NYC Mayor’s Race: Curtis Sliwa Wins Republican Nomination
Mayoral contender Curtis Sliwa won the Republican primary on Tuesday in the race to replace Bill de Blasio.
Sliwa beat businessman Fernando Mateo. He’ll face off against the winner of the Democratic Primary and any additional third-party candidates in the general election on Nov. 2.
For years, Sliwa has been known as head of the Guardian Angels, an anti-crime group. He’s said he’ll bring back stop and frisk and a plainclothes anti-crime unit, which was disbanded in June of 2020. Sliwa’s also called for greater police presence on subways and buses.
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