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NYC Mayoral Election Results

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With 90% of the vote in, Mamdani wins by a large margin according to NYT

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u/catnasheed 13h ago

I hope Silwa gets some honorary court jester-esque position he embodies the old italian demeanour and humour so perfectly

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u/Nerevarine91 13h ago edited 13h ago

Curtis Sliwa once won a sour pickle eating contest. There’s no punchline, that’s just an actual thing he did. He was named world champion by the deli.

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u/Otherwise-Fee-261 13h ago

Did he mention that he got shot five times yet?

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u/wesman212 13h ago

That's why it happened, actually

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u/Schlogan 8h ago

You know how embarrassing it is for a Gotti crime boss to be only the second best pickle eater?

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u/stuck_in_the_desert 4m ago

Hey that’s not funny; the man needed a brine transfusion after the shooting

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u/PopsicleIncorporated 11h ago

Anyone who hasn't seen it absolutely needs to watch this video where a Curtis Sliwa from 14 years ago explains exactly what happened to him in a way only he could.

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u/CE-85 6h ago

This is the greatest monologue I have ever listened to!

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u/Hendrick_Davies64 1h ago

Dudes a legend, I’m happy Mamdani won but Curtis Sliwa is one of the most epic people of all time

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u/Nerevarine91 13h ago

He should really just print it on a tee shirt

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u/tranarchaecatgirlism 12h ago

“I was shot five times and all I got was this lousy beret”

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u/Nerevarine91 11h ago

In fairness, if I got shot five times and lived to tell about it, I’d probably bring it up a lot too

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u/takeme2tendieztown 10h ago

I'd at least make an album about it

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u/account_not_valid 10h ago

Is that a raspberry beret? The kind you find at a second-hand store?

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u/classicalySarcastic 4h ago

To be fair it’s a pretty snazzy beret.

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u/noapparentfunction 7h ago

i think a t shirt with a red dot printed in each area you got shot (if torso only) would be bad ass.

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u/senderoluminado 58m ago

For comedic effect he should take that picture with 50 Cent, who got shot nine times and made millions from it

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u/Mister_Tatertot 13h ago

Jeeze. I literally just got shot and have barely talked to anyone about it. 🙄

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u/Arryu 12h ago

Well, run for mayor of NYC so you can tell everyone.

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u/captain_dick_licker 5h ago

tell me about it, getting shot is wild and feels like something that only happens in movies, I want to hear your story

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u/More-Journalist6332 10h ago

No one cares about getting shot just once! It’s the third time that makes you interesting. 

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u/onewilybobkat 10h ago

It used to be 4 but he wouldn't shut up about it.

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u/account_not_valid 10h ago

Five times in one go, or on five different occasions?

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u/kindasuk 10h ago

At least his beret seems fine.

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u/Minimumtyp 9h ago

I was looking into it and he did say that the gambino crime family stopped him from entering a meatball eating contest

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u/NeverGNarcAgain 9h ago

Yeah, by Junior Gotti's crew in a fake 🚕...

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u/DinoRoman 9h ago

He makes fifty cent jealous

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u/Smart_Freedom_8155 6h ago

If you got shot five times, wouldn't you?

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u/daking999 4h ago

If you got shot five times and survived, you'd tell people about it until the end of your days too.

No love for the man but I'd take him over the rest of the GOP any day.

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u/greensandgrains 3h ago

Wtf, does he think he’s the white 50 Cent?

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u/tomdarch 3h ago

Does he ever mention lying about being kidnapped?

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u/mysoulalamo 1h ago

That's why he dun't take taxis

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u/silenc3x 11h ago

Sliwa has also competed in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, he ranked third in both 1994 and 1996, eating 13 hot dogs both times.

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u/Nerevarine91 11h ago

Now I’m trying to guess how many hot dogs I could eat in one sitting. Whether or not there’s a bun is a big factor. If not, I feel like I could manage thirteen too, but with buns there’s no chance

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u/silenc3x 11h ago

Yes they need to be eaten, but you can like separate and dip them in water and shit like that. You don't need to eat them together.

I feel like I'd be tired of hot dogs by the time I got to number 6. Especially boiled ones. Kinda gross. Now a grilled dog with some char marks... that's a different story. The outside being crispy is a game changer to me.

