Republican NYC Mayoral Hopeful Challenges Democrats to Ride Subways for 24 Hours

Curtis Sliwa, New York City mayoral candidate, speaks during a press conference in New York City, on April 13, 2021. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Curtis Sliwa, a Republican candidate for New York City mayor, was on Wednesday morning set to complete a 24-hours straight subway ride after challenging Democrats to join him on the journey in a bid to draw attention to his tough-on-crime policy posture.

“It’s like Dante’s Inferno,” Sliwa told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement on Wednesday, shortly before concluding the ride, when asked to recap his experience.