Sen. Tony Avella, left, debates John Liu on Inside City Hall; host Errol Louis, middle (@InsideCityHall)
Debates of the 2014 New York State Election Cycle - see below for upcoming and video/audio/print of those already having occurred. This list is surely incomplete, please send us others - notice of upcoming debates or recaps of those that have occurred - by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Primary Election Debates
Governor & Lieutenant Governor
9/8/14 Hochul, then Wu appear on WNYC: Brian Lehrer Show audio
Teachout and Astorino debate on WPIX-11 TV via WPIX and City & State NY (filmed 9/4): debate video
9/4/14 Zephyr Teachout and Rob Astorino debate on WNYC (Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined to participate in a primary debate with Teachout): Brian Lehrer Show audio
9/3/14 Tim Wu appears on NY1 (Kathy Hochul opted not to participate): Inside City Hall video
9/2/14 Zephyr Teachout appears on NY1 (Gov. Cuomo opted not to participate): Inside City Hall video
14th Senate District in Queens
9/3/14 Candidates @ The Salvation Army Jamaica Citadel, 90-23 161st Street, Queens via DNAinfo & Food Bank NYC. Recap: TBD
8/20/14 Malcolm Smith, Leroy Comrie and Munir Avery appear on NY1: Inside City Hall Debate video
76th Assembly District in Manhattan
8/24/14 Christensen, Hartzog, Menegon and Seawright appear on MNN: Represent NYC debate video
8/22/14 Christensen, Hartzog, Menegon and Seawright appear on NY1: Inside City Hall debate video
8/11/14 Gus Christensen, Ed Hartzog, David Menegon and Rebecca Seawright appear at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House for Citizens Union and Our Town debate. Recap: Our Town
52nd Assembly District in Brooklyn
9/3/14 Biviano, Simon, and Sikora appear on BRIC: B-Civil debate video
9/2/14 Biviano, Simon, and Sikora debate at St. Francis College 7 p.m., sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Blog. Recap: TBD
8/27/14 Biviano, Simon and Sikora debate at a forum hosted by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council. Recap: Brooklyn Daily Eagle
8/25/14 Doug Biviano, Jo Ann Simon, and Pete Sikora appear on NY1: Inside City Hall debate video
72nd Assembly District in Manhattan
9/2/14 Candidates @ Fresh Youth Initiatives, 505 W 171st St, Manhattan via DNAinfo & Food Bank NYC. Recap: TBD
8/24/14 Mayobanex Villalona, Melanie Hidalgo, Guillermo Linares and Manny De Los Santos appear on MNN: Represent NYC debate video
31st Senate District in Manhattan
9/4/14 Jackson and Espaillat appear on NY1: Inside City Hall debate video
8/24/14 Robert Jackson and Luis Tejada appear on MNN (incumbent Adriano Espaillat opted not to participate): Represent NYC debate video
34th Senate District in the Bronx
8/26/14 Klein and Koppell appear on NY1: Inside City Hall debate video
8/25/14 Jeff Klein and Oliver Koppell appear on BronxNet: BronxTalk debate video
11th Senate District in Queens
9/2/14 Avella and Liu appear on WNYC: Brian Lehrer Show audio
8/27/14 Tony Avella and John Liu appear on NY1: Inside City Hall debate video
8/19/14: Avella and Liu appeared at a forum hosted by "a coalition of community-based, advocacy and social services organizations." Recaps: Queens Chronicle and The Observer
19th Senate District in Brooklyn
8/28/14 John Sampson, Dell Smitherman, and Sean Henry appear on NY1: Inside City Hall debate video
20th Senate District, Brooklyn
9/3/14 Dorancy and Hamilton appear on NY1: Inside City Hall debate video
8/27/14 Dorancy and Hamilton appear on WNYC: The Brian Lehrer Show audio
8/27/14 Dorancy and Hamilton debate at forum hosted by Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council. Recap: Brooklyn Daily Eagle
8/12 Rubain Dorancy and Jesse Hamilton appear on BRIC: B-Civil video
54th Assembly District in Brooklyn
8/19 Erik Dilan and Kimberly Council appear on BRIC: B-Civil debate video
79th Assembly District in the Bronx
9/4/14 Candidates @ McKinley Community Center. Recap: TBD
9/1/14 Blake, Rodriguez, and Ricks debate on BronxNet: BronxTalk video
8/28/14 79th AD @ Word of Life International, 813 Westchester Ave, The Bronx via DNAinfo & Food Bank NYC. Recap: TBD
60th Assembly District in Brooklyn
8/29/14 Chris Banks and Charles Barron @ Church of God of Prophecy, 71 Malta St, Brooklyn via DNAinfo & Food Bank NYC. Recap: TBD
55th Assembly District in Brooklyn
9/4/14 Candidates @ 1768 St. John's Place, Brooklyn via DNAinfo & Food Bank NYC. Recap: TBD
Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) page with all Represent NYC 2014 debates
NY1 Inside City Hall page with all televised debates on that network
Food Bank NYC/DNAinfo debates listing/rsvp page
