July 18, 2025 • 7 mins
Curtis Sliwa speaks with Mendte in the Morning about his chances of winning the Mayoral race and how he stacks up against the other candidates.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now the interview we've been waiting for all day. Curtis
sleewa Republican candidate for New York City mayor. Congratulations, Curtis,
that latest poll is really eye opening. You've been saying
from the beginning. We had you on a couple of
months ago. You've been saying from the beginning you can
win this race, and this poll proves it's true.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Not only that, but Larry with a sitting mayor mired
in corruption involving his police command, a former police commissioner
charging him with running the police department as if it
were the Gambino crime family, this guy had the goal
to say that crime is down in the City of
(00:45):
New York. I'm in all three hundred and fifty neighborhood,
says you know, Larry. I've yet to have one person
come up to me and say, oh, Curtis, you got
it wrong. I feel so much safer with Eric Adams
as the mayor. And because he's failed on the issue
of lawn order and quality of life, which is number
three and four on the polls, has not provided affordable
(01:05):
housing and the cost of living is skyrocketing. He's a
failed mayor and that's why Jorhan Mondami has risen from nowhere.
Six months ago, Larry, nobody knew who saw on Mondami, right,
not even his neighbors. Now he's an international figure. And
I told you back then, follow the numbers. I start
with thirty percent of the vote. If I get a
(01:27):
few more percentage points, you, Larry, are talking to the
mayor of the City of New York. It will not
be Eric Adams, it will not be Cormo. It is
going to be a run between those that support Mondami
on the left and those in the middle and the
right who support Curtis Leeway.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Well, I really am polling for you, and I hope
that's true. I'd love to see you as the mayor
of New York City, and I think New York City
would be better for it. You know, we got a
couple of talkbacks that I want to play for you.
Everybody wants to help your campaign. You've got a lot
of supporters on this radio station. And here's the first one.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Larry, when you get Curtis on, you got to tell
Curtis listen, man. Look, he's great for the safety of
the city, no doubt about it.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
But I think that's more of a concern for older people.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
He needs to reach out to younger voters. He needs
to bring some people on that can reach.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Out to younger voters.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
We can do this, Curtis, come on, baby, let's do this.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Go ahead.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Larry's correct. In fact, if you look at my campaign team,
it's made up all of millennials and gen Ziers. If
you look at the successful presidential campaign of Donald Trump,
he was able masterfully to bring on board a number
of male, mostly male, very few females, millennials and gen Ziers,
(02:48):
and I believe that was the difference in him being
able to win the battleground statesall seven, and the popular vote.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
So there's no doubt about it.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
All the millennials and the gen zers who are now
that the majority of the population, they are the majority
of the voters. I'm a baby boomer. I know a
lot of people don't want to hear that the baby
boomers have either fled to Florida or they've gone to heaven.
We're not the majority anymore. They are, and there are
plenty of your sons and daughters and grandchildren who have
(03:18):
common sense. We're getting them on board. They're not all
in for Zora and Mandami. But cautionary, Larry, stop attacking
his religion, stop attacking his culture. Stick to the issues,
and you'll get the millennials, you'll get the gen zs
on our side. But all the other nonsense who should
drop out stay in his college transcript. All you do
(03:40):
is make him a martyr and a victim and get
more of that peer group to side with him.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
It's really fascinating. And I agree with what you just
said that you should stick to the issues. And I'll
tell you what. The billionaires in this city are sticking
to the issues. Because he was supposed to have a
meeting with them and they wouldn't even show up. Half
of them weren't even there, including Jamie Diamond. And then
he goes down to Washington to meet with Democrats and
only the crazy showed up to talk to him. Some
(04:05):
of the biggest Democrats in the state won't even endorse them.
They're reluctant to endorse them. I really believe Zurim Mamdani,
and I thought that was the most shocking thing in
this poll, by the way, how low he was compared
to other polls. I think Curtis, he's losing support now.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
He's losing support. But Eric Adams is making his quest
to become mayor a lot easier with this corruption, with
the fact that the city has fallen into the abyss.
Look around, walk around the streets, the homeless, the emotionally disturbed,
the empty storefronts. You can't blame that on zoorm Mandani.
