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Curtis Sliwa vows to stay in NYC mayoral race as donors plot to stop Mamdani
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EXCLUSIVE: New York City Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa slammed the door on any talk of him dropping out of the race, and blamed incumbent Eric Adams for the rise of socialist Zohran Mamdani.
Prominent donors are exploring ways to get Sliwa to drop out of the race to open up the GOP nomination – with Adams being touted to replace him, according to a New York Post report. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary to Mamdani last week, could also be on the ticket in November.
But Sliwa, a lifelong New Yorker and founder of the Guardian Angels crime-prevention group, insisted to Fox News Digital that he is the man for the job. He also spoke about his fractured relationship with President Donald Trump and said he would welcome the president’s endorsement, should it come.
Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa has slammed the door shut on any talk of him dropping out of this year’s race. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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He said the city needs a fighter and he has already risked his life to make the city safer – and has the battle scars to prove it. The Brooklyn-born 71-year-old famously survived a mob hit in 1992 in which he was shot twice inside a moving taxi before jumping out through a window.
«The only way you get me out of this race before Nov. 4 is in a coffin, in a pine box,» he said. «And people know the Gottis and Gambinos tried that in 1992, and it didn’t work and this won’t work either. Be prepared to see Curtis Sliwa on the Republican line on Nov. 4.»
Sliwa has led the Guardian Angels since 1979 and said what separates him from the field is simple: He rides the subways, talks to the people and knows the neighborhoods by heart.
«I’m the only real tried and true New Yorker. Andrew Cuomo hasn’t lived in the city since 1990. Mamdani goes back and forth to Uganda. Eric Adams? He lives in Fort Lee,» Sliwa said in a dig at Adams owning a property in New Jersey. «As goes the subway, so goes New York City. That’s our veins and arteries. None of these other guys are in the system. I live there.»
Political experts consider Sliwa’s election bid as a long shot. He ran against Adams in the 2021 election and lost by 66.1% to 27.4%. But the chips could finally fall Sliwa’s way in November if the left and center vote splits – with voters balking at Mamdani’s far-left agenda and both Adams and former Cuomo siphoning off Democratic votes with Independent runs.
Zohran Mamdani edges closer to becoming NYC mayor after primary win, as Mayor Adams calls his proposals unrealistic and doubles down on independent re-election bid. (Getty Images)
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«Oh, I don’t care how many candidates are in the race. Look, we wouldn’t be in this situation, people wouldn’t even know who Zohan Mamdani is if Eric Adams had fairly been a successful Democratic elected mayor… Republicans don’t trust him, Democrats don’t want him… He is corrupt.»
Adams’ tenure was marred by federal corruption charges brought under the Biden administration, including accusations of wire fraud and solicitation of campaign contributions from foreign nationals. Adams denied the charges, which were later dropped by the Trump administration.
Adams’ spokesperson, Kayla Mamelak Altus, blasted Sliwa’s characterization of the mayor, telling Fox News Digital Sliwa is becoming «more detached from reality every day and nothing he ever says should be taken seriously.»
In the interview, Sliwa also took aim at Mamdani’s socialist policies, which include a citywide rent freeze, free public bus service and higher property taxes on wealthy neighborhoods – all ideas that critics say have already strained budgets and backfired in Chicago under Mayor Brandon Johnson.
«Just go to Chicago and see the results of what a socialist mayor will not be able to do for you,» Sliwa said. «There’s a lot of promise, but there’s no delivery.» Mamdani’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Sliwa said his campaign is focused on public safety and housing affordability, embracing the slogan «improve, don’t move,» which taps into disgruntled voters who may seek to join the exodus of people fleeing the city in recent years.
He also thinks his no-kill policy for the city’s animal shelters will bring in moderate Democrats, women voters, younger generations and animal advocates who might not typically support a Republican candidate. Sliwa is known for his deep love of cats, often highlighting his devotion to rescuing and caring for strays.
Sliwa scoffed at the notion that Mamdani’s social media influence could be a deciding factor, arguing the race will be won by connecting with people on the ground. The assemblyman has nearly 2 million followers on Instagram, compared to Sliwa’s 66,000, while the socialist candidate has more than 910,000 followers on TikTok compared to Sliwa’s 183,000.
