  s_sliwa seems legit... sliwa was the republican nominee for the 2021 new york city mayoral election, which he lost to brooklyn borough president eric adams.  on june 19, 1992, sliwa was kidnapped and shot by two gunmen after entering a stolen taxi in manhattan. the taxi picked up sliwa near his home in the east village, and a gunman hiding in the front passenger seat jumped up and fired several shots, hitting him in the groin and legs. the kidnapping was foiled when sliwa leaped from the front window of the moving cab and escaped. sliwa underwent surgery for internal injuries and leg wounds.
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