(04:42):
So what Eric Adams has to do is he's got
to determine and decide you're going to run this race.
You better admit to all the sins you've committed. Donald
Trump saved you, or you'd be in jail with Menendez
and Cuomo, who is now like the political zombie apologizing
I should have run a better race. You better start
apologizing for slapping fannies and killing grannies because you'll never
(05:05):
have a chance to be mayor. You'll never have a
chance to be mayor until you admit I've been slapping
fannies and killing Brandy's and I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
That sounds like a bumper sticker. I have another caller.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
And by the way, this one a lot of people
on talkback have said, and so it goes right to
your identity, right to your uniform.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
So you might have even heard this before.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Please tell Curtis not to wear the beret anymore. I
love Curtis and I hope he's going to be our
next mayor, but please, no more beret. People don't identify
with the Guardian Angels anymore.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
What do you think of that?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
First off, I wear the beret because in forty six
years of history of the Guardian Angels serving New York
Is six have died in the line of duty. Thirty
two have been Sheeri is injured. And I have to
tell your caller respectfully. When I go into neighborhoods, the
only Republican they've ever seen is Abraham Lincoln on a
(06:10):
five dollar bill. They identify the beret. They accept me
because of the service we provided to the inner city.
You want to win this election, you have to use
everything available. I went to the wake for Bernard, Terrick
and Patterson at the cathedral. Rudy Giuliani did not recognize
me without my beret. He passed me twice. Voddo passed
(06:30):
me three times. They're not recognized me without the red
beret because you have to take your red beret off
in church. Please, if the red beret is the reason
that you won't vote for me and you vote for
a guy with a five thousand dollars customized suit who's
the mayor, and Andrew Cmo smack and fannies and killing Granny's.
That's your reason for not voting for me. I'm going
(06:53):
back into the subways where I campaign, where people can
identify me by that red beret.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
Curtis leewa Republican candidate for mayor. You got a lot
of fans on this station, including the host, and we're
all polling for you.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
Hope to talk to you again soon.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Oh, just go to Slee wok for NYC dot com
and you'll learn all about my campaign. Shlee Wocks for
NYC dot com.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Thanks so much, Curtis Leew
Now the interview we've been waiting for all day. Curtis
sleewa Republican candidate for New York City mayor. Congratulations, Curtis,
that latest poll is really eye opening. You've been saying
from the beginning. We had you on a couple of
months ago. You've been saying from the beginning you can
win this race, and this poll proves it's true.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Not only that, but Larry with a sitting mayor mired
in corruption involving his police command, a former police commissioner
charging him with running the police department as if it
were the Gambino crime family, this guy had the goal
to say that crime is down in the City of
(00:45):
New York. I'm in all three hundred and fifty neighborhood,
says you know, Larry. I've yet to have one person
come up to me and say, oh, Curtis, you got
it wrong. I feel so much safer with Eric Adams
as the mayor. And because he's failed on the issue
of lawn order and quality of life, which is number
three and four on the polls, has not provided affordable
(01:05):
housing and the cost of living is skyrocketing. He's a
failed mayor and that's why Jorhan Mondami has risen from nowhere.
Six months ago, Larry, nobody knew who saw on Mondami, right,
not even his neighbors. Now he's an international figure. And
I told you back then, follow the numbers. I start
with thirty percent of the vote. If I get a
(01:27):
few more percentage points, you, Larry, are talking to the
mayor of the City of New York. It will not
be Eric Adams, it will not be Cormo. It is
going to be a run between those that support Mondami
on the left and those in the middle and the
right who support Curtis Leeway.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Well, I really am polling for you, and I hope
that's true. I'd love to see you as the mayor
of New York City, and I think New York City
would be better for it. You know, we got a
couple of talkbacks that I want to play for you.