Curtis Sliwa is accompanied by members of the Guardian Angels in 2006. (Debbie Egan-Chin/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
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«I already know how to appeal to young people,» Sliwa said, noting he’s been recruiting young people for decades to lead the Guardian Angels. «My Baby Boomer generation talks about Gen Z like they’re lazy or stupid… They couldn’t be more wrong. That just pushes them into Mamdani’s camp.»
A Trump endorsement could also shift momentum in Sliwa’s favor. Though he called his relationship with the president a «love-hate» one, Trump’s rallies in the Bronx and at Madison Square Garden last year suggest a shifting political tide in the city – and a joint appearance with Sliwa could prove a game-changer.
«I don’t talk to President Trump on the phone. I haven’t been to Mar-a-Lago or gone to Washington,» Sliwa said. «He seems to talk to Eric Adams. Look, he saved him from going to prison, I understand that. In the last election, I voted for him and I encouraged people to vote for him.»
But Sliwa said he is open to receiving Trump’s backing, even if the race is not on the president’s radar.
«Well, if it comes, that’s fine. If it doesn’t come, remember I ran the last time, I was not endorsed by President Trump,» Sliwa said. «[Trump] did not endorse Eric Adams. He basically stayed out of the race. He’s got enough issues to deal with – Ukraine, Russia, Iran, obviously his beautiful bill and everything else that he’s got on his plate that has geopolitical significance. Who’s the next mayor of New York City should be last on his priority list.»
Curtis Sliwa speaks to the media on Jan. 6, 1982, in Newark, New Jersey. (Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images)
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Sliwa’s campaign thus far has lacked much visibility, given in part to him winning the GOP nomination uncontested. But he said the win unlocks vital matching funds that will turbocharge his campaign in the general election.
«So now I have the resources. I’m in the streets and the one place that Zohan Mamdani is not, nor any of the other candidates. I live in the subways and that is the melting pot for all people in New York City.»
«The blue-collar working class, the hipsters, the millennials, Gen Z and people who are baby boomers. And if you’re not in the subway, which is a great focus group, you’re not dealing with regular average everyday people, because as goes the subways, so goes New York City.»
«It’s our veins and arteries.»
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A new terrorist group with suspected links to the Iranian regime emerged in Europe last week. Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya (The Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right) has claimed responsibility for four attacks on Jewish targets across the continent.
A synagogue in Liège, Belgium, was the first target of an explosive attack on Monday. An arson attack on a Rotterdam synagogue followed overnight on Friday and an explosive device was set off at a Jewish school in Amsterdam the next evening.
Several sources have linked an additional attack at a Jewish site in Greece on Wednesday with the group, though no specifics were given about the target or method of attack.
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The scene of an explosion at the synagogue in the rue Leon Fredericq, in Liege on March 9, 2026. The synagogue was hit at around 4am by a blast. A previously unknown terrorist group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, claimed responsibility.
Joe Truzman, senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and editor of the FDD’s Long War Journal, told Fox News Digital that when he saw the statement from the organization following their Monday attack, he «thought it was a little bit amateurish.» Truzman said that after videos from the group became to emerge, he «realized that there’s probably something more here to this organization.»
He said that the war in Iran has likely «compelled the group, for whoever is behind this, to start launching these attacks.» Truzman said he «suspect[s] this organization is being directed» and that there is «an entity behind it.»
Truzman says he suspects the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) itself, which he says «has been active in Europe» and has «attempted to eliminate or assassinate dissidents.» Though he does not discount them being entity of an Iraqi militia group.
A pedestrian walks past a synagogue on ABN Davidsplein in Rotterdam, western Netherlands on March 13, 2026 after an arson attack. A formerly unknown terrorist group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, claimed responsibility. (Media TV via ANP / AFP via Getty Images)
In addition to anticipating further attacks from Ashab al-Yamin, Truzman said that he is concerned that «the dissemination of [terror] videos online may compel other people to commit antisemitic attacks» in Europe. According to Truzman, Ashab al-Yamin’s videos are «starting to gain traction. They’re starting to get the views, and people are seeing it. And maybe the ones that are radicalized already or are going to be radicalized, may be influenced by these videos, and may commit an antisemitic attack or an attack on a Jewish site.»
He said that the attacks «have been mostly unsophisticated, but things may change, and they may start targeting people, too, during the day, when it’s busy.» So far all attacks have come at night.
