Defend NYC
Independent spender
Anti-Mamdani super PAC whose CEO is Trump-allied real estate figure Jason Meister, with broker Eric Anton as treasurer. Funded by donors including Bill Ackman and Joe Gebbia through the Put NYC First network, it spent $5M backing Cuomo and opposing Mamdani and Sliwa.
- Spent across all races (2025)
- $5,029,999
- Candidates touched
- 3
Spending by candidate (2025)
Money spent independently about each candidate, not given to their campaign.
- Andrew M Cuomo · Mayor $2,488,333 supporting
- Zohran K Mamdani · Mayor $2,208,333 opposing
- Curtis A Sliwa · Mayor $333,333 opposing