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The Mark Simone Show

FULL SHOW: LIRR strike comes to an end; Big news for the Rangers and Knicks.

The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

News

4.3695 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

The LIRR strike has ended, though some traffic delays remain. Most trains are expected to resume service today. On MSNOW’s Morning Joe, Dell’s stock was reported as likely to increase in value; some hosts speculated about possible connections to President Trump, but there is no direct evidence supporting these claims. President Trump announced the creation of an Anti-Weaponization Fund to support January 6th defendants who experienced financial losses following prosecution. The fund may also assist lawyers and political figures involved in the cases. Recently, Trump withdrew a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS concerning the handling of his tax returns. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer commented on the fund during recent remarks. Mark interviews Roger Friedman from Showbiz411. Roger discusses a film recommendation for Memorial Day weekend. The Michael Jackson movie will soon be released in Japan and remains at the top of the box office. Chris Christie attended Bruce Springsteen’s concert at Madison Square Garden, which came after rumors of them clashing about politics. Mark Fuhrman, a detective from the O.J. Simpson case, has passed away; Roger Friedman shares his perspective on Fuhrman. Stephen Colbert is preparing for his final shows as host of CBS’s The Late Show. Paul McCartney and Billy Joel are scheduled to appear as guests. It has been eight months since the announcement that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert would end, and as of now, there have been no public reports of plans for Colbert. U.S. border crossings are at their lowest levels since the 1990s, and the catch-and-release policy has not been in effect for over ten months. Windmills installed as part of green initiatives over the past decade are presenting challenges in removal and maintenance. James L. Dolan, owner of the Knicks, announced that the Knicks and New York Rangers will become separate publicly traded companies. Mark interviews streaming host Bill O’Reilly. Bill discusses shifts in political ideology in California and London. Andrew Cuomo has faced criticism regarding progressive policies such as bail reform. Bill O’Reilly also discusses President Trump’s recent visit to China, offering a positive assessment, and describes negotiation strategies related to China. He comments on ongoing risks in Iran, referencing statements by President Trump about potential developments.

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0:00.0

Now on the Voice of New York.

0:04.0

It's the Mark Simone show on 710 W.O.R.

0:08.0

Hey, it's gonna be really hot today, 95, a heat wave day to day, and then tomorrow in the 90, and then the rest of the weekend, 60s.

0:20.0

All right. All right, it's Memorial Day weekend coming up. A lot to get to today. Corruption scandal with Donald Trump? Not really. It's an MSNBC generated fake one. We'll get to that in a few minutes. We'll get to the LIRR. We'll get to Iran, we'll get to Colbert, a whole lot more coming up.

0:40.1

The LIRR strike devastating for a lot of people caused nightmare commutes.

0:45.9

Yesterday, for people on Long Island trying to get into the city, you had to take a driver or take an Uber to get to the Queens place where we could take a shuttle bus.

0:56.9

They had a lot of shuttle buses, but the traffic was so brutal.

1:01.5

It is normally on the Long Island Railroad, but it was even more so, and it was so brutal,

1:06.0

it would take almost two hours just to get to Queens where you had to get on a train and then spend another

1:11.8

hour so it was two and a half hour three and a half hour commutes for a lot of people and

1:16.0

this morning's rush hour looked like the same thing now they've settled the strike but the trains

1:21.8

won't resume full service until this afternoon and remember it's uh kathyl, it's Gianno Lieber, the awful MTA commissioner,

1:32.0

so who knows if they'll be on time. But supposedly you'll have a normal commute home on the

1:37.7

Long Island Railroad today. They settled it. They will not disclose any terms. The governor

1:44.0

will not say anything. They will just say they're

1:47.8

going to pay a fair wage. Now, what does that mean? Why would they not reveal anything? Well,

1:52.1

they say they have to wait until the members vote. I don't know if that's a valid excuse. It could

1:58.3

be that the, uh, uh,

2:01.0

uh, the, uh, it was going to cost her a lot of votes. It just caved in on everything. We, we'll see when we get the numbers, but, uh, Kathy Hockel. Now the Long Island service, we'll be our own service will resume tomorrow at noon. With the full service time, expected in time for the evening rush hour

2:19.0

and yes, in time for the next

2:20.7

game. Yeah, I tomorrow at noon with the full service time expected in time for the evening rush hour and yes

2:19.5

in time for the next game yeah so she this is yesterday she means tonight tonight actually at noon

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