March 24, 2025 • 6 mins
Curtis Sliwa continues his conversation with Mendte in the Morning talking about what he will do if he becomes the Mayor of NYC.
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Speaker 2 (00:00):
Welcome back.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
We continue our conversation now with an old friend, Curtis Sleewa.
I can't say the next mayor of New York now
because now you're telling me I wasn't the first that
I'm stealing this from Mark Simons.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Oh, every day, every day he would say that before
when I ran the first time. Every day now he's
been my biggest fan out there, and he takes on
all challenges about that.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
That's great, that's wonderful. But I just can't say it
now anymore. Off to come up with something else. Give
me some time. I'll come up with something else. Let's
talk about Donald Trump, because Donald Trump is hated in
this city because it's so heavily democratic. Yeah, Donald Trump
could be a big supporter. What are you gonna do?
Do you distance yourself? Do you embrace him? What do
(00:44):
you do?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Uh? You do what Donald Trump wants the president of
the United States. And right now their guy is Eric Adams.
It's not Curtis Sleewand they got Eric Adams in their pocket.
If they tell Eric Adams to jump, he says, how high? Whatever?
President Donald Trump and Tom Holman, Juan or anyone else
(01:05):
in the administration, And they direct it right at Eric Adams.
He will not condemn him, he will not criticize him.
He will do whatever they tell him. So that's their
guy for right now. Let's see how Eric Adams survives.
I think he runs an independent campaign, but having his
ward if Donald Trump is a help, but it can
also hurt. He got thirty percent of the vote citywide,
(01:26):
the best he's ever done in the prior to election runs.
As Heldon got thirty percent. I got thirty percent. You
got to get over thirty percent with four people in
the race. If I get thirty three to thirty five percent,
I'm the next mayor of the City of New York.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Would you accept his support? Would you accept Republican money
from the RNC?
Speaker 2 (01:45):
I don't know if i'd so much accept the money
from the RNC. I don't take money with strings attached.
You're not going to see any heavy high rollers funding.
Curtis Slee was nobody from Park Avenue. Is nobody from
the Fortune five hundred confab. I'm the outer Borough guy. Now.
If they want to come to the outer boroughs and
(02:05):
help homeowners save their homes from the city of Yes,
that is meant to destroy residential neighborhoods, all the migrant
shelters they put in the devastated neighborhoods now regular shelters.
And now they have this larry, these lithium ion battery
warehouses they're putting all over the outer boroughs, not putting
them on Park Avenue, not putting them on Billionaires Row.
(02:28):
And this is so dangerous because in fires that have
taken place in California, it's taken five to six days
for the fire to burn itself out. They have no
way to put the fire out, and they're putting it
in residential neighborhoods. And I'm leading the effort to stop
it in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
So, if I can put all this together, what you've
told us this morning, you are not going to be
the Trump candidate. Mayor Adams is the Trump candidate, which,
by the way, is so smart because if these dislike it,
all that's going to go to Mayor Adams and not
to the Republican candidate. But you're also saying that you
and by the way you are this, you are a
man of the neighborhoods. You've worked in the neighborhoods. You've
(03:08):
been to all the neighborhoods. And because of that, however,
you're not going to get the big money. And you
need some money. You do need some money where you
gonna get it.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Well, last time around, I was able to collect eighteen
thousand contributions, more than anybody else but small level seventy
two dollars average. I was able to get six and
a half million dollars in matching funds. We expect to
double that amount this time, so we'll be competitive. If
people want to find out what I stand for, what
(03:38):
my platform is, and how to contribute or how to
get involved, they go to sliwa for NYC dot com.
That's Sliwa for NYC dot com. I've never been the
big money guy. Look they're fighting. Well, you got Quomo,
he's in the back pocket all of a sudden of
the corporate developers and real estate interests. Eric Adams is
right behind them. Why would I go knocking on their
(03:59):
door when they want to destroy the residential neighborhoods said
are the heart and soul of the blue collar working
class of New York City, which is the real New
Republican Party. It's not the elite. It's not the wealthy,
it's not the rich, it's not the country club Republicans.
