New York: Democrat front-runner Hillary Clinton and her rival Bernie Sanders aggressively challenged each other on Thursday night's Democratic debate in Brooklyn, New York, sparring over issues like how high to raise the minimum wage and gun control.

The debate was hosted by TV channels CNN and NY1 News and comes only a few days before New York's critical primary on April 19. It's the first debate the two Democratic candidates have done in over a month, CBS News reported. Latest polls showed that Clinton is leading in New York.