Republican Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa appears on as Mario’s Meats and Gourmand Deli Proprietor Joe DiGangi makes the Curtis Sliwa Hero.
Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
Mario’s Meats and Gourmand Deli, positioned at 75-55 Metropolitan Ave. in Center Village, honored New York Metropolis Republican Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa with a sandwich named after him, “The Curtis Sliwa Hero,” with Sliwa visiting the situation to attempt it on Tuesday night.
The Curtis Sliwa Hero. Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
The sandwich is the restaurant’s sandwich of the month, with lower than two weeks to go earlier than the mayoral common election on Nov. 4. It options grilled rooster, roasted purple peppers, contemporary mozzarella and arugula, with spicy calabrese chili unfold on contemporary ciabatta for $16.
Sliwa arrives at Mario’s Meats and Gourmand Deli to attempt the Curtis Sliwa Hero. Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
“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 mentioned. “Of course the red peppers are for the red beret.”
Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
Sliwa mentioned the expertise introduced him again to working in his uncle’s butcher store, the place he was answerable for slicing sausage and veal.”
Sliwa, accompanied by New York Metropolis Council Member Robert Holden, meets DiGangi. Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
Mario’s Meats and Gourmand Deli Proprietor Joe DiGangi mentioned Sliwa was “the only real New Yorker in the race.”
Sliwa and DiGangi. Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
Sliwa heaped reward on the sandwich, saying that if it have been his final meal, he could be content material. He additionally made it clear that he’s not content material with dropping out of the overall election, along with his focus nonetheless on consuming up the competitors that’s Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani and Impartial candidate Andrew Cuomo.
Sliwa loved the sandwich that was his namesake. Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
Not lengthy after his go to to Mario’s Meats and Gourmand Deli, Sliwa made a particular look on the Queens Group Board 5 assembly that night at St. Margaret’s Parish Corridor in Center Village. Along with speaking concerning the mayoral race, Sliwa answered questions from these in attendance.
Curtis Sliwa visited St. Margaret’s Parish Corridor to debate the mayoral race and reply questions on the Center Village Property House owners and Residents Affiliation assembly. Photograph by Patrick Stachniak
