The three leading candidates for mayor of New York City traded blows at their final debate on Thursday night - a final attempt to show the city's notoriously scrappy residents their ideas, fight and leadership.
And this time, they had an audience.
Supporters and spectators packed a university auditorium in the borough of Queens to cheer - and occasionally chide - the candidates. Three moderators kept the 90-minute debate moving, touching on housing, homelessness, the economy, and the current occupant of the White House.
Democrat Zohran Mamdani, positioned at center stage, remained the candidate to beat. Recent polls suggest he holds a double digit lead over opponents Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Andrew Cuomo. The cheers for Mamdani frequently eclipsed those for his opponents.
The debate broke little new ground from last week's showdown, with candidates even reheating a few zingers, but it remained the last high-profile chance for them to sell their visions before Election Day.
