The Brooklyn Paper and Brooklyn Independent Television’s “Debate Week” continues with an exciting forum on the BCAT TV Network — a battle featuring the five men who hope to succeed Bill DeBlasio and represent Kensington, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope and parts of Gowanus, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill in the City Council.
The 9 pm cablecast includes all candidates for the seat — John Heyer, Gary Reilly, Josh Skaller, Brad Lander and Bob Zuckerman — and is moderated by Brooklyn Paper Editor Gersh Kuntzman with Courier Life reporter Tom Tracy.
The taping last week featured lots of fireworks — including Skaller and Lander going at it over allegations that Lander is whipping up public school parents by hyping the fact that Skaller sends his kid to private school.
And who doesn’t love hearing John Heyer talk about how he favors equal nuptial rights for gays and lesbians, yet opposes gay marriage?
Check it out tonight on the BCAT TV Network, which is channel 56 on Time Warner customers and channel 69 for Cablevision subscribers.
In addition, it will be available online starting on Wednesday at www.bricartsmedia.org/BITspecials and the Community Newspaper Group’s new political Web site BoroPolitics.com.
“Debate Week” continues all week with these other candidate conflagrations:
• City Council District 45 (currently held by Kendall Stewart): Wednesday, Aug. 19.
• Comptroller (featuring Yassky, John Liu, Melinda Katz and David Weprin): Thursday, Aug. 20.
• Public Advocate (featuring DeBlasio, Mark Green, Norman Siegel and Eric Gioia): Friday, Aug. 21 (repeated on Tuesday, Aug. 25).
Again, all cablecasts are at 9 pm and will be available online roughly 24 hours later.
Collect ’em all!
