Before the 2017 primary and general elections, mayoral candidates for New York City participated in televised debates about current affairs affecting residents of the largest city in the U.S.
Sitting mayor Bill de Blasio and primary challenger Sal Albanese faced questions from debate moderators and panelists before live audiences in Manhattan.
Below are several photos taken from inside the debates, outside as onlookers gathered, and after the debates in the media spin room.
William Fowler Portfolio 