Mark interviews former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa.

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🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Curtis shares his firsthand observations of rising crime across New York City’s boroughs. Sliwa expresses concern about the visible spike in criminal activity, especially after midnight when fewer NYPD officers are on duty, increasing the city’s vulnerability. Also, Andrew Cuomo’s political future, with speculation about whether the former governor plans to remain active in the political arena or seek future office, looks strong.

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0:00.0	Oh, it's time for me.
0:06.2	We're looking for Curtis Slewa.
0:09.6	Nothing yet.
0:11.5	Well, we'll see if we can find him.
0:13.7	He'll turn up.
0:15.7	All kinds of things.
0:16.6	I want to ask Curtis.
0:17.5	Andrew Cuomo tweeting away.
0:21.2	That's his full-time job now, Twitter, I guess.
0:25.6	But he put out a statement about something about the future.
0:28.4	But in the statement was the horrifying implication that he might run again for something.
0:35.1	Last thing anybody wants to see is Cuomo come back, but he's, you know, he's kind of like
0:40.0	herpes.
0:40.5	You never get rid of it completely.
0:41.9	It always comes back at some point.
0:44.4	People are a little upset about all of that.
0:48.8	Mamdani, of course, is the mayor-elect.
0:51.0	Rudy Giuliani put out a statement saying he's absolutely he says I'm sick to my
0:57.3	stomach seeing Mamdani in the oval office and he's course he says I want to see New York City do well
1:04.4	but he's sick seeing this oh we found Curtis all right the guy that should have been the mayor
1:09.6	maybe we'll be someday in the future, is with us.
1:12.7	The great Curtis Slewa, Curtis, how you doing?
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