October 31, 2025 • 7 mins
Steve in Manhattan, NY, called Ken to remind people to vote for something important on the ballot. Jeri in New Jersey thinks the Democrats are keeping the government closed till after the election on November 4th. She tells Ken.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Mark Simone Show on seven to ten
WI Ken Today. Here's Ken Rosatto. Good to be with you.
We go to the phones right now, Jay, good morning,
you're on the air.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Good morning, Ken. How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:13):
I'm good? Thank you good.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
I just.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Are illustrious Governor Murphy's press police regarding.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
You know what, are you going to repeat yourself? Because
my headphones have a short? Please say that one more time, Jay,
Now I got them.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Midge, I just wonder please that New Jersey's Governor Murphy
put out regarding the SNAP benefits.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yes, oh, you know what I didn't see? Did you
just put out a new press release now late?
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Yes, look at that Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Oh, of course it's the Trump administration. So you have
like three hundred and fifty four hundred Republicans supporting a
continuing resolution, a Democrat spending plan that was passed a
year ago, that was under the Biden administration. That was
perfectly fine for them then, but now we will want
to extend it four weeks. That's it, so that we
(01:06):
can keep the government open, give people the Schnap benefits,
and then work on a new spending plan for the
next year, they won't give us five more votes, and
yet somehow it's Trump's failure. Yeah, that's right, Well it
makes total sense. You know what the American people are
calling it bs a merchant. Nobody has just heard you
say that he's the least effective governor I think we've
(01:28):
ever had in New Jersey. It's a joke and glad
to see him go audio. So you notice you notice
that Mikey Cheryl thinks so little of him that he's
not campaigning with her. Jay, thank you so much, appreciate
the call. We go to Steve in Manhattan. Good morning,
Hey Steve, you.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Are we belong on the airwaves.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And remember this year, this year we have two halloweens.
We have one today and we also have one in
November fourth. I just want to go mind people, Ken
this is important that we have to get out there.
There's other people on the ballot, and there's ballot initiatives
in New York City one through six, ballance two, three,
(02:12):
and four. Folks, everyone's putting a big no there that
takes away your power in your neighborhood, your community, to
stop developers from going in there and doing whatever they want.
All the power will go to the mayor pitch a
man Danny. With this power, They'll put homeless shelters in
your neighborhood. He'll put housing projects. And if you don't
own a home or a condo, it still affects you.
(02:33):
You're renting. You might have a nice neighborhood in the
south shore of Staten Island. There's build the housing project
next door to you. No on two, three, and four proposals. Folks,
Let's not get caught up in all the things because
we have with the seven there's seven council members or Republicans.
A couple of those late races were real close. Yes,
so I'm told my cards right on the table.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
Steve.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
I know you're right, and I'm with you because and look,
I love Curtis. I pray every day for the miracle.
I can't vote in New or I live in New Jersey,
but I pray for him. You know it's the truth.
Too many people just vote for the top office and
walk out. You've got to go down the ballot and
take a minute and study the bat You can go
online and get the ballots they sent you sample ballots
in the mail. Sit down, read the ballots over the weekend.
(03:15):
Make sure you know exactly what you're going to do
when you get in the voting booth. Don't look at
the at the proposals. First thing when you walk in
the booth, know in advance what you're going to be
voting for. I'm with you. We go to Jerry and
New Jersey. Good morning to you, Good.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
Morning, Ken.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
I believe the Democrats purposely keeping the government clothed until
after the election.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
I agree, so they can.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Get some gas into the New Jersey election, Virginia and
New York.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
I think you're a one hundred percent right. I guarantee
you're right. If I'm sorry to step on you, Jerry,
I bet you by Thursday, you'll see that they'll somehow
come up with the extra votes in the Senate. And
that's why the idea I know President Trump is saying,
go nuclear. I don't know about that, because once you
go nuclear, that's it, once you've let the cat out
of the bag, that's it exactly. I'm with you. And
(04:00):
then if you remember, if we becoming the minority in
the Senate, then we have no say against the Democrat.
So I don't know that that's such a great idea,
but I'm with you very much, Jerry, I appreciate it.
