Tony Carbonetti | Former Chief of Staff to Mayor Giuliani | 10-22-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, News, Comedy

4.2 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Tony Carbonetti, former Chief of Staff to Mayor Giuliani, joins Sid live in-studio to talk about the current political climate in New York City. He analyzes the mayoral race, expressing his belief that Andrew Cuomo has a chance to win if voter turnout surpasses 1.4 million, and suggests Curtis Sliwa should drop out to improve Cuomo's odds against frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. Carbonetti emphasizes the importance of focusing on public safety and the risks of becoming a progressive city. He also touches on his loyalty to long-time friend Giuliani and critiques MTA policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.0	Tony Carbonetti was the chief of staff of Rudy Giuliani.
0:43.1	Still one of the most respected minds here in New York, especially with stuff like this.
0:48.4	Tats loves him.
0:49.8	And now making his debut.
0:51.7	It's hard to believe, but making his debut on Sid and Friends in the
0:55.7	morning. A big time New Yorker, Tony Carbonetti. Tony, good morning. How are you, pal? Sid, I am a big fan, and I appreciate you having me. I'm a big fan of yours. It's an honor for me. Thank you. Thank you. I can't believe this is your first time on the show. Thank you for coming in. Thank you.
1:07.4	I'm a late night guy.
1:08.6	Oh, you are?
1:09.3	When you start your show, I'm sleeping.
1:11.2	I get up around now.
1:12.3	Well, I get up at three.
1:13.6	God bless you.
1:14.5	Are you still up from the night before? Yes, I'm up at three. I'm one of those guys. You're one of those guys. Okay, well, you and I had a great discussion a couple of days ago, and I believe you're of the opinion that even if Curtis stays in the race, which he is, at least today, that Cuomo can still win.
1:33.2	Is that right?
1:33.9	Yeah, I think now it's all about getting the vote out.
1:37.9	I think Zoran is capped at about 600,000 votes.
1:42.3	What we've experienced the last three races, mayoral races, between
1:46.1	one million and 1.1 million voters. If it stays like that, Zoron wins. If we get to 1.4 to 1.5
1:54.6	million, Andrew wins. Okay, I think Curtis is now going to be beaten down enough. It would, it would be phenomenal if he went to the debate tonight and he stood up on stage and he said,
2:06.5	you know what, I gave it my best shot, I can't win.
2:10.2	Andrew, good luck and beat this guy for all New Yorkers.
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