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Manhattan Leader Calls for Newsmax Ban on Taxi TVs

1/31/2026

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  • Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal urged Mayor Zohran Mamdani to remove Newsmax from Taxi TV monitors and suspend the licensing deal with Curb.
  • He cited Newsmax's misinformation.
  • Critics, including Stefano Forte of the New York Republican Club, accused him of censorship.
  • Curb defended its content, stating it airs standard news segments and public service announcements.
  • Mamdani's office and the Taxi and Limousine Commission have not commented.