Have a great day and happy Halloween. And we got
to Vincent in Brooklyn. My friend, how are you good morning?
Speaker 4 (04:15):
Ken? I'm fine. Ken. You're right on the money when
you talk about all the rules and regulations that homeowners
have to comply with in the state of New York
and in the City of New York. Can any rent increase?
I gave my tenants because every year my taxes on
my houses keep going up. This year was offset by
(04:39):
a new one. Now the city council made of law.
I have to have an EPA certified LED inspector come
in each apartment to inspect it for lead fume that
may be left over from one hundred years ago. Furst Off.
(05:00):
Nobody uses lead based paint anymore. The only place where
and I used to work at a steel factory almost
sixty years ago, we used to I used to fabricate
fuel tanks for buildings, gas stations and for home heating oil.
And the red paint on there is what's called red oxide.
(05:23):
That's the only place it was used, and then you
would paint over it. So now despite the fact that
the lead paint becomes innocuous when you paint over it.
In the past, I could self certify, especially in the
case of my homes, all the walls were ripped out,
(05:43):
the houses were renovated many times in the last hundred years,
and in the past I could certify that there were
no children under six years old in the apartment, that
there's no kids eating paint hips. Where are their father
looking at these kids?
Speaker 1 (06:02):
The ghetto and that, Vincent, just wait till you have
a communist mayor in this I'm sorry, democratic socialist mayor
in this city. You'll have if you think the regulations
are bad, Now forget about it. It's gonna be crazy.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
Man on Mark Simone's advice, My girlfriend and I already
looking at a second home in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Hey, listen, come over to Jersey. If we get Chittarelli
in come and live with us in Jersey. It's a
good place.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Okay. I'm gonna teach you summer time. It's not Sharelly.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
It's had this discussion.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Yes, he calls sauce gravy.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Well think about it in terms of sugo. That's that's
what it is, sugo. All right, Vincent, I love you, brother,
God bless you. I have a good Halloween, good weekend.
Seven ten w o R the time ten thirty four
and a little later we'll speak with New Jersey Republican
state Senator Michael Testa about the Schumer Democrat government shutdown,
and starting tomorrow, eight hundred thousand New Jersey residents who
depend on Snap to eat will not be getting their funds.
This is the Mark Simone Show on seven to ten
WI Ken Today. Here's Ken Rosatto. Good to be with you.
We go to the phones right now, Jay, good morning,
you're on the air.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Good morning, Ken. How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:13):
I'm good? Thank you good.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
I just.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Are illustrious Governor Murphy's press police regarding.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
You know what, are you going to repeat yourself? Because
my headphones have a short? Please say that one more time, Jay,
Now I got them.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Midge, I just wonder please that New Jersey's Governor Murphy
put out regarding the SNAP benefits.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yes, oh, you know what I didn't see? Did you
just put out a new press release now late?
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Yes, look at that Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Oh, of course it's the Trump administration. So you have
like three hundred and fifty four hundred Republicans supporting a
continuing resolution, a Democrat spending plan that was passed a
year ago, that was under the Biden administration. That was
perfectly fine for them then, but now we will want
to extend it four weeks. That's it, so that we
(01:06):
can keep the government open, give people the Schnap benefits,
and then work on a new spending plan for the
next year, they won't give us five more votes, and
yet somehow it's Trump's failure. Yeah, that's right, Well it
makes total sense. You know what the American people are
calling it bs a merchant. Nobody has just heard you
say that he's the least effective governor I think we've
(01:28):
ever had in New Jersey. It's a joke and glad
to see him go audio. So you notice you notice
that Mikey Cheryl thinks so little of him that he's
not campaigning with her. Jay, thank you so much, appreciate
the call. We go to Steve in Manhattan. Good morning,
Hey Steve, you.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Are we belong on the airwaves.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And remember this year, this year we have two halloweens.
We have one today and we also have one in
November fourth. I just want to go mind people, Ken
this is important that we have to get out there.
There's other people on the ballot, and there's ballot initiatives
in New York City one through six, ballance two, three,
(02:12):
and four. Folks, everyone's putting a big no there that
takes away your power in your neighborhood, your community, to
stop developers from going in there and doing whatever they want.
