77 WABC morning host Sid Rosenberg is not a fan of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. So, he might challenge him in the next election.
During his show on Wednesday morning, Rosenberg said that he has repeatedly been asked by major Republicans in the city to run for the top office.
“Two different tables at this restaurant last night asked me to run for mayor,” Rosenberg said. “It is very nice.”
When asked by the station’s News Director, Noam Laden, if he would run for the office, Sid Rosenberg didn’t shoot it down.
“I’m considering it,” he admitted. “I guess I should say it this way: I would not not run based on somebody else. In other words, if they said, ‘You can’t be (NYPD Commissioner Jessica) Tisch,’ I don’t care. I don’t care who I’d be running against. If I decide to run, I’ll run, and I’ll win. I won’t get 7%, I can promise you that. I won’t get 7%,” he reiterated. “But it’s not going to matter who else is running.”
The statement about receiving 7% of the vote is a shot at former 77 WABC host Curtis Sliwa, who earned 7% of the vote as the Republican candidate in last November’s election.
Sid Rosenberg concluded by stating that he would need approval from his wife to seek the office. “Which we know is not going to happen,” Laden added.
Should Rosenberg seek the office, he’ll become the latest in a long line of 77 WABC hosts running for mayor. In addition to Sliwa, station owner and afternoon host John Catsimatidis sought the Republican nomination for the office in 2013. He received 40% support while falling to Joe Lhota. Midday host Greg Kelly has also previously shared he was considering a run for the office.
The next mayoral election in New York City doesn’t take place until 2029.
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