Mr. Sliwa, an anti-crime activist who is the product of a bygone city, said he hoped the incoming mayor succeeded, but not at the cost of socialism and a weakened police force.

For Sliwa, such pompous thinking could be attributed to Cuomo’s heavy backing by “the most powerful people in the world”—namely, the billionaire Bill Ackman, who reportedly backed Cuomo to the tune of nearly $2 million as of late last month.

An irate New Yorker didn't hold back as he attacked Curtis Sliwa for his role in derailing Andrew Cuomo's Big Apple mayoral bid.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the race on Tuesday, beating independent candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and radio host and activist Curtis Sliwa.

It’s election day in New York City, where New Yorkers are heading to the polls to cast their vote to decide who will be their next mayor.

Curtis Sliwa says he’s charging into the final stretch of New York City’s mayoral race like Braveheart — confident, defiant and ready to die on his sword for the city he loves.

Attendees at Republican Curtis Sliwa's election were unbothered that their candidate lost the New York City mayoral election to Zohran Mamdani.

This is Curtis Sliwa’s second time running for New York City’s mayor. A longtime fixture in the city, the red beret-wearing Republican lost in 2021 to Eric Adams, getting about 28% of the vote. In this year’s election,

The first thing is I have a legacy with the Jewish community here. During the Crown Heights riots [in 1991], the mayor at that time, David Dinkins, told the police to stand down. The only people that the Lubavitch could depend on were me and the Guardian Angels on the corner of Kingston and President.

On Election Day, Sliwa accompanied Regula as she cast her ballot. According to Politico reporter Jeff Coltin, she voted for Sliwa on the Protect Animals ticket. Fittingly, he wore a tie with cats all over it and showed off his book of “paw-verbs” to a crowd of reporters.