He won’t soon forget “the forgotten borough.”
A raucous chorus of obscene jeers greeted mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani as he took his weeklong, five-borough anti-President Trump tour to Staten Island on Wednesday.
Infamous Staten Island artist-activist Scott LoBaido said he was arrested by cops after first trying to confront the Democratic socialist at the event in a Stapleton Heights restaurant — and continuing the protest outside with a bullhorn.
LoBaido said he received three summonses for disorderly conduct, a sound violation and foul language.
“I’ll have to plead guilty on that one,” he said about the last violation. “Foul language is my middle name.”
The red, white and blue-clad protesters led by LoBaido backed the GOP mayoral nominee, carrying “Curtis Sliwa for mayor” signs as they swarmed Mamdani in Istanbul Bay Authentic Mediterranean Restaurant.
“Let me tell you something f—bag, you are not welcome on this fucking island,” LoBaido yelled, childishly calling him “Mamdandy.”
“You hate this f—ing country, you hate this f—ing island.”
But the Democratic mayoral candidate just smiled blissfully and waved as LoBaido and his fellow protesters chanted “F you” and “Go home.”
Mamdani, in his remarks, railed against Trump’s immigration crackdown — this time with only a brief mention of rival mayoral contender Andrew Cuomo, with whom he has been feuding for days.
He said the Trump administration is attacking the very fabric of New York City, and vowed to keep it a sanctuary city for immigrants.
“We will continue to uphold that status and ensure that we do not allow ICE agents entry into New York City properties — be they schools, hospitals, or even the properties of New York City contractors — unless they can provide a judicial warrant signed by a judge,” he said.
Mamdani, when questioned on why he’s campaigning in the heavily Republican Staten Island, said he’s the Democratic nominee because he visited all parts of the Big Apple — and talked to Trump supporters along the way.
He shrugged off the protesters.
“I will not let it dissuade me from continuing to come to Staten Island — no matter what politics they have, because I know just as there are Republicans who feel that way, there are Republicans who are sincere in their questions,” he said.
Protesters outside the event including a a 65-year-old Staten Island resident from Florida, clad in an “Alligator Alcatraz” T-shirt, who called off work to let Mamdani know “he’s not welcome here.”
“I told them it was a family emergency, this is a little bigger than that,” he said.