Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning:
The guys spoke this week with Republican governor nominee Lee Zeldin, who is moving up in the polls against Gov. Kathy Hochul. Zeldin told Len and Michael that if elected he would fire DA Alvin Bragg:
A big headline this week concerned whether casinos might be coming to New York City. Len and Michael talked with Soo Kim, the Chairman of Bally's this week, who gave the guys the low-down on when and where casinos will be placed in the NYC area:
And the guys spoke with journalist Andrew Kirtzman about his new book on Rudy Giuliani, in which he explains how the former New York City mayor went from being “America’s Mayor” to being a man filled with desperation and money problems:
Mark Simone:
Mark Simone got a different take on Rudy Giuliani from someone closer to home: his son, Andrew Giuliani. Mark and Andrew also discussed the current New York governor’s race:
President Biden further tapped the strategic oil reserve this week to try to lower gas prices. Mark spoke with economist Steve Moore about what else the President could do to lower gas prices:
Mark also spoke this week with CNBC contributor Jake Novak. Both guys agreed that now is the perfect time for a Republican to be elected as governor of New York State, particularly to address the crime problem: