Voters in the Democratic mayoral primaries are able to rank their top five candidates, but are not required to fill all five slots. If a candidate gets over 50% first-choice votes, they win. But if not, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated as votes are counted in subsequent rounds.

We interviewed eight of the leading candidates for New York City mayor about their experience, their plans for the city and their sometimes contentious bagel orders. Here’s what they said.