Just days before New Yorkers head to the polls, the three major candidates in the race for mayor squared off in a 90-minute debate sponsored by Spectrum News NY1, WNYC/Gothamist and THE CITY.

With the start of early voting less than one week away, NY1 is taking a closer look at some of the most pressing issues this election season, including public safety and the future of Rikers Island.

“The rest of the world is tuning in,” he said, of moderating a mayoral debate. “But in the end, it’s not that different from when I used to do city council debates in a church basement.” Sign up for ...

Jersey City Police Sgt. Andrew LaBruno is due back in court Wednesday on charges of sexually assaulting a child.

A security guard shot and killed a knife-wielding man in the emergency room of Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital ...