NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Lee Zeldin sparred over crime, abortion and the future of New York on Tuesday as they faced off in the sole debate between the two candidates ahead of Election Day.
The one-hour-and-change showdown, hosted by Spectrum News NY1 and held at Pace University’s Manhattan campus, gave the Democratic incumbent and the Long Island congressman hoping to unseat her a chance to appeal directly to New York voters with just two weeks to go before the Nov. 8 contest.
“Every single day I wake up thinking about how I can work harder for you and your families, to invest in education for your kids ... very much focused on public safety and getting more and more illegal guns off the streets,” Hochul said as she touted her record in a wide-ranging opening statement.
