De Blasio and Lhota meet for final mayoral debate
AP By JONATHAN LEMIRE
NEW YORK -- With the election to choose the next mayor of New York City less than a week away, leading contenders Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota met for their third and final debate Wednesday, a showdown marked by a series of contentious exchanges and somber tributes to the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.
The historic storm, which killed 44 people across the five boroughs, dominated the early stages of the debate and offered a window into the vastly different management styles the candidates would implement if chosen to follow outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
De Blasio, a Democrat and the public advocate, stressed the need for more involvement at "the grassroots level," and touted the need to involve neighborhood organizations.
Lhota was steering the Metropolitan Transportation Authority at the time of the storm and received kudos for his handling of the crisis, from which the vast commuter network largely escaped unscathed. Drawing upon that experience, he pushed for the need for greater top-down management during a crisis
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