All the power will go to the mayor pitch a
man Danny. With this power, They'll put homeless shelters in
your neighborhood. He'll put housing projects. And if you don't
own a home or a condo, it still affects you.
(02:33):
You're renting. You might have a nice neighborhood in the
south shore of Staten Island. There's build the housing project
next door to you. No on two, three, and four proposals. Folks,
Let's not get caught up in all the things because
we have with the seven there's seven council members or Republicans.
A couple of those late races were real close. Yes,
so I'm told my cards right on the table.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
Steve.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
I know you're right, and I'm with you because and look,
I love Curtis. I pray every day for the miracle.
I can't vote in New or I live in New Jersey,
but I pray for him. You know it's the truth.
Too many people just vote for the top office and
walk out. You've got to go down the ballot and
take a minute and study the bat You can go
online and get the ballots they sent you sample ballots
in the mail. Sit down, read the ballots over the weekend.
(03:15):
Make sure you know exactly what you're going to do
when you get in the voting booth. Don't look at
the at the proposals. First thing when you walk in
the booth, know in advance what you're going to be
voting for. I'm with you. We go to Jerry and
New Jersey. Good morning to you, Good.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
Morning, Ken.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
I believe the Democrats purposely keeping the government clothed until
after the election.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
I agree, so they can.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Get some gas into the New Jersey election, Virginia and
New York.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
I think you're a one hundred percent right. I guarantee
you're right. If I'm sorry to step on you, Jerry,
I bet you by Thursday, you'll see that they'll somehow
come up with the extra votes in the Senate. And
that's why the idea I know President Trump is saying,
go nuclear. I don't know about that, because once you
go nuclear, that's it, once you've let the cat out
of the bag, that's it exactly. I'm with you. And
(04:00):
then if you remember, if we becoming the minority in
the Senate, then we have no say against the Democrat.
So I don't know that that's such a great idea,
but I'm with you very much, Jerry, I appreciate it.
Have a great day and happy Halloween. And we got
to Vincent in Brooklyn. My friend, how are you good morning?
Speaker 4 (04:15):
Ken? I'm fine. Ken. You're right on the money when
you talk about all the rules and regulations that homeowners
have to comply with in the state of New York
and in the City of New York. Can any rent increase?
I gave my tenants because every year my taxes on
my houses keep going up. This year was offset by
(04:39):
a new one. Now the city council made of law.
I have to have an EPA certified LED inspector come
in each apartment to inspect it for lead fume that
may be left over from one hundred years ago. Furst Off.
(05:00):
Nobody uses lead based paint anymore. The only place where
and I used to work at a steel factory almost
sixty years ago, we used to I used to fabricate
fuel tanks for buildings, gas stations and for home heating oil.
And the red paint on there is what's called red oxide.
(05:23):
That's the only place it was used, and then you
would paint over it. So now despite the fact that
the lead paint becomes innocuous when you paint over it.
In the past, I could self certify, especially in the
case of my homes, all the walls were ripped out,
(05:43):
the houses were renovated many times in the last hundred years,
and in the past I could certify that there were
no children under six years old in the apartment, that
there's no kids eating paint hips. Where are their father
looking at these kids?
Speaker 1 (06:02):
The ghetto and that, Vincent, just wait till you have
a communist mayor in this I'm sorry, democratic socialist mayor
in this city. You'll have if you think the regulations
are bad, Now forget about it. It's gonna be crazy.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
Man on Mark Simone's advice, My girlfriend and I already
looking at a second home in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Hey, listen, come over to Jersey. If we get Chittarelli
in come and live with us in Jersey. It's a
good place.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Okay. I'm gonna teach you summer time. It's not Sharelly.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
It's had this discussion.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Yes, he calls sauce gravy.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Well think about it in terms of sugo. That's that's
what it is, sugo. All right, Vincent, I love you, brother,
God bless you. I have a good Halloween, good weekend.
Seven ten w o R the time ten thirty four
and a little later we'll speak with New Jersey Republican
state Senator Michael Testa about the Schumer Democrat government shutdown,
and starting tomorrow, eight hundred thousand New Jersey residents who
depend on Snap to eat will not be getting their funds.
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