Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa took a ride on an MTA express bus from Staten Island to Manhattan on Sunday, breaking from his daily subway campaign adventures.

In a video posted on social media, Sliwa rides the SIM4C from the borough’s South Shore neighborhood of Huguenot into Manhattan while narrating problems that plague the system.

“It’s called the Huguenot to Manhattan express. Well, guess what, I was waiting 40 to 45 minutes. There’s no express in that,” he said. “I hear continual complaints from the Staten Island express bus riders that this is common. Delays constantly, especially the weekend. You might as well pack it in and take a bus to the ferry.”

Elizabeth, an express bus rider from Staten Island, echoed Sliwa’s remarks.

“And the SIM4C is never on time,” she said

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