San Francisco’s long-simmering nudity debate made a New York appearance this week, where longtime local nudist and candidate for supervisor George Davis stripped down in Times Square.

Davis — who previously ran for mayor and District Six supervisor — is one of four men challenging sitting Supervisor Scott Wiener in District Eight, which includes the Castro District. Wiener, of course, has drawn the ire of the nudist community for a 2012 law he sponsored barring most public nudity. The proposal grew out of complaints about a small number of nudist who were hanging out in the Castro regularly; it exempts nudity at private beaches, private property and permitted special events and doesn’t apply to children under 5 years old.

On Wednesday, according to news reports, Davis took off all his clothes in Times Square, made a speech and then conducted interviews with the media. Bystanders took pictures. And laughed — not so good when you’re naked.