The leading Democrats in the hotly contested primary for New York City mayor are facing off in a final official debate on NBC 4 New York, one week before the primary.
The candidates who met the criteria to participate are former congressman Anthony Weiner, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Comptroller John Liu.
Going into the debate, a new poll of likely Democratic voters by Quinnipiac University showed de Blasio with 43 percent, trailed by Thompson with 20 percent, Quinn with 18 percent and Weiner with 7 percent. The survey polled 750 voters and has a 3.6 percentage point margin of error.
The entire 90-minute debate is streaming online on this page. Join in the conversation on Twitter by following @NBCNewYork and using #NYC2013, and send in your questions to debate@nbcnewyork.com.
The official debate series is administered by the New York City Campaign Finance Board. NBC 4 New York, The Wall Street Journal and Telemundo Nueva York are sponsors.
NBC 4 New York is also sponsoring and airing the top contender Republican mayoral debate at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 8 and the final general election mayoral debate at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29.