Blakeman and Hochul Clash: Key Moments from Their Only Debate

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman faced off Tuesday night in the only debate of their hotly contested gubernatorial election campaign — trading barbs on affordability, immigration, President Trump, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Polls have consistently shown Hochul leading Blakeman with the Nov. 3 election fewer than three weeks away, but the Nassau County executive is hoping to close the gap after the governor held off Lee Zeldin by just 6.5 percentage points four years ago.

Here’s everything you need to know from The Post’s panel of experts about what happened Tuesday night. Comments have been lightly edited for clarity.