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Prominent Orthodox politician swaps endorsement of Sliwa for Cuomo as NYC mayoral election nears

JL;DR SUMMARY Dov Hikind, a prominent former New York State Assemblyman known for his support of Jewish causes, has shifted his endorsement in the NYC mayoral race from Curtis Sliwa to Andrew Cuomo. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityAndrew CuomoZohran MamdaniEndorsementsPolitical StrategyBrooklyn PoliticsDov HikindNyc Mayoral ElectionCurtis SliwaAndrew Cuomo Controversy

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New York City, New York, United States
"He urged New Yorkers to vote for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a last-ditch effort to halt frontrunner Zohran Mamdanis march to City Hall."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Curtis Sliwa has long pointed to Dov Hikind, a former New York state assemblyman who represented Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn for more than three decades, as one of strongest allies within the New York Jewish community."

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