New York City’s decline has a familiar ring, says Curtis Sliwa — one straight out of Hollywood.

"It’s ‘Escape From New York’ all over again," the Republican mayoral hopeful told Fox News Digital, warning that progressive mismanagement, high taxes and rising crime are turning the nation’s largest city into a cautionary tale.

Sliwa – who was born in New York City, founded the Guardian Angels in 1979 and says he’ll "die in this city" – is the current underdog in the race for mayor. A recently released Quinnipiac University poll found that Democratic Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani leads with 46% of likely voters backing him, followed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo with 33% and Sliwa with 15%.

"We may be looking at a sequel," Sliwa said, invoking the 1981 dystopian classic. "Such a vast

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