Columbia Journalism School and Vital City hosted the first in a series of forums with 2025 New York City mayoral candidates on September 8. Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, joined Political Anchor of Spectrum News NY1 Errol Louis for a conversation on public safety, leadership and community priorities in shaping New York City’s future.
The event, held at Columbia University’s Lee C. Bollinger Forum, was open to the Columbia Journalism and Law School communities and livestreamed for the public.
Watch the full recording here.
The series continues on October 6 with Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor.