We're going to focus today on the interesting Democratic primary for mayor of Yonkers.

Early voting is underway there too.

We're going to do kind of a deep dive into the candidates and the numerous political scandals that some of them are allegedly involved in as well as the major issues at the center of this election.

Yonkers listeners, we've done Yonkers segments before and you have showed up big time on the phone.

So who are you supporting for mayor? 2-1-2-4-3-3. WNYC, are you sticking with the old guard? Mike Spano, he's seeking his fourth term. Are you looking for something new in three term city council member, Corazon Pineda Isaac, special education teacher, Reverend Margaret Fountain Coleman or someone else?

And what issue is most important to you in this election?

Yonkers, show up. We are here for you. You'll be here for our listeners. 2-1-2-4-3-3-WNYC, 2-1-2-4-3-3-9-6-9-2.

And joining us now to discuss the Yonkers mayoral primary are David McKay Wilson, columnist for the journal news or LowHud.com, part of the USA Today Network in New York, covering the LowHud Valley, Lower Hudson Valley, that's why LowHud.com.

And AJ Woodson, Editor-in-Chief of Black Westchester Magazine. So David, welcome back and AJ, welcome to WNYC.

Good morning. Good to be here.

So in the call out to listeners, I mentioned some of the candidates running for mayor. David, you want to start us off by further introducing us to these candidates and their background. Who's on the ballot?

Sure. We've got Mayor Mike Spano, part of the Spano political family. He's been in Polly, lifelong politician.

He's now going for his fourth term. When he was first elected, Yonkers mayor could only serve two terms. He's now been...

City Council is now twice extended term limits in Spano's favor. So he's going for a fourth term.

He's up against Corazon, Panada Isaacs. She served three terms in the City Council. She's Latina, hoping to energize her base.

She's more on the left with the support of the working families, party, community voices heard, pushing more affordable housing in the city.

And then Margaret Fountain Coleman, educator, African-American. And she is energizing people for public safety and more housing.

You want to give us more and build on what David was saying about the political spectrum here. I know Spano has described himself as a, quote, hard core moderate in the middle.

He was formerly a Republican, I believe, while in the state Senate. Of course, on Panada Isaac, called Spano a quasi Republican, meaning even today.

So can you compare and contrast at least those two?

Margaret Coleman Fountain. She's also a husband's the president of the Yonkers NAACP. She's been a strong critic of Spano on certain issues, especially around public safety.

She also was a first African-American councilwoman in Tuckaho some years back.

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