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Up Close: Republican New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa
For this week's special edition of Up Close with Bill Ritter, Eyewitness News sat down with Republican candidate for mayor, Curtis Sliwa.
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ByEyewitness News 
Last updated: Monday, October 27, 2025 2:12PM GMT
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Election Day is less than two weeks away and the candidates are working hard to get their message out to voters as the clock ticks closer to November 4.
In New York City, all eyes are on the race for mayor as frontrunner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa are making campaign appearances and headlines regularly.
Meanwhile, the race for the governor of New Jersey is heating up after a recent poll put Mikie Sherrill ahead of Jack Ciattarelli by five points.
Check back for daily live updates on the candidates and headlines leading up to Election Day.
We also invite you to watch "The Countdown" weeknights at 6:30 p.m. until Election Day. And join Eyewitness News for complete coverage of the results on Election Night on Channel 7 and wherever you stream ABC 7 New York.
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1-on-1 with Zohran Mamdani
Fresh off claiming victory in the Democratic mayoral primary, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter.
Mamdani went from being a relatively unknown state lawmaker to the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor in just a matter of months.
Click here to read more about the full interview.
