratic primary debate saw candidates clash over whether to rein in or bolster the city's beleaguered police force, and the two centrist frontrunners found themselves variously attacked as Republicans or gun-toters.
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