Mario's Meats and Gourmet Deli, located at 75-55 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, honored New York City Republican Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa with a sandwich named after him, “The Curtis Sliwa Hero,” with Sliwa visiting the location to try it on Tuesday evening.

The sandwich is the restaurant's sandwich of the month, with less than two weeks to go before the mayoral general election on Nov. 4. It features grilled chicken, roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella and arugula, with spicy calabrese chili spread on fresh ciabatta for $16.

“It is an honor to have a sandwich named after you. I mean, the ultimate New York salute is to have a sandwich named in your honor, especially by such a chef extraordinaire,” Sliwa said. “Of course the red peppers are for the red beret.”

Sliwa said th

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