As early voting begins in New York City’s mayoral election, the race comes down to this: whether voters want law and order in City Hall — or a decarcerator-in-chief.

In Wednesday’s debate , the three candidates were asked about the city’s Rikers Island jail complex, which by law is set to close in 2027 — even though the first of the new county jails meant to replace it won’t be complete until 2029 at best.

Both Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa reasonably said they’d abandon the county jail plan and rebuild on Rikers instead.

As early voting begins in New York City’s mayoral election, the race comes down to this: whether voters want law and order in City Hall — or a decarcerator-in-chief, Zohran Mamdani. REUTERS

The budget-busting county jails are already years behind schedule.

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