John Catsimatidis | Red Apple Media Owner & Operator | 10-06-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

John Catsimatidis, Red Apple Media Owner & Operator, joins Sid for his weekly Monday morning hit to talk about the current NYC mayoral race, where Curtis Sliwa is facing increasing challenges and criticism. John emphasizes the importance of Curtis making a decision about his candidacy, given his polling numbers. They also touch on Curtis' history and relationship with Catsimatidis, their mutual advocacy for New York, and recent election integrity concerns involving driver's license issuance to migrants. Additionally, John reflects on the broader political context, including the roles of other candidates like Cuomo and Trump. The segment highlights Catsimatidis' deep ties to New York's political scene and his commitment to supporting the city's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	840 on your Monday morning, John Katz Mattee's host not one but two great shows on this station
0:06.3	5 p.m. every weekday afternoon alongside Rita Cosby. It's the Cats and Cosby show. And then he's
0:12.6	got that 8 a.m. Sunday masterpiece, The Cats Roundtable. So here he is, my buddy, we talk a lot,
0:19.2	a lot because he's smart.
0:39.7	And I like to talk to smart people. John Katz Matetes. Katz, good morning. How are you, pal? Good morning. I like, hello, Mary Lou. Age discrimination. You knew what was coming on, and who else remembers that from the 1950s? They tell you. That's a good job by Lou. He knew it. He knew your musical stylings, and you come in from me in the morning.
0:40.9	He knows what you like, John.
0:43.3	So let's get to this mayor's race, Curtis Slewa.
0:44.4	Only 45.
0:45.9	Yeah, only 45.
0:50.1	Only 45 for Key Nelson had a hit on both sides.
1:11.3	The other side of that 45 was traveling man, and one side was Mary, hello, Mary Lou. Wow, very good. Nicely done, John. Imagine you got a two-for in that one. Yeah, that's pretty good. I want to get the good. Stupid things that are there planning and killed himself. Yeah, right. That's true. He did. He ended up dying in a plane crash. Curtis was in studio about an hour ago.
1:14.6	He talked about now he's got death threats,
1:16.5	credible death threats on his life.
1:18.9	But it's getting pretty hot out there. I did see in the Daily News today,
1:21.7	the little cartoon, I guess, about Curtis,
1:25.0	which read, I'm in it to win it.
1:26.8	Dot, dot, dot, dot, dot,
1:27.5	from Mdani.
1:29.6	Him and Cuomo are heating up the rhetoric pretty good.
1:33.3	What are your thoughts here, John?
1:34.5	Another week gone and another week closer to the mayor election.
1:38.4	Well, what I've said last week on Fox, and I said it with you, is let Curtis decide. I mean, give it another week,
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