Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and Republican Curtis Sliwa have found unlikely common ground with less than two weeks until Election Day. (Fox News Digital/Getty)
"Because, unlike Andrew Cuomo with his billionaire friends in the Hamptons, who said, 'Oh, if Zohran's elected, I'm fleeing to Florida,' I'm not going anywhere. I was born in New York. They tried to kill me in New York. I'll die in New York. I'll be buried in New York," Sliwa confirmed.
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"If somehow Zohran Mandami is elected by the people, boy, he is gonna regret ever knowing the name of Curtis Sliwa because I'm gonna be on his case 24 hours a day," Sliwa said.
Sliwa also compared Mamdani to Pinocchio, but instead of his nose growing, "his smile just gets bigger and bigger and bigger."
"That's how you know that Zohran Mamdani is telling another lie, another whopper, fantasy, rather than reality," Sliwa said, referencing Mamdani's near-constant smile.
When asked if Mamdani regretted his answer about ranking Sliwa second if the general election had ranked-choice voting, the Democratic socialist doubled down on his response.
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani answers reporter questions after the final debate on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, ahead of Election Day. (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)
"I never thought I would say this, but here we are, where the only candidates who agree that billionaires shouldn’t control the future of this city are the Republican nominee and the Democratic nominee," Mamdani said.
A recent Fox News survey of the mayoral race, conducted Oct. 10–14, asked voters about their second-choice candidate. If both Adams and Sliwa are out, the results show Mamdani keeping a significant lead, even as support for Cuomo increases.
With Sliwa out, the poll found Mamdani would pick up 50% compared to 37% for Cuomo. But Sliwa has maintained for weeks that he has no intention of ending his mayoral campaign.
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New York City mayoral contenders relentlessly criticized their opponents as they made their final pitch to voters Wednesday night in the last debate at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City before early voting starts Saturday.
Election Day is coming up on Nov. 4, and with Mayor Eric Adams suspending his re-election campaign last month, New Yorkers are set to elect a new mayor to lead the city.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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