Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in critical condition

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Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City addresses at the Free Iran World Summit 2025 emphasizing the importance of backing the NCRI's democratic movement. (Photo by Siavosh Hosseini/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who led the city through one of its darkest moments, has been hospitalized and is in critical condition. 

What we know:

Giuliani spokesperson Ted Goodman confirmed that the former mayor had been taken to a hospital in a post on social media. The post indicated that the one-time Republican presidential candidate’s condition had been stabilized.

What we don't know:

Few other details about Giuliani’s status are known at this time. Goodman did not indicate why Giuliani, 81, was taken to the hospital or how long he has been there. 

What they're saying:

"Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he's fighting with that same level of strength as we speak," Goodman wrote in his post. "We do ask that you join us in prayer for America's Mayor Rudy Giuliani."

America's Mayor

Giuliani earned the sobriquet "America’s Mayor," as well as being named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2001, for his response and leadership while serving as mayor of New York City in the wake of the September 11th attacks that brought down the World Trade Center towers. Giuliani, who had led the city since 1994, stepped down when his term in office expired at the end of the year.

In 2008, Giuliani launched a bid for the White House and was an early front-runner in the Republican primaries before being eclipsed by Arizona Sen. John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee. He returned to presidential politics eight years later, not as a candidate, but as a member of Donald Trump’s team during his successful 2016 bid for the White House.

Prior to becoming mayor, Giuliani rose to prominence as a federal prosecutor, as an Associate Attorney General in the early 1980s and then as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1983 until the beginning of 1989. During that time, Giuliani built a reputation by prosecuting cases against mob leaders.