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

Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa shares campaign priorities & where he differs from Trump

Published September 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:34

We'll build 500,000amillion affordable apartments. We'll probably all be dead by the time that comes about. And never trust developers and realtors to fulfill their promise. There are 100,000 mothball departments that exist in New York City 6,000 in NYCHA. The mayor controls that. How could you have 6,000 empty apartments in NYCHA? 28,000 subsidized rent control. (02:34–02:41)

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Asserts that there are 100,000 vacant apartments in NYC, including 6,000 in NYCHA.

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