It's the blue collar working class that really is at
the heart and soul of the Republican Party in the
(04:19):
United States today.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
You're right, it has switched. It absolutely has switched. And
Donald Trump did that. It's a shame that you can't
side up to Donald Trump. I understand the political climate.
But the nice thing about this is nobody's going to
own you.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
No, no, And even my worst critics have said, you
can't buy, you can't rent, you can't lease, sliwa And
right now, President Donald Trump has enormous problems that he
has to deal with internationally. Nationally, figuring out who should
be the next mayor of the New York City cycle
should be the least of his considerations, to be honest
(04:55):
with you, the least of his considerations.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Although it is important to him. He's aims to focus
on New York a lot, so it is important to wait.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Look, you're going to have to cooperate with the President
of the United States and the White House because so
much of what we get and we provide is right
from the federal government. You look at nische. Ninety five
percent of the money for all public housing projects comes
from the federal government. So if you don't cooperate with
(05:23):
the Trump administration and they start cutting funds, there's not
enough people left in New York City to tax to
fund all the social service programs because they're already on
their way to Florida real.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Quick, we're running out of time. But how would you
have handled Columbia University when those riots started?
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Uh, the mayor was going to see the pope. He
should have canceled that trip. He should have been right
there on the campus. He should have had the NYPD
inn he should have made arrests, and he should have
named in shamed Alvin Bragg who released them after they
took over Hamilton Hall because of Cuomo's no cash bail.
You see, it always comes back to Andrew Cuomo. He's, oh,
(06:00):
he knows how to govern. Yeah, he did a really
great job that he had to flee all but because
he feared impeachment and indictment, give him another chance. What
to destroy New York City like he destroyed New York State.
No go to sliwa NYC dot com.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
And with that, I'm gonna say goodbye, but with a
promise that you're going to come back. It's an open
door policy. Anytime you want to come back.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Please, do you offer me a microphone? You know I'm there,
The Great Curtis Sleep.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
I have to come up with something different than the
next Mayor of New York, but the next Mayor of
New York. Thanks so much, Curtis
Welcome back.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
We continue our conversation now with an old friend, Curtis Sleewa.
I can't say the next mayor of New York now
because now you're telling me I wasn't the first that
I'm stealing this from Mark Simons.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Oh, every day, every day he would say that before
when I ran the first time. Every day now he's
been my biggest fan out there, and he takes on
all challenges about that.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
That's great, that's wonderful. But I just can't say it
now anymore. Off to come up with something else. Give
me some time. I'll come up with something else. Let's
talk about Donald Trump, because Donald Trump is hated in
this city because it's so heavily democratic. Yeah, Donald Trump
could be a big supporter. What are you gonna do?
Do you distance yourself? Do you embrace him? What do
(00:44):
you do?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Uh? You do what Donald Trump wants the president of
the United States. And right now their guy is Eric Adams.
It's not Curtis Sleewand they got Eric Adams in their pocket.
If they tell Eric Adams to jump, he says, how high? Whatever?
President Donald Trump and Tom Holman, Juan or anyone else
(01:05):
in the administration, And they direct it right at Eric Adams.
He will not condemn him, he will not criticize him.
He will do whatever they tell him. So that's their
guy for right now. Let's see how Eric Adams survives.
I think he runs an independent campaign, but having his
ward if Donald Trump is a help, but it can
also hurt. He got thirty percent of the vote citywide,
(01:26):
the best he's ever done in the prior to election runs.
As Heldon got thirty percent. I got thirty percent. You
got to get over thirty percent with four people in
the race. If I get thirty three to thirty five percent,
I'm the next mayor of the City of New York.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Would you accept his support? Would you accept Republican money
from the RNC?
Speaker 2 (01:45):
I don't know if i'd so much accept the money
from the RNC. I don't take money with strings attached.
You're not going to see any heavy high rollers funding.
Curtis Slee was nobody from Park Avenue. Is nobody from
the Fortune five hundred confab. I'm the outer Borough guy. Now.
