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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Janine Acquafredda | Candidate, Brooklyn Borough President | 08-28-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, News, Comedy

4.2826 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Janine Acquafredda, running for election for Brooklyn Borough President in New York, makes her debut with Sid to discuss her campaign experience, her focus on public safety, her love for Brooklyn, and her political endorsements. Janine shares anecdotes from her past, including her education at Kingsborough and Queens College, and her experiences living in various Brooklyn neighborhoods. She also discusses her campaign strategy, which involves reaching out to areas that are typically not conservative strongholds. She also dives into her support from other political figures and her extensive work in animal rescue. Janine is committed to addressing key issues such as public safety, housing affordability, and small business support. 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, transparent, efficient,

0:24.0

respectful, the best luxury service around.

0:27.3

Genesis of Brooklyn, these are my guys.

0:29.5

Mike and Mike, more luxury, less money.

0:32.5

So I decided a long time ago that I would be the Paul Revere of the Republican Party.

0:39.8

So if you're running for office, I'm going to help you.

0:44.4

A try, right?

0:45.5

There's no guarantee that you're going to win, even if Sid Rosenberg is behind you.

0:50.1

In fact, I've endorsed a lot of folks lost in the last 10 years.

0:54.3

Most have won.

0:56.1

The overwhelming majority have won.

0:58.2

And some have done very well here, like President Trump, when they weren't supposed to.

1:03.7

But it can't guarantee a victory.

1:06.2

But if you're a Republican in major races like Curtis Lewell-Mayor, my friend who's waiting to announce, but she will

1:14.4

for governor, Elise Stefanik, my friend Alina Bonzel, who's running on the Upper East

1:22.6

Cypressi Council, with Janine Aqua Freida running for Borough president in Brooklyn, I'm going to try to

1:30.7

help you. Then the rest is up to you. So if you lose, don't play me. So Janine is running, I guess

1:37.0

Antonio Raynoso is the current Brooklyn Borough president. And because I was born in Brooklyn and spent most of my life in Brooklyn,

1:48.9

2216 Quentin Road by Madison High School, went to high school, two different high

1:54.1

schools in Brooklyn, Polly Prep in Diker Heights, Solomon Schechter on Church and East Fifth,

2:03.6

married my beautiful wife, Danielle, our first residence.

2:09.7

Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and lived by my sister 10 years ago, and he came back to New York in Mill Basin, Brooklyn.

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