New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The race for New York City's next mayor reaches a key moment tonight (Thursday, October 16) as the three candidates - Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Independent Andrew Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa - take the stage for the first mayoral general election debate.

The New York City Mayoral election debate begins at 7 p.m. ET and will be held at NBC 4 New York's studios inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

It will air live for one hour on WNBC-TV (NBC 4 New York) and WNJU-TV (Telemundo 47), and will continue in full online via NBC 4 New York's and Telemundo's streaming platforms, as well as POLITICO's website. The New York Times will also livestream the event with real-time commentary.

There will be no studio audience.

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