NEW YORK, NY September 13, 2005 —Today is Primary Day in New York City. Democratic voters will cast ballots today for the man or woman who will challenge Mayor Bloomberg this fall. But WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports there are several other hotly contested races.

The race for Manhattan D.A. has been hard fought. 63-year old former Judge and prosecutor Leslie Crocker Snyder is trying to unseat 86-year old Robert Morgenthau, saying the 30 year incumbent no longer brings vigor to the job.

In the Public Advocate's race, two men, civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel and technology specialist Andrew Rasiej want to unseat Betsy Gotbaum, saying she's done too little with her post.

Assembly member Scott Stringer and City Council woman Eva Moscowitz are ending the 9-way Manhattan Borough President's race in a torrent of accusations about dirty campaigning and electoral finance violations.

In Brooklyn, embattled incumbent Charles Hynes faces three challengers including State Senator John Sampson, former Assistant Attorney General Mark Peters, and former Assistant District Attorney Arnold Kriss.