Maybe he needs a new beret?

Curtis Sliwa begged for donations ahead of the final fundraising deadline in the New York City mayoral race — as he called out the “elites” who want to push him out of the race.

“The elite, you see, they’re trying to push me out — and they’re trying to silence you, the hardworking people that make this city work,” the GOP nominee said in a video posted on X Monday night.

Curtis Sliwa begged for donations ahead of the final fundraising deadline in the New York City mayoral race. Robert Miller

“We will never surrender,” he wrote in the post. “Tonight is our last fundraising deadline. Donate now.”

The appeal for campaign contributions came as calls for Sliwa to ditch his long-shot campaign reached a fever pitch, with even his friend and boss at WABC radio, John Castimatidis, joining in on Monday.

Sliwa is running at a distant third, netting only 19% of the vote to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 29% and lefty Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s commanding 43%, according to the latest poll from Gotham Polling and the city AARP.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaking to members of the press. Getty Images

Castimatidis and others in the anti-Mamdani camp believe Cuomo, who is running as an independent, will have a better chance of beating the socialist Queens state assemblyman in a two-way race — prompting them to urge Sliwa to drop out.

Sliwa has poured cold water on the idea that he will drop out of the race, previously saying “I’m not getting out of this race unless they figure out a way to put me in a pine box and bury me six feet under.”

New York Mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, and Zohran Mamdani participating in a debate. AP

The Guardian Angels founder has over $3.4 million cash on hand after raising over $1.3 million in private money and receiving nearly $4.5 million in public dollars as part of the city’s generous matching funds program.

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But the feline-loving candidate won’t be able to use any leftover campaign cash on cat food once his bid flames out on November 4 as expected.

City campaign finance rules dictate that privately raised funds be used only for any outstanding bills associated with the campaign. Any leftover public funds would have to be returned to the city.

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo speaking at a Metro IF conference at Queens College. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post

Cuomo has approximately $3.4 million cash left on hand, while Mamdani has just over $6 million in his campaign coffers with only two weeks left in the race. 

In his video posted alongside the appeal for donations, Sliwa, wearing his signature red beret, is seen standing on a city sidewalk as dramatic music plays in the background.

NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa with his wife Nancy at a press conference. Matthew McDermott

“They haven’t recognized you or come to your aid at all,” he says of “the elite.”

“The old ways have been the worst ways. But now they suddenly come to you and they want your vote,” he adds, as the video shows black and white pictures of Cuomo and Mamdani.

“No, no, no,” Sliwa says. “We mobilize. We hit the streets. You are the volunteers who are gonna help me take back this city.”

He then calls on his supporters to come out to the ballot box with him when the nine-day period of early voting begins Saturday.

All three mayoral hopefuls will face off for the second and final debate of the general election Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Spectrum NY1.