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The Mark Simone Show

Hour 2: NYC's affordability update.

The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

News

4.3696 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has officially moved into Gracie Mansion and announced that, once he and his wife are settled, New Yorkers will be welcome to visit the historic residence. In addition to settling into his new home, Mayor Mamdani demonstrated his commitment to the city’s essential workers by joining nurses on strike at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. The nurses are demanding fair wages and improved working conditions, and the Mayor’s presence at the strike highlights his support for their cause. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews columnist Liz Peek. Liz said Democrats are deeply angered by President Trump’s confrontational approach toward other countries, an approach he frames as seizing strategic opportunities. Peek argued that the key question is whether this strategy is effective or whether Democrats are overreacting to his tactics. She also discussed the uncertainty surrounding potential U.S. military action, particularly regarding Iran, noting that the consequences of such action remain unclear. On immigration, she voiced support for ICE’s efforts to remove illegal immigrants who have committed crimes, emphasizing that similar enforcement strategies were used by previous presidents, suggesting continuity across administrations.

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0:00.0

Now more Mark Simone on 710 W0R.

0:06.5

Well, hey, Mayor Mom Dani moved into Gracie Mansion.

0:11.2

He's actually there now.

0:13.5

I don't know how much moving it took.

0:15.2

I mean, I wouldn't imagine the guy has a lot of stuff to move.

0:18.4

He lived in a little apartment in apartment building in Queens. He wanted to stay there He lived in a little apartment in an apartment building in Queens.

0:22.1

He wanted to stay there, believe it or not, in this apartment building.

0:26.1

But there's a lot of security around him there, and they have to stop and question everybody coming in and out of the building.

0:31.9

It would just be impossible and too disruptive in a normal, large-sized apartment building.

0:36.6

So he's moved into Gracie Mansion.

0:39.1

Here he is yesterday.

0:40.5

We are humbled to be the latest tenants of the people's house, Gracie Mansion.

0:45.3

This is a remarkable home with a remarkable history of belonging to the people of this incredible city.

0:51.3

Yeah, and it's not a bad place. It's not as spectacular as you think. It's nice. It's very old. Very, very old. You walk in, there's a couple of little rooms like a living room, a den. There's something, I guess it's supposed to be a ballroom. It's not that big. You can put about 50 people in there. You go upstairs. There's a big bedroom that's the mayor's bedroom.

1:13.1

Then there's a couple of small bedrooms, I guess for kids.

1:18.9

And not as big as you think, but it's got its own grounds and it's right on the water.

1:23.8

And in the summer, it's beautiful out in the lawn there.

1:30.5

And Mayor Adams lived there there of course although i think a lot of the nights he was in new jersey he has an apartment in

1:35.8

new jersey you know you're not supposed to uh know that the girlfriend has the apartment in but he

1:39.9

stayed there a lot of nights before that it was what was, what was before that? A Bill de Blasio,

1:46.1

he lived there. And remember, he built the fence a little higher because apparently he was,

1:51.9

um, let's just say, erbing up, a lot of herbs there, uh, didn't want people to see what was going on back there.

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