LIVE: Debate Eve: NYC Showdown Looms | Battleground NYC full episode #56: Oct 15, 2025

The first NYC Mayoral Debate before the general election will be held tomorrow evening. How are the candidates preparing, and who will come out on top? S.E. will talk about this and other headlines with Craig McCarthy, City Hall Bureau Chief for the New York Post. One topic that could come up at tomorrow's debate, given the recent focus on frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's suggestion that he'll phase out New York City's gifted & talented program, is education. Yiatin Chu, the co-president of PLACE NYC, joins S.E. to discuss the potential issues of phasing out the program, parents' concerns about the NYC education system, and the education priorities of the next mayor.

Is Mamdani a Movement? | Battleground NYC full episode #55: Oct 14, 2025

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and frontrunner for NYC Mayor, appeared before a packed house last night in Washington Heights in New York City. Is the "movement" Mamdani created enough for him to win on election day, which is three weeks away? S.E. Cupp is joined by Joe Anuta, a reporter covering City Hall for Politico to discuss the latest headlines from the trail, and also J.C. Polanco, attorney and assistant professor at the University of Mount St. Vincent to break down how Mamdani will affect the Democratic Party going forward.