It was an eventful week in New York City leading up to this week's mayoral election. Embroiled in a new scandal over a pay-to-play relationship with donors, Mayor de Blasio started the final week of campaigning with a rally alongside Senator Bernie Sanders. The next day, though, the mayor stood with victims and worked with law enforcement following a terror attack that rocked the city on Tuesday. De Blasio then headed into Wednesday's mayoral debate with incumbency on his side. Check in with one of Prickly Politics' final episodes on how this week has affected the mayoral race.

Tale of Two Cities, ending Stop-and-Frisk, Universal Pre-K...how has Mayor de Blasio lived up to these campaign pledges since he took office in 2013? How has the election of Donald Trump changed the de Blasio mayoralty? What is the mayor's relationship with the press? All these questions answered and more as WFUV's Jake Shore and Kacie Candela sit down with Wall Street Journal City Hall reporter Mara Gay to talk about the mayor ahead of the upcoming election. Listen here!

Reporters Kacie Candela and Jake Shore tackle the issue of homelessness in New York City, which has gotten worse in recent years. They talked with an advocate from an organization that is made by homeless people for homeless people. They also check in with Republican candidate Nicole Malliotakis, who says she wants to take a different approach to fixing homelessness.

With 1.1 million students across 1,800 schools, New York City's public school system makes up a sizable portion of how the city's mayor leads and tries to aid low-income New Yorkers. A growing debate over charter schools and permanent fixes for failing schools are topics to consider for New York City's next mayor. Reporters Jake Shore and Kacie Candela sit down with Professor Bruce Berg of Fordham University on how education issues are going to intersect with the 2017 mayoral election.

It's primary time. WFUV reporters Kacie Candela and Jake Shore see how contenders Mayor de Blasio and Sal Albanese fared in the final Democratic primary debate. They run through highlights, winners, and losers of the night with City & State reporter Jeff Coltin. On the other side of the aisle, Kacie interviewed leading Republican candidate Nicole Malliotakis who is expected to breeze through her primary but face a tougher battle in the general election.

As much as he might like to forget it, Mayor de Blasio of New York City is not running unopposed. Reporter Kacie Candela sat down with the top Democrats facing off against the mayor to talk about their campaigns, the issues they care the most about, and how they plan to take de Blasio down a peg. This might get prickly.

As much as he might like to forget it, Mayor de Blasio of New York City is not running unopposed. Reporter Kacie Candela sat down with the top Democrats facing off against the mayor to talk about their campaigns, the issues they care the most about, and how they plan to take de Blasio down a peg. This might get prickly.

Ey, must be the money!

This week Jake and Kacie are taking you through a subject fraught with intrigue, smoky rooms, trench coats, and back alley deals. Just kidding, sort of. Campaign finance in New York City's mayoral election gets broken down by these two WFUV reporters who try to get at the heart of the issue. Public matching funds, pay-to-play, New Yorker's contributions...give it a listen!

On this week's episode, reporters Kacie Candela and Jake Shore tackle the scandal-ridden Rikers Island jail complex. Ever since the suicide of Kalief Browder, a man who helped shed light on the issues and violence plaguing Rikers, his brother Akeem Browder has been an advocate for shutting down the jail complex. Now he's running for office and hopes to unseat Mayor de Blasio who has a Rikers plan of his own.

Track repairs, Penn Station, delays, angry commuters...Jake Shore and Kacie Candela are bringing all these issues to the front lines of New York City's mayoral election. Which candidate is making transit better for the city and who's just taking New Yorkers for a ride..?