This PAC, known as “Anybody but Mamdani,” joins a broad array of comparable teams aimed toward torpedoing Mamdani’s standing as the favourite to win in November.
Dietl claimed the PAC raised $75,000 on Tuesday, which he stated was the PAC’s first operational day. State filings haven’t up to date to replicate that day and, as of Wednesday night, simply confirmed a $5,000 donation from Beau Dietl & Associates, his personal agency.
The PAC plans to position tv advertisements and have “victims of crimes” preach the hazards of a Mamdani administration, Dietl stated. Its web site is slated to go stay on Thursday, he stated.
Former Mayor Giuliani is concerned within the PAC in a fundraising capability, Dietl stated, and Roger Kohlbecker, chief monetary officer of Dietl’s agency, is listed because the PAC’s treasurer.
A spokesperson for Mamdani didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Dietl was as soon as shut with Mayor Adams, even engaged on his authorized protection belief, however has fallen out with the mayor. He stated Wednesday he most helps Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Additionally within the race is former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who misplaced within the main to Mamdani.
A flurry of anti-Mamdani PACs have fashioned since his upset victory on main day, many with duplicative names like Save NYC, Save the Metropolis, New Yorkers for a Higher Future and New Yorkers for a Higher Future Mayor 25.
Mamdani has a number of PACs in his help, as effectively, together with a brand new group known as We the Individuals, America for All, which is operated by the Reality Undertaking, a pro-Palestinian advocacy group. That PAC has already launched a $5,000 spend on a digital billboard selling Mamdani’s plan to offer free buses.
With Chris Sommerfeldt
Initially Printed: August 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM EDT
