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Curtis Sliwa: “Ed Koch was opposed. He called us vigilantes, a gang.”

Featuring: Curtis Sliwa, Conservative | Radio Talk Show Host, Former Candidate, Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 29:49

Ray Kroc. You paid for that. And then volunteers started coming into the lobby and joining up for the right reasons, but that it was a baptism in fire. Ed Koch was opposed. He called us vigilantes, a gang. And then we were getting locked up by the nypd who did not want us out there, who are opposed to us. Well, it has evolved over time. (29:49–29:54)

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Asserts that former New York City Mayor Ed Koch opposed the Guardian Angels and labeled them as vigilantes.

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