Curtis Sliwa | Candidate, Mayor of New York City | 08-29-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

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🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Curtis Sliwa, Republican running for Mayor of New York City, joins Sid live in-studio to talk about the mayoral race and his concerns regarding his opponent Zohran Mamdani's fundraising sources, speculating on the involvement of 'dark money' from abroad. Sliwa highlights the significant differences in donor bases, emphasizing that most of his donations come from New Yorkers, while Mamdani's are largely from out-of-state. Sliwa also critiques the current state of New York City under the leadership of Mayor Eric Adams and former Mayor Bill de Blasio, calling for a return to better management and public safety. Additionally, he discusses potential future plans, including the appointment of Ray Kelly as police commissioner and the importance of meritocracy over DEI in city policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's your buddy, Sid Rosenberg, and yeah, I'm famous. But guess what? So is my guy Mike. I love him and his son, Michael, at Genesis of Brooklyn. This is not your typical dealership. Trust me, I've been there. It's a gorgeous place. The service, legendary. Brooklyn Family Values, Baby, that's what I'm talking about. Free valet pickup up to 25 miles. Current year Genesis loaners, three years of maintenance included,
0:22.2	transparent, efficient, respectful, the best luxury service around. Genesis of Brooklyn,
0:28.5	these are my guys. Mike and Mike, more luxury, less money. Well, New York City's mayoral race now
0:34.4	two months away. Self-described Democrat socialists, Zoran Mamdani,
0:38.5	seeing a million-dollar fundraising hall in the most recent round. He is raising money fast. A majority
0:44.3	of those donors, however, are from outside of New York City. Mammani's hall between July 12th and
0:49.9	August 8th, nearly double that of independent Andrew Cuomo and incumbent Eric Adams in the same
0:56.6	time. The latest polls show Mom Donnie leading the pack, but now New Yorkers seem to be
1:01.4	souring on his socialist policies. His campaign had to walk back a position from the Democrat
1:06.1	Socialists of America, which first endorsed him to wipe out enforcement of misdemeanors.
1:12.5	Do you know me now?
1:13.3	A man who is rising in the polls, New York City Republican mayoral candidate, Curtis Sliwa.
1:18.9	The latest city filing show, you raised money, Curtis, from more than 4,000 donors.
1:24.1	You quadrupled Mamdani's totals, and most of them are from New Yorkers.
1:29.2	Congratulations for that, and welcome to the program.
1:31.2	Well, thank you, Maria.
1:32.1	And they get matched, an 8-to-1 match because they're New York City donors.
1:36.2	First off, I want to check to see on Zaraan Mondami's donors, if, in fact, they're bringing
1:43.0	in dark money from overseas. I would suggest that the Justice
1:47.4	Department immediately look into that because all of a sudden from being such a favorite
1:52.8	of so many people in New York City, he can't seem to raise money in New York City. He's exhausted
1:57.5	that supply. Why it makes sense that he would have not only Soros money,
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