The Primary Debate for the 13th Congressional District at BronxNet Public Media on BronxTalk is produced in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the City of New York, City & State NY, the Bronx Times, and Schneps Media. The candidates participating are Oscar Romero, the Chief Information Officer of the NYC Civic Engagement Commission; Representative Adriano Espaillat, the NY-13 incumbent; Darializa Avila Chevalier, an investigator at a public defender's office; and Theo Chino-Tavarez, a computer programmer and First National Secretary of the Social Democrats of America. BronxTalk host Gary Axelbank moderates this lively debate on BronxNet. For this June 2026 Primary, early voting is through Sunday June 21, and Primary Day is Tuesday, June 23.
Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the three-decade flagship talk show of the Bronx, featuring Bronx education, crime and policing, politics, health care, youth services, domestic violence, housing, economic development, arts and entertainment, quality of life, and many other vital Bronx issues.