Mediaite reports:
A massive brawl broke out at Curt Sliwa anti-immigration rally in New York City where the former mayoral candidate was arrested on Sunday. Hundreds of protesters from Staten Island lined up outside Mayor Eric Adams‘ home at Gracie Mansion in opposition to the opening of new migrant shelters across the five boroughs of New York.
Sliwa along with his supporters engaged in fights with counter-protesters, forcing law enforcement to break up the brawls and make multiple arrests.
Later, police warned Sliwa and his followers that if they tampered with or crossed the designated barriers they would be arrested. After the order was ignored, NYPD moved him to arrest Sliwa and other protesters.
The New York Post reports:
It was the third time in less than two weeks that Sliwa was handcuffed protesting migrant sites. Last week, he was arrested while protesting outside the shuttered Island Shores Senior Residences in Midland Beach on Staten Island, where a migrant shelter was set up.
On Aug. 16, Sliwa also was taken into custody outside the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens. The vocal group of Trump-supporting “patriots” made up the bulk of the 100-plus crowd, and faced off with the equally loud group of counter-protesters — with Sliwa part of a third and smaller group.
Aside from being trounced in the 2021 New York City mayoral election, Sliwa is perhaps most infamous for once faking his own kidnapping and trying to blame two city transit police officers.
“Americans first! Migrants to the back of the line” Curtis Sliwa leads chants outside the NYC Mayor’s residence at today’s rally against new migrant shelters pic.twitter.com/xYhJHdlKC1
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 27, 2023
Curtis Sliwa led away by NYPD after being handcuffed for crossing a barrier outside the NYC Mayor’s residence at today’s rally against new migrant shelters pic.twitter.com/iCJhTEfsSV
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 27, 2023
Curtis Sliwa @CurtisSliwa of Guardian Angels run sin to break up a fight during Migrant shelters protest outside of Gracie Mansion in NYC
FULL STORY https://t.co/sr7vjlF5O2 pic.twitter.com/7eDGFOXjLH
— FreedomNews.Tv FNTV (@FreedomNTV) August 28, 2023