Hour 2: What's happening at Billionaire's Row in Manhattan?

The Mark Simone Show

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🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Mark shares a story highlighting President Trump’s construction skills and how a skating rink renovation at Madison Square Garden may be completed much faster than expected. He also addresses recent reports that the Hantavirus is not considered a threat by officials, including those in Washington, D.C. He also covers news that Gavin Newsom has secured a major donor for his rumored 2028 presidential campaign. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews streaming host Bill O’Reilly. Bill emphasizes the importance of thoroughly briefing the president ahead of diplomatic trips, such as Trump’s current visit to China. O’Reilly offers advice on effective negotiation strategies with the Chinese and predicts that Iran will likely be the primary topic of discussion at the U.S.-China meeting. Both Bill and Mark express confidence in President Trump’s safety during his trip, believing the likelihood of any incidents is low.

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0:00.0	Mr. New York, Mark Simone, is on 710 W.O.R.
0:08.0	Oh, we got a lot to get through this hour. We'll get back to China and more.
0:12.0	Now, you remember the president when he was just private citizen, Donald Trump?
0:17.0	It was back in the 80s, and he really showed up the city of New York.
0:21.9	It was the Woolman Skating Rink in Central Park.
0:25.3	It had been closed down and was basically a construction site.
0:29.0	They were trying to fix the skating rink in Woolman Park for years.
0:34.4	And it drove Donald Trump nuts because his Trump Tower,
0:41.1	if you were on that side of the building as he was in his apartment or in his office,
0:45.7	and the view was looking into Central Park, and it looked horrible.
0:49.0	He'd look into the Woolman Rink, and it was just this big, ugly construction site,
0:53.4	and it was a total mess and this
0:55.6	went on for years so finally went public about it and ed Koch was the mayor at the time and they
1:00.9	got into a big war about it the city was trying to rebuild the skating rink and they had spent
1:07.5	like a hundred million or some crazy amount.
1:11.4	And it was taken seven years.
1:13.7	And they announced it could take another seven years.
1:17.6	And Trump really went after Koch.
1:20.9	Because this is absolutely ridiculous.
1:22.3	The skating rink.
1:23.1	It's a slab of concrete with a mice on it.
1:25.3	It should take a few weeks.
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