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Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X that the group was tied to the regime in Tehran. «A jihadi group tied to an Iranian proxy» was responsible for the string of attacks. They noted that «the IRGC continues to sponsor and export terror across the globe.»
Onlookers are increasingly tying the attacks back to the war in Iran. The World Jewish Congress raised alarm bells about Ashab al-Yamin on X, stating that «security analysts believe the group may be part of Iran’s expanding network of proxy actors operating far beyond the Middle East.» The Congress called on governments to «treat this threat with the seriousness it deserves, dismantle the networks behind these attacks, and ensure Jewish communities can live and worship in safety.»
Amichai Chikli, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister, called the attacks «part of a troubling pattern.» He explained that «terror networks linked to the Iranian axis are trying to expand their arena of activity into European cities and Jewish communities.»
Military members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in western Tehran, Iran (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The State Department did not respond to questions about whether it had previously been tracking Ashab al-Yamin, or if it planned to issue a warning to Americans traveling abroad to avoid Jewish institutions, but an alert from the U.S. embassy in the Netherlands on Monday warned, «Following recent targeted explosive incidents in the Netherlands and in other major European cities, the U.S. Mission to the Netherlands reminds U.S. citizens to maintain good personal security practices and exercise heightened situational awareness, consistent with the Department of State’s recent Worldwide Caution alert.»
The alert added, «As noted in the Travel Advisory for the Netherlands, terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in the Netherlands. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas.»
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Israel’s National Security Council recently warned its citizens traveling abroad to conceal items that might identify them as Israeli or Jewish and to «avoid visiting sites identified as Jewish or Israeli» following the first of three shootings at Toronto synagogues in early March.
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There’s a new push to give federal reparations to descendants of slaves among congressional Democrats, this time being led by progressive Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich.
Thanedar introduced a bill late last week that would set up a federal commission to «study and distribute land reparations» for the descendants of slaves in the U.S. The legislation has no formal backers and faces steep obstacles to advancing in the Republican-controlled House.
«The history of historical injustices against Black Americans by our federal government is nothing short of shameful,» Thanedar told Fox News Digital in a statement. «Formerly enslaved families were promised land as a means of securing freedom and self-sufficiency, but these promises were broken, and the devastating economic effects of this broken promise is still felt today.»
Thanedar’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding how the legislation would work in practice.
Protesters in San Francisco march in support of slavery reparations. (Getty Images)
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Reparations refer to financial compensation for Black Americans intended to address economic harms their ancestors experienced during slavery and the Jim Crow era. Republicans oppose the idea over eligibility concerns and their belief that present-day Americans should not be responsible for harms committed generations ago.
The reparations push comes as Thanedar, a two-term lawmaker, is facing a serious challenge from the left ahead of Michigan’s August 2026 primary. State Rep. Donavan McKinney, D-Mich., is vying to unseat Thanedar in the deep-blue district with the backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt., and the progressive group, Justice Democrats — despite Thanedar’s own progressive credentials.
But Thanedar’s support for Israel has served to alienate him from the furthest-left flank of his party, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a fellow member of his state’s delegation. He left the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), of which Tlaib is a member, after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel in 2023.
Tlaib is also supporting McKinney’s campaign.
Thanedar, an Indian American, has supported slavery reparations since before his congressional tenure.
«Every other community has — Japanese Americans got their [reparations], American Indians got their reparations,» the Michigan Democrat said in 2022 while running for Congress. «This is something that needs to be handled in a fair way.»
Rep. Shri Thanedar argues reparations are necessary to correct a «broken promise» to descendants of slaves. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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Thanedar is an original cosponsor of H.R. 40, also known as the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, which aims to kickstart the reparations process for descendants of slaves. The Michigan Democrat is also a proud supporter of more expansive legislation that aims to transfer $14 trillion in estimated losses to reparations recipients.
The legislation was originally introduced by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., in 2023, when it was similarly dead on arrival in the GOP-controlled House.
Progressive Democrats have long advocated for the passage of reparations legislation but have encountered resistance from members of the party’s moderate flank who view the idea as politically toxic.
Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., vetoed legislation in 2025 that would have enacted a reparations commission at the state level. Moore is notably one of the only Black Democratic governors in the country and is rumored to have presidential ambitions.
Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., broke with progressive members of the Democratic Party in 2025 over slavery reparations. (Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images)
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Thanedar has also introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and other Trump administration figures, despite opposition from House Democratic leadership.
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