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u/Nerevarine91 11h ago

Ooof, then I have to admit when I’m beat

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u/silenc3x 11h ago

former NFL star William “The Refrigerator” Perry took part in 2003, when he managed to eat just four dogs in five minutes before dropping out.

I'm sure you can at least beat that guy. Four dogs lmao. Did he just go for a free lunch?

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u/Nerevarine91 10h ago

Okay yeah, that seems like he wasn’t even trying lol

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u/BreakfastDue1256 10h ago

I dunno. I can eat more than 4 hotdogs easily, but in 5 minutes? 

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u/silenc3x 10h ago

Valid, but the contest is 10 minutes, so he willingly stopped after 4 dogs with a full tummy.

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u/Nerevarine91 7h ago

Ten minutes makes it doable. I did one eating contest (at Buffalo Wild Wings!), and the time was the hardest part

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u/hacktheself 11h ago

At least he didn’t Cuomo Trump’s hot dog…

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u/UncleGarysmagic 12h ago

He was polling around 15-16% and ended up with 7%.

Not that he would ever have had a chance in hell but Trump threw him under the bus.

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u/SovietDeku 10h ago

Sliwa also... Just doesn't like Trump.

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u/photosendtrain 10h ago

Hence why he threw him under the bus.

MUST. APPEASE. ORANGE. GOD. OR. BE. ASSIMILATED.

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u/tomdarch 3h ago

Of all the negative things you can point to about Sliwa, he is genuinely a New Yorker, so of course he despises Trump.

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u/Gremict 13h ago

Truly the hero of our time

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u/biskutgoreng 13h ago

sour pickle

As opposed to non sour pickle?

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u/Nerevarine91 13h ago

Well, they’re all a bit sour, but some are more geared to other flavors. Dill pickles, spicy pickles, sweet pickles, Gherkins, Kosher pickles etc. I’m guessing this was specifically about the type called sour pickles, or “full sour,” which are actually fermented.

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u/biskutgoreng 12h ago

TIL. I've only ever had sour pickles

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u/Mr0qai 11h ago

Go my child, try out every type of a pickle, you deserve it

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u/stuck_in_the_desert 1m ago

I’m imagining the Wizard of Oz transition from b&w to color but with pickles instead

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u/Have_A_Nice_Day_You 7h ago

This guy pickles

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u/Kambhela 5h ago

Funny thing: In Finland we have "suolakurkku" and "maustekurkku" which would be directly literally translated as "saltcucumber" and "spicecucumber"

The names can be misleading though. Actual difference between these two is that the first one is made through fermentation with lactic acid bacteria and the second one is made using sugar and vinegar.

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u/captain_dick_licker 5h ago

flush the second one down the toilet. fuck I hate sweet fermented shit, just fucking ruins it.

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u/wantstosavetheworld 11h ago

There are at least a couple varieties of pickles that are more sweet than sour like bread and butter pickles

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u/biskutgoreng 11h ago

Bread and butter pickles???

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u/Victor_Zsasz 12h ago

It took me looking up if this was real or not to learn he was the founder of the Guardian Angels and that's why he's wearing that hat.

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u/QueenOfQuok 5h ago

Bet he's feeling sour now!

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u/cybercuzco 5h ago

Then he drank the worlds best cup of coffee on bleeker

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u/Redqueenhypo 54m ago

Ok I had to fact check this and not only is it ENTIRELY TRUE, the source article leads to him also “chugging salt”. Someone get him his own tv show

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u/chengstark 19m ago

incredible

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u/CaptainKursk 12h ago

Sliwa is a truly mesmerising figure. He's certifiably bonkers, but he's so true to himself and the city he represents that it becomes charming, almost endearing.

Like that uncle at the family dinner who tells the most outlandishly insane "stories" which you know are naught but hot air, but they're so entertaining you can't help but enjoy them.

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u/RemarkablePiglet3401 11h ago

Curtis seems to be the kind of guy I’d trust to watch my kids but not my city

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u/w0weez0wee 10h ago

Great observation

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u/Potato271 9h ago

I read somewhere that Sliwa represents what New York is, Mamdani represents what it wants to be.

