With early voting underway ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, Brooklyn voters are zeroing in on their choices for mayor: Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo.

During two rather testy televised debates , each candidate explained why they would should be in charge of the city. They touched on housing, Israel and Palestine and education, among other things. Most residents who spoke to BK Reader recently in Downtown Brooklyn said they didn't watch the whole debate, only clips of it.

Kory Turner- Bey, 45, said he will be voting in this year’s mayoral election because he wants to make sure he’s active in the system, but is unsure who he’s going to vote for.

“It’s like having two cups of water with ink in it, which one would you pick?” the East New York resident told BK Reader.

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