Civic debates for all five boroughs.
From Manhattan City Hall to Staten Island's North Shore — every council seat, borough president, and district attorney race gets the same neutral stage.
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Pick your borough.
Manhattan
Where City Hall meets the global stage.
Brooklyn
From Bay Ridge to Bed-Stuy — every voice on the same stage.
Queens
138 languages, one civic conversation.
The Bronx
Birthplace of hip-hop, frontline of climate justice.
Staten Island
Make sure the smallest borough is the loudest in the room.
Long Island
Long Island isn't an NYC borough — it's a 2.85M-resident region of its own. We cover it under Greater NY.
One charter for every borough.
Whether the race is a CD3 special or a Borough President primary, every debate runs the same fairness operating system: equal invitations, equal time, disclosed sponsors, public archive.
Hosting a NYC race?
Civic groups, neighborhood associations, and local newsrooms from any borough can apply to host on DEBATES.studio.