The announcement follows a weeks-long stand-off between the two candidates.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.Republican U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin has agreed to debate New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this week, setting the stage for the first and likely only meeting between the candidates just two weeks out from the general election.on Sunday, Zeldin indicated that he would accept the Democratic incumbent’s offer to debate on Tuesday evening. The one-hour event will be held at 7 p.m. at Pace University and air on Spectrum News channels across the state.
But Zeldin initially rejected that offer, describing Hochul as a “coward” for not agreeing to multiple debates across the entire state. On Sunday, he said he was “not going to let her off the hook,” indicating he would attend the Spectrum debate on Tuesday after all. “She’s trying to get away with one debate for one hour at the end of October a month after absentee ballots started going out,” Zeldin wrote. “New Yorkers deserve better.”