>>82873609
He was "associated with" in the sense that he along with every other muslim leader in the NYC area was "associated with" (meaning his named showed up on some FBI documents listing people who were under investigation), he's the head of the largest mosque in brooklyn

>>82873637
If you read the actual platforms on their respective websites, Mamdani and Sliwa are far closer than you think in terms of their approach to crime, they just use different word choices to appeal to their base. Sliwa explicitly calls for mental health resources in his public safety platform