Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa traded in his patented red beret for a traditional jacket and striped tie in a new 30-second TV ad blasting his election rivals.

The cleaned-up Sliwa looks seriously into the camera and rips Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and independent candidates Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo .

“Think about what we went through in New York,” Sliwa says in the clip as an image of Adams appears. 3

“Our schools are failing. Defund the police, crime and corruption. We shouldn’t have to live like this.”

Then he sets his sights on Cuomo, who appears on screen.

“Career politicians — they sold us out!” Sliwa rails.

Next up is Mamdani, the socialist candidate and frontrunner.

“And now, a socialist says he has the answers,” Sliwa says

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