If they want to come to the outer boroughs and
(02:05):
help homeowners save their homes from the city of Yes,
that is meant to destroy residential neighborhoods, all the migrant
shelters they put in the devastated neighborhoods now regular shelters.
And now they have this larry, these lithium ion battery
warehouses they're putting all over the outer boroughs, not putting
them on Park Avenue, not putting them on Billionaires Row.
(02:28):
And this is so dangerous because in fires that have
taken place in California, it's taken five to six days
for the fire to burn itself out. They have no
way to put the fire out, and they're putting it
in residential neighborhoods. And I'm leading the effort to stop
it in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
So, if I can put all this together, what you've
told us this morning, you are not going to be
the Trump candidate. Mayor Adams is the Trump candidate, which,
by the way, is so smart because if these dislike it,
all that's going to go to Mayor Adams and not
to the Republican candidate. But you're also saying that you
and by the way you are this, you are a
man of the neighborhoods. You've worked in the neighborhoods. You've
(03:08):
been to all the neighborhoods. And because of that, however,
you're not going to get the big money. And you
need some money. You do need some money where you
gonna get it.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Well, last time around, I was able to collect eighteen
thousand contributions, more than anybody else but small level seventy
two dollars average. I was able to get six and
a half million dollars in matching funds. We expect to
double that amount this time, so we'll be competitive. If
people want to find out what I stand for, what
(03:38):
my platform is, and how to contribute or how to
get involved, they go to sliwa for NYC dot com.
That's Sliwa for NYC dot com. I've never been the
big money guy. Look they're fighting. Well, you got Quomo,
he's in the back pocket all of a sudden of
the corporate developers and real estate interests. Eric Adams is
right behind them. Why would I go knocking on their
(03:59):
door when they want to destroy the residential neighborhoods said
are the heart and soul of the blue collar working
class of New York City, which is the real New
Republican Party. It's not the elite. It's not the wealthy,
it's not the rich, it's not the country club Republicans.
It's the blue collar working class that really is at
the heart and soul of the Republican Party in the
(04:19):
United States today.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
You're right, it has switched. It absolutely has switched. And
Donald Trump did that. It's a shame that you can't
side up to Donald Trump. I understand the political climate.
But the nice thing about this is nobody's going to
own you.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
No, no, And even my worst critics have said, you
can't buy, you can't rent, you can't lease, sliwa And
right now, President Donald Trump has enormous problems that he
has to deal with internationally. Nationally, figuring out who should
be the next mayor of the New York City cycle
should be the least of his considerations, to be honest
(04:55):
with you, the least of his considerations.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Although it is important to him. He's aims to focus
on New York a lot, so it is important to wait.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Look, you're going to have to cooperate with the President
of the United States and the White House because so
much of what we get and we provide is right
from the federal government. You look at nische. Ninety five
percent of the money for all public housing projects comes
from the federal government. So if you don't cooperate with
(05:23):
the Trump administration and they start cutting funds, there's not
enough people left in New York City to tax to
fund all the social service programs because they're already on
their way to Florida real.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Quick, we're running out of time. But how would you
have handled Columbia University when those riots started?
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Uh, the mayor was going to see the pope. He
should have canceled that trip. He should have been right
there on the campus. He should have had the NYPD
inn he should have made arrests, and he should have
named in shamed Alvin Bragg who released them after they
took over Hamilton Hall because of Cuomo's no cash bail.
You see, it always comes back to Andrew Cuomo. He's, oh,
(06:00):
he knows how to govern. Yeah, he did a really
great job that he had to flee all but because
he feared impeachment and indictment, give him another chance. What
to destroy New York City like he destroyed New York State.
No go to sliwa NYC dot com.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
And with that, I'm gonna say goodbye, but with a
promise that you're going to come back. It's an open
door policy. Anytime you want to come back.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Please, do you offer me a microphone? You know I'm there,
The Great Curtis Sleep.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
I have to come up with something different than the
next Mayor of New York, but the next Mayor of
New York. Thanks so much, Curtis
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