Exclusive | Dead pro-cop activist Scott LoBaido still warns Mamdani to stay away from Ground Zero
Conservative activist Scott LoBaido was dead for two minutes after a confrontation with Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a pro-cop event on Tuesday ended in a heart attack — but he promised The Post not even a coronary could stop his crusade to keep the socialist away from the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at Ground Zero.Even while recovering from his near-fatal heart attack — in which witnesses and friends said his heart stopped for two minutes and he had no pulse — LoBaido orchestrated a plane to fly around Manhattan on Friday with a banner bearing a warning to the mayor.“Mamdandi [sic], stay away from Ground Zero,” the banner read.
“I’m trying to rest up, keep my blood pressure down, but the work must continue.As long as my heart is ticking, I’m not done,” LoBaido said Saturday from his Staten Island home.The mayor has vowed to attend the 25th anniversary ceremony of the Sept.
11, 2001 terror attacks, despite the vociferous opposition from many families of victims of 9/11.LoBaido, an artist, delivered a similar, more colorful message directly to Mamdani shortly before his heart attack Tuesday.“Stay the f–k away from Ground Zero!” LoBaido had shouted at the mayor at the NYPD’s 43rd Patrol Borough National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday.Mamdani, wearing a big grin, drew loud jeers and a barrage of profanities from attendees as the Democratic socialist made his way up to the podium at the National Night Out Against Crime event, social media videos show.
“Thank you to my brother, Scott LoBaido, a great artist, but we disagree on politics,” Mamdani said, according to a video shared with The Post.He spoke for less than a minute, wishing Staten Islanders a “Happy Night Out Against Crime” before being whisked off to the side.After LoBaido unsuccessfully tried to approach the mayor after his remarks, the rabble-rousing Staten Island artist shared that he wasn’t “feeling well” and collapsed on the ground.
The 61-year-old public artist suf...