"A few minutes after Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa gave his concession speech on Tuesday night, he called Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. "I wished him the best on behalf of the city and said 'I'm sure I'm going to be talking a lot about you down the road,'" Sliwa said the following morning. He was speaking from his apartment on the Upper West Side, the de facto headquarters of his campaign."
"Despite reported job offers in the Trump administration and cash offers for as much as $10 million that Sliwa said he was offered to drop out, he refused to throw down his beret. "I prove I don't move," he said. Looking back on his campaign, the 71-year-old says he was committed to the concept of "one person, one vote" and the idea of an election uninfluenced by the billionaire class"
Curtis Sliwa called Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after conceding and said he wished him the best while predicting future interactions. He operated from his Upper West Side apartment, thanked campaign volunteers, and described rising to a prominent adversary role in city politics. He rejected reported offers from the Trump administration and alleged cash inducements, saying he refused to drop out. He emphasized commitment to 'one person, one vote' and resisting billionaire influence, and criticized wealthy backers like Bill Ackman. He denied direct contact from the Trump White House beyond ties to the Giulianis, and remained defiant about his decision to stay in the race.
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