US EditionCuomo and Sliwa aim to blunt Mamdani’s momentum in first NYC mayoral debate
Curtis Sliwa holds 15% support in polls and challenges Democrats while addressing crime and election impact beyond New York City, despite splitting anti-Mamdani voters.
- On Tuesday, Curtis Sliwa contrasted himself with Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo in a CBS News interview, arguing the mayoral outcome could have effects beyond New York City.
- Facing calls to withdraw, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa resisted, blaming former governor Andrew Cuomo's policies for "horrific increases in crime" while Cuomo remained in the race after losing the primary.
- Sliwa's long public profile includes founding the Guardian Angels and his second mayoral campaign, while an Oct. 9 Quinnipiac University poll shows Mamdani leading with 46%, Cuomo at 33%, and Sliwa at 15%.
- President Donald Trump has weighed in, calling Zohran Mamdani, Democratic nominee, a 'communist' and Curtis Sliwa, Republican nominee, warned there "will be cuts" to federal funding but vowed to limit harm.
- With early voting starting Oct. 25, Zohran Mamdani's LGBTQ platform would create an Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and allocate $87 million amid federal actions against trans care.
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New York's red-beret Republican eyes power-broker role in mayoral race
Curtis Sliwa, the Republican running to be New York mayor, has no chance of winning in the avowedly Democrat megacity. But he is refusing to step aside despite fierce pressure to do so and make it a two-man race that…
How the NYC mayoral candidates compare on LGBTQ issues
LGBTQ issues have not been at the forefront of this year’s pivotal race for New York City mayor, but the city’s next leader will be taking over the reins at City Hall at a time when the federal government is relentlessly targeting transgender individuals and the broader queer community. How each of the three main mayoral candidates approaches LGBTQ issues is proving to be a critically important factor: In addition to hostility from the federal g…
NYC Republican mayoral hopeful Sliwa: "I'm the only one standing between Zohran Mamdani ... and Zohran lite"
New York City Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa told CBS News President Trump should stay out of the race — arguing that he's strengthening Zohran Mamdani.
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