Interview Highlights – NYCHA was founded 81 years ago to provide housing for working and low-income New Yorkers. – “One in twelve New Yorkers are touched by the New York City Housing Authority”. – “There is a less than 1% vacancy rate through NYCHA.” – Putting new lighting in housing areas in NYCHA is a priority “to combat the perception of […]
Interview Highlights – “Times Square was a nightmare in 1990… and today Times Square is arguably one of the safest places in the world. So what we’re dealing with, the irony of it, if 25 years ago we thought we’d be talking about topless women and Elmo characters in the square as the major problem, we would not have believed […]
Interview Highlights On “world Elephant Day”: – World Elephant Day has been in existence since 2012. It’s purpose is to teach about elephants- “the role that they play, how similar to us they are…and unfortunately the problems they face with poaching.” – “Every day 96 elephants are killed, one every 15 minutes, and 35,000 per year.” – “We have a […]
Interview Highlights On the Chinese Economy: – “Right now there is a lot of trepidation in China.” – “There is a consensus…that the Chinese government has made a mistake with how they have handled the stock market.” – The people will not give the government a mulligan on how they have handled the economy and the depreciation of their currency. […]
Interview Highlights On the Puerto Rico debt crisis: – “The Puerto Rican economy has under-performed for the past 15 years.” – “I lowered expenses by almost 20% and lowered taxes, the economy went into slightly positive territory for two years.” – “To regain credibility, there needs to be the political will to control expenses, so new taxes will not drown […]
Interview Highlights On a potential Democratic primary challenge to NJ Senator Robert Menendez: – “I can’t tell you people haven’t asked me about it…I hope he {Menendez} prevails. I think he can prevail.” – “I’ve always been a person whose life is about public service and public policy, and I do still think about it as part of my future.” […]
Interview Highlights – “The three real outsiders {in the GOP Presidential race} are doing exceedingly well because it is a reflection of the fact that roughly 80% of the American people now think we have a professional political class that cares more about their power, privilege…rather than getting things done.” – “The political class has failed- whether it’s immigration, education, […]
Interview Highlights – Recently appointed U.S. Marshall of the Southern District of New York by President Obama, based on the recommendation of Senator Schumer. – The southern district of New York covers New York City and the Hudson Valley. – The duties of the U.S. Marshall include: the safety and security of all federal court houses, the security of judges, […]
Interview Highlights – Legionnaires’ disease was unknown before 1976; in 1976 the first recognized cases of the disease occurred in Philadelphia at a Legionnaires’ convention at a hotel where 221 attendees contracted the disease and 34 of them died. – Leginnaires’ disease lives in water including plumbing systems, cooling towers and air conditioning systems. It is transmitted by inhalation of […]
Interview Highlights On the NYS and NYC budgets: – There “is good news on both fronts.” – “The NYC economy continues to be very strong, revenues are coming in higher than expected…the city has settled most labor agreements, and health insurance savings are coming in…the out year budget gaps are narrowing.” Regarding his MTA audit released last week on service […]
About Merryl Tisch Merryl H. Tisch was appointed to the New York State Board of Regents on April 1, 1996 and reelected to five-year terms on April 1, 2001, April 1, 2006 and April 1, 2011. She was elected Vice Chancellor by her colleagues effective April 1, 2007, was elected Chancellor by her colleagues effective April 1, 2009 and re-elected to […]
About Scott M. Stringer New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has spent his public service career fighting for New York’s middle class, strengthening the City’s fiscal health and championing good government. The New York Times described Mr. Stringer as a public servant “committed to the principles of good government” and “a strong voice for civil rights and marriage equality, a […]
About Betsy McCaughey Betsy McCaughey was the 72nd Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998. She has been a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute and Hudson Institute think tanks. She founded the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) in reaction to a rise in anti-biotic resistant infections. She appears regularly on Fox News, CNN and many radio shows to […]
About Kathy Wylde Kathryn Wylde is President and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for New York City, the city’s leading business organization. Its mission is to work with government, labor, and the civic sector to build a stronger New York, with a focus on education, infrastructure and the economy. EXTERNAL LINK.
