GOP mayoral candidates seek votes from Conservatives
Two men vying for the Republican Party’s nomination to run for mayor broke bread with Conservative allies on Sunday, speaking at a luncheon about issues championed by the right, including government spending and fighting crime.
Joe Lhota and John Catsimatidis both spoke to a crowded ballroom of party members at the Kings County Conservative Party’s annual luncheon at the Bay Ridge Manor catering hall on April 14.
Lhota, the former deputy mayor in the Giuliani administration and the former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, focused on budget issues in his remarks. The city’s budget “has grown 55 percent over the rate of inflation,” Lhota said, adding that the city is spending more than it takes in.