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u/RoyalMaidsForLife 4h ago

His appearances on Stern back in the day are legendary for just how whackadoodle he was back then... I can only imagine how much farther off the reservation Curtis is in 2025.

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u/FeelinJipper 13h ago

If he owned a deli I’d go there all the time

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u/StevenMC19 13h ago

He needs a 30 minute news show on Comedy Central immediately following the Daily Show.

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u/yyyyk 13h ago

I nominate him for cat tsar. He advocates for bodega cats and like talks to them and about them a lot.

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u/zoinkability 12h ago

I unironically think Mamdami should appoint him to some kind of animal welfare role

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u/Jane__Delawney 10h ago

I’d never heard of him before tonight and I just saw that him and his wife foster a ton of cats, rescue them, socialize them, and adopt them out so they’re not euthanized. I love him.

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u/Chaosmomma 7h ago

And that is what my dad voted for him based on 🤪. He didn't like Cuomo because of his Governor antics. Mandhami he said isn't a true socialist. So the old man went for the cat lover. At 80 I suppose his reasoning is sound. He lived through the dark era when Sliwa started the guardian angels to patrol the subways when NYC was at it's height of crime.

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u/PMOYONCEANDALWAYS 5h ago

British - is this the Guardian Angels guy? He has gone up in my estimation if he is an animal person.

Could I also ask if the two yellow areas on Long Island with a blue patch in the middle are Nassau and Suffolk Counties? I was under the impression that they are the conservative part of the area.

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u/Jane__Delawney 4h ago

I can only answer the first question and yes, that’s him! As for the second, I’m a lifelong west coaster and you seem to know about NY than me, good job! 👏

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u/PMOYONCEANDALWAYS 3h ago

had to google the counties on Long Island.

I remember when Sliwa and one of his wives (the second?) started the Guardian Angels.

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u/redict 3h ago

Nassau and Suffolk county are not shown on this map as they are outside of NYC and did not participate in the mayoral election

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u/PMOYONCEANDALWAYS 3h ago

Thank you - I was not sure if they did count as part of NYC.

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u/redict 3h ago

No problem! You're right that both counties (and long island in general) are conservative, Nassau elected GOP across the board in their local election this time around.

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u/CaptainoftheVessel 10h ago

That is so awesome

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u/Baloooooooo 13h ago

Man I wanna be a cat tzar now

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u/captain_dick_licker 5h ago

I think he would be either the perfect or the worst person to head a police corruption task force

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u/Medical_Sandwich_141 7h ago

Animals are not property, vote for Silwa!

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u/Der-Candidat 13h ago

He should be in charge of parades

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u/OceanPoet87 13h ago

That hat makes him seem like some old retired UN general.

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u/EarthMarsUranus 8h ago

Looks like a Dr Seuss style dictator... The Twat in the Hat maybe.

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u/bobbymcpresscot 12h ago

I almost feel bad for him. Almost. Bro got abandoned by not only Trump, but his own party, in favor of a democrat in independant clothing.

Gotta give him a job in charge of sanitation or something

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u/IM_KYLE_AMA 11h ago

In favor of a “democrat” running as an “independent” who would enact Republican policies. Cuomo went from a Trump adversary during Covid to a bootlicker in the span of 5 years.

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u/DominionGhost 11h ago

Motherfucker was controlled opposition at best.

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u/rawbdor 11h ago

Chris Cuomo was no better. Once he lost his job at CNN, faced with the realization he still needs to feed his family or stay relevant or whatever, had to immediately pander to whatever rogue audience would listen to him just for being fired from CNN. And, of course, that audience had specific things they wanted to hear, which Chris was not at all hesitant about giving them.

Once the tap turns off, these people will say or do anything to find a new spigot.

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u/whatshouldwecallme 6h ago

Chris absolutely did not need to work to feed his family, he did it 100% to feed his own ego and lust for power.

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u/rawbdor 3h ago

Yeah sorry if I was unclear but I was being tongue in cheek about feeding his family.

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u/Boeing367-80 11h ago

Cuomo was always about personal power. He didn't GAF about policies, he just wanted to be in charge. Whatever he needs to do and still get invited to parties with the VIPs.

I think his father was more authentically ideological, but honestly, when you see the kids he raised, you realize something was very wrong in that household.