About The St. Francis Food Pantries & Shelters The St. Francis Food Pantries & Shelters is a network of food and service programs for the poor that provide a wide range of services to feed, clothe, counsel, and alleviate physical and emotional hunger in a dignified and supportive manner. The St. Francis Food Pantries & Shelters takes a comprehensive approach in […]
About NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton Bill Bratton has previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (BPD) (1993-1994), New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner (1994–1996), and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) (2002–2009). Bratton began his police career at the Boston Police Department before becoming Police Commissioner in New York City, where his zero-tolerance policy has […]
This Week’s Guests on John CATS Roundtable Radio Show include(Sunday, August 9th 2015): ◉ Chief J. Thomas Manger – President of the Major Cities Chiefs Association ◉ Former Navy Admiral James Stavridis – retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy, led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander. ◉ Former Governor John Sununu – Three term […]
This Week’s Guests on John CATS Roundtable Radio Show include(Sunday, August 9th 2015): ◉ New York City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez – Democrat who represents the Council District 10, which encompasses the neighborhoods of Marble Hill, Inwood and Washington Heights in Manhattan ◉ City Councilman Costa Constantinides – represents the New York City Council’s 22nd District, which includes his native Astoria along with […]
About Maurice Carroll Maurice “Mickey” Carroll, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, brings more than 40 years of experience as a political writer and columnist for New York and New Jersey newspapers. Carroll is the chief spokesperson for the New York State, New York City and New Jersey polls. Carroll’s experience as a journalist includes work with The New York […]
About City Councilman Costa Constantinides City Councilman Costa Constantinides represents the New York City Council’s 22nd District, which includes his native Astoria along with parts of Woodside, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights. The Councilman is considered an expert in environmental law and has written some of the toughest laws to reduce pollution and protect drinking water. He assisted on key legislation to […]
About New York City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez New York City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez is a Democrat who represents the Council District 10 which encompasses the neighborhoods of Marble Hill, Inwood and Washington Heights in Manhattan. Councilman Rodríguez is the Chair of the Transportation Committee. He is very progressive on issues of immigration reform, police brutality, tenants’ rights, workers’ rights and affordable housing. […]
About Chief J. Thomas Manger Chief J. Thomas Manger is President of the Major Cities Chiefs Association. He has been the Chief of Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, since February 2004. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCP) is one of the largest police departments in the State of Maryland, with more than 1300 sworn and 550 civilian members serving 1 million […]
About Former Governor John Sununu Former Governor John Sununu is was born in Cuban. He became New Hampshire’s 75th Chief Executive on January 6, 1983, and served three consecutive terms. While Governor he was chairman of the National Governor’s Association. He later served a the White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. From 1992 until 1998, he co-hosted […]
About Scott Modell Scott Modell is a former member of the CIA. He was the most accomplished Farsi speaker in the Directorate of Operations, responsible for handling CIA’s most senior Iranian source network. Scott has contributed to Farsi language radio programs on Radio Free Europe, and recently published “Pushback: Countering the Iran Action Network.” He also participated in post 9-11 operations in Afghanistan, […]
About Former Navy Admiral James Stavridis Former Navy Admiral James Stavridis retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy, led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander. Admiral Stavridis is the dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University. The Fletcher School is oldest exclusively graduate school of international affairs in the United States. Prior to NATO […]
About Dr. Ruth Westheimer Dr. Ruth Westheimer is a psychosexual therapist who sprang to national attention in the early 1980s with her live radio program, Sexually Speaking. She went on to have her own TV program, appeared on the cover of People magazine and TV Guide, and is the author of thirty-seven books. Few of Dr. Ruth’s fans know she narrowly escaped […]
Highlights of CATS Interview with NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton: Regarding the surge in homelessness in NYC: -“You can’t arrest your way out of this problem, it does require a coordinated effort with Health & Hospitals, the Homeless Services.” – “I’m going to train 5,000 to 10,000 officers over the next year on how to deal with the emotionally disturbed…to it’s […]
Highlights of CATS Interview with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus: Regarding Current GOP Presidential Primary – “The name-calling has to stop…It doesn’t get us closer to beating Hillary Clinton.” – “We want our folks to concentrate on what they would do to make our country better; what their plans would be to make our country better, and to concentrate […]
Highlights of CATS Interview with former Ambassador to China & Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman: Regarding China hacking the U.S. – “Yes, they do it. Yes, the state is behind it. They’re very active. They’re picking up a lot of our technology…Shame on us for not doing anything about it.” – “China is in the middle of a rather historic […]
