We turned to our in-house expert, Matt Flegenheimer, 27, a campaign reporter who is so New York that he didn’t learn to drive a car until last year, and can recite entire “Seinfeld” episodes from memory (his favorite episode involves Jerry taking the train to Coney Island alongside a naked Mets fan). As a boy, Matt dressed up as the Knicks center Patrick Ewing several Halloweens in a row — and his first brush with alcohol came when he was drenched in beer while seated in the stands at Yankee Stadium as a 9-year-old.

Matt assessed the three contenders on their New York attributes. Here is what he found, using a rating system.

— The New York Times