Everybody wants to help your campaign. You've got a lot
of supporters on this radio station. And here's the first one.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Larry, when you get Curtis on, you got to tell
Curtis listen, man. Look, he's great for the safety of
the city, no doubt about it.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
But I think that's more of a concern for older people.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
He needs to reach out to younger voters. He needs
to bring some people on that can reach.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Out to younger voters.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
We can do this, Curtis, come on, baby, let's do this.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Go ahead.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Larry's correct. In fact, if you look at my campaign team,
it's made up all of millennials and gen Ziers. If
you look at the successful presidential campaign of Donald Trump,
he was able masterfully to bring on board a number
of male, mostly male, very few females, millennials and gen Ziers,
(02:48):
and I believe that was the difference in him being
able to win the battleground statesall seven, and the popular vote.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
So there's no doubt about it.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
All the millennials and the gen zers who are now
that the majority of the population, they are the majority
of the voters. I'm a baby boomer. I know a
lot of people don't want to hear that the baby
boomers have either fled to Florida or they've gone to heaven.
We're not the majority anymore. They are, and there are
plenty of your sons and daughters and grandchildren who have
(03:18):
common sense. We're getting them on board. They're not all
in for Zora and Mandami. But cautionary, Larry, stop attacking
his religion, stop attacking his culture. Stick to the issues,
and you'll get the millennials, you'll get the gen zs
on our side. But all the other nonsense who should
drop out stay in his college transcript. All you do
(03:40):
is make him a martyr and a victim and get
more of that peer group to side with him.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
It's really fascinating. And I agree with what you just
said that you should stick to the issues. And I'll
tell you what. The billionaires in this city are sticking
to the issues. Because he was supposed to have a
meeting with them and they wouldn't even show up. Half
of them weren't even there, including Jamie Diamond. And then
he goes down to Washington to meet with Democrats and
only the crazy showed up to talk to him. Some
(04:05):
of the biggest Democrats in the state won't even endorse them.
They're reluctant to endorse them. I really believe Zurim Mamdani,
and I thought that was the most shocking thing in
this poll, by the way, how low he was compared
to other polls. I think Curtis, he's losing support now.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
He's losing support. But Eric Adams is making his quest
to become mayor a lot easier with this corruption, with
the fact that the city has fallen into the abyss.
Look around, walk around the streets, the homeless, the emotionally disturbed,
the empty storefronts. You can't blame that on zoorm Mandani.
(04:42):
So what Eric Adams has to do is he's got
to determine and decide you're going to run this race.
You better admit to all the sins you've committed. Donald
Trump saved you, or you'd be in jail with Menendez
and Cuomo, who is now like the political zombie apologizing
I should have run a better race. You better start
apologizing for slapping fannies and killing grannies because you'll never
(05:05):
have a chance to be mayor. You'll never have a
chance to be mayor until you admit I've been slapping
fannies and killing Brandy's and I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
That sounds like a bumper sticker. I have another caller.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
And by the way, this one a lot of people
on talkback have said, and so it goes right to
your identity, right to your uniform.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
So you might have even heard this before.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Please tell Curtis not to wear the beret anymore. I
love Curtis and I hope he's going to be our
next mayor, but please, no more beret. People don't identify
with the Guardian Angels anymore.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
What do you think of that?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
First off, I wear the beret because in forty six
years of history of the Guardian Angels serving New York
Is six have died in the line of duty. Thirty
two have been Sheeri is injured. And I have to
tell your caller respectfully. When I go into neighborhoods, the
only Republican they've ever seen is Abraham Lincoln on a
(06:10):
five dollar bill. They identify the beret. They accept me
because of the service we provided to the inner city.
You want to win this election, you have to use
everything available. I went to the wake for Bernard, Terrick
and Patterson at the cathedral. Rudy Giuliani did not recognize
me without my beret. He passed me twice. Voddo passed
(06:30):
me three times. They're not recognized me without the red
beret because you have to take your red beret off
in church. Please, if the red beret is the reason
that you won't vote for me and you vote for
a guy with a five thousand dollars customized suit who's
the mayor, and Andrew Cmo smack and fannies and killing Granny's.
That's your reason for not voting for me. I'm going
(06:53):
back into the subways where I campaign, where people can
identify me by that red beret.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
Curtis leewa Republican candidate for mayor. You got a lot
of fans on this station, including the host, and we're
all polling for you.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
Hope to talk to you again soon.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Oh, just go to Slee wok for NYC dot com
and you'll learn all about my campaign. Shlee Wocks for
NYC dot com.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Thanks so much, Curtis Leew
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