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The Mark Simone Show

Hour 1: Homelessness in NYC.

The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

News

4.3695 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone, focusing on the ongoing homelessness crisis in New York City, particularly in parks and subways. He examines how the issue has evolved over the years and addresses questions about the impact of Venezuela on U.S. policy, including whether fentanyl or cocaine is the primary drug concern coming from the country. Curtis also discusses upcoming changes for student loan borrowers, highlighting the potential for wage garnishment starting January 2026 for those in default, and explores what these changes could mean for you. Curtis takes your calls on homelessness, Venezuela, student loans, and related topics.

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0:00.0

Well, well, well, Mark Simone is away and Curtis Sleewa is here to play on talk radio,

0:10.0

which I've been involved with for what will be 36 years in January, and crash is on the boards.

0:19.7

Old WABC alumni will talk about that later on not my place to be any

0:24.2

longer because it's always bashing Kurdish there but I am festooned in red and we'll be taking

0:32.7

you the rest of the way to mark returns on January 2nd and you might you might think that I was actually

0:40.0

a form of Sandy Claus what is that the miracle on 34th Street you know with that crazed woman

0:48.7

walked in and stabbed that tourist from California multiple times thank God she she survived. Yeah, no, not. See, I'm always

0:58.1

getting people coming up to me naturally talking about crime and things that are going wrong.

1:05.3

Understood. Understood. You see the red beret, you see the red satin jacket that's expected. I'm in

1:10.1

the subways and streets every day.

1:12.5

But last night, I once again attended in Washington Heights, our annual Junior Guardian Angels,

1:19.8

Christmas extravaganza.

1:22.5

Felice Navidah, they're predominantly Dominicans.

1:26.7

A lot of those kids. We give remedial training after school at our

1:31.8

headquarters there you know to get them to be able to speak English and assimilate do math do the

1:38.7

things that maybe they're not getting in the public school system which in many instances is failing our kids,

1:45.6

we're spending credible amounts of money, $41 billion alone in the city.

1:49.7

That's one-third of the budget.

1:52.4

But our program and a lot of other programs around the city nourish these children who

1:58.2

were in need, many of them without fathers. The mothers were present or the older

2:04.6

brothers or sisters. And it was great. But I also ended up doing a moonwalk, so to speak, because

2:13.7

everywhere I went last night, and I'm always in the subways and streets,

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