Democratic mayoral candidates square off at St. Francis College
Democratic hopefuls for mayor participated in a lively but respectful debate at a forum hosted by the Brooklyn Reform Coalition at St. Francis College on Wednesday, April 3.
Brooklynites jam-packed a standing-room-only auditorium, with at least 100 residents snaked in a line around the block who never got in.
City Comptroller John Liu, former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, former City Councilmember Sal Albanese and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn answered questions from the local Democratic groups that hosted the forum, as well as the audience. Topics such as member items, charter schools, rebuilding after Sandy, the future of Long Island College Hospital, the clean-up of the Gowanus Canal, small business, animal care, homeless youth, mass transit, bullying and the Atlantic Yards development were discussed.