Conservative activist Scott LoBaido says he was clinically dead for two minutes after suffering a heart attack that followed a confrontation with Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a pro-police event Tuesday — but he told The Post that not even a cardiac scare would halt his campaign to keep the socialist mayor away from Ground Zero for the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
While still recovering from the near-fatal episode — witnesses and friends said his heart stopped for two minutes and that he had no pulse — LoBaido helped arrange for a plane to circle Manhattan on Friday carrying a banner with a blunt message aimed at 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 home on Staten Island.
Mamdani has said he plans to attend the 25th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, despite fierce objections from many 9/11 victims’ families.
LoBaido, an artist known for provocative political displays, delivered a similarly forceful — and more profane — message to Mamdani in person shortly before suffering the heart attack Tuesday.
“Stay the f–k away from Ground Zero!” LoBaido shouted at the mayor during the NYPD’s 43rd Patrol Borough National Night Out Against Crime event.
Mamdani, smiling broadly, was met with loud boos and a stream of profanity from attendees as the Democratic socialist walked toward the podium at the National Night Out Against Crime gathering, according to videos posted on social media.
“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.
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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 suffered a ventricular fibrillation and had to be brought back — once by CPR and twice by defibrillators — after flatlining twice.
He was then taken to Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health where doctors installed a defibrillator in his heart on Thursday.
Hizzoner has not reached out to LoBaido since the heart attack, according to his manager.
But LoBaido’s message for Mamdani remained clear.
“Stay the f–k away from Ground Zero! Be a man and respect the wishes of a great majority of the friends and family of the victims,” LoBaido said.
“I’m not the authority, I’m the messenger, and as long as my hearts beating my message will continue.”
John Tobacco, a friend of LoBaido and host of “Wise Guys” on Newsmax, said the heavens sent his buddy back to Earth to settle unfinished business.
“I told him in that two minutes neither God nor Satan wanted him. So they sent him back from the dead to haunt Mamdani,” Tobacco said.
Given his health scare, LoBaido had a message for potential clients.
“You better buy my artwork while you have the f–king chance!” he joked.