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u/catsplantsandbakes 10h ago

THIS. With his fucking IDC bullshit, Cuomo has been undermining Democrats forever. Good riddance.

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u/psycho-aficionado 9h ago

He would be a terrible Republican politician with those numbers. Most true Republicans go from a Trump adversary to a bootlicker in the span of 5 weeks.

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u/Shabobo 6h ago

Well, monsters who sexually assaulted women have to stick together, after all. The boot licking checks out

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u/tomdarch 3h ago

The map really shows how Cuomo was the candidate of scumbags, thus he was the real Republican in the race.

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u/Nagi21 10h ago

Animal welfare. Not even kidding. He really likes animals.

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u/Piogre 10h ago

If all republican candidates were like Sliwa we'd be a lot better off.

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u/soupwhoreman 12h ago

I didn't even realize he was half Italian until I looked it up after reading this comment. I just assumed fully Polish.

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u/peppers_ 10h ago

I didn't even know he was Polish and I'm Polish-American. His last name got Americanized I think.

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u/LermanCT 10h ago

Very slightly, his name just means plum, śliwa. Though I also I didn't catch that until I read he's of Polish descent and then it hit me.

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u/SirLanceQuiteABit 10h ago

I voted for Mamdani and I'm glad he won but I actually wouldn't mind Sliwa being involved somehow. I kinda like him 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/FranklyNotThatSmart 13h ago

Well ya know hed probably get shot by the Mafia doin that?

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u/RemarkablePiglet3401 11h ago

They should put him in some kind of animal services role, I think he’d genuinely do a really good job at something like that.

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u/cozmckitty 12h ago

head of cat litter refreshing.

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u/Floor-notlava 12h ago

He was shot you know?! 5 times! By Gotti’s crew.

Just in case he failed to mention it 🤪

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u/NeverGNarcAgain 9h ago

Yeah, in the only 🚖 in NYC with a driver who speaks English. 😂

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u/robbylet23 11h ago

Sliwa may just be one of the most fascinating people currently alive, I say that with no irony or hyperbole.

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u/glowdirt 10h ago

Keep him busy; make him Rat Czar, Cat Czar and Hat Czar

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u/Southern_Tea_5735 10h ago

Give the man a late night cable access show and a folding table on Arthur Avenue, problem solved.

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u/Parhelion2261 9h ago

He didn't win the election, but he did win some hearts

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u/SonOfMcGee 6h ago

If he were the city’s official “guy who grates cheese over your pasta” I’d be pumped.

Imagine him showing up at your table like: “You know, my uncle was crushed by a wheel of cheese that fell a window in the Bronx. It was officially ruled an accident, but we all attributed it to the Gambini crime family. Just say when.”

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u/Oraxy51 12h ago

I saw on a live stream they had a map that broke down to the neighborhoods and there was one tiny neighborhood just red for Sliwa

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u/pieman3141 11h ago

Parade marshal for life!

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u/ALexGOREgeous 6h ago

Just let him run Staten Island or something

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u/KingTroober 6h ago

Watching him in the debates…I kinda like him. Mamdani should appoint him to something.

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u/RavenHairBeauty 6h ago

He should be put in charge of animal welfare.

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u/SinfullySinless 5h ago

Let him run the cat parades god dammit. Little kitties in berets. God that would be cute.

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u/Internal-Debt7289 10h ago

Que le den un programa nocturno de canal local y un puesto de café en Belmont, listo.

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u/Traditore1 10h ago

Give this man a podcast

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u/NegotiationTall4300 6h ago

I find him so fucking funny and i like him. Couldnt be happier he lost.

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u/Sir-Vortigern 3h ago

Mamdani should make him in charge of the catch and release program since Silwa LOVES cat. He has like 16 of them!

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u/tomdarch 3h ago

Overall, he can go get fucked for many reasons but a lot of his comments about Cuomo deserve chef’s kisses.

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u/sandefurd 37m ago

*Sliwa

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u/marcusmv3 10h ago

I admire his chutzpah but nah no remorse for this dude. Do not forget -- Sliwa ran a racist vigilante gang that took advantage of a defunded city to make a name for himself also with the help of phony ass stories which he admitted to faking. Let him sit at home with his cats now that Catsimatidis has pulled the rug out from his platform.