Hurricane Irma Batters Florida Today - Roosevelt Island Gristedes Owner John Catsimatidis Interviews Miami Mayor On Preparations And CNN Reports On Flooding, Storm Surge And Strong Wind Bursts

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket chain owner, real estate developer, billionaire oilman, former NYC Mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Catsimatidis is also host of a very interesting Sunday morning  podcast. the Cats Round Table. Mr. Catsimatidis interviews local and national politicians, business leaders and other interesting people.

Among guests on today's Cats Roundtable, were Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine who discussed emergency preparations for Hurricane Irma.

Take a listen.

CATS Roundtable National Edition PODCAST
Sun Sep 10th ► Interview with @MayorLevine - Miami Beach & Hurricane Irmahttps://t.co/g9XlZAbGnp

— John Catsimatidis

CNN's @BrianToddCNN says he's experiencing "very intense wind bursts" in West Palm Beach https://t.co/jBOW9boESl https://t.co/46kBf34RRa

— CNN (@CNN) September 10, 2017

(@JCats2013) September 10, 2017

CNN reports from Florida on Hurricane Irma.

Downtown Miami saw flooding from #HurricaneIrma's storm surge, waist-deep in some places https://t.co/fmutUDDOfW https://t.co/dWutiwGUWJ

— CNN (@CNN) September 10, 2017

CNN's @BrianToddCNN says he's experiencing "very intense wind bursts" in West Palm Beach https://t.co/jBOW9boESl https://t.co/46kBf34RRa

— CNN (@CNN) September 10, 2017

An ocean used to be here. #HurricaneIrma stole it away. https://t.co/p2kzbakCWq pic.twitter.com/7KqwL49D0t

— CNN (@CNN) September 10, 2017

And Fox:

SHOCKING VIDEO: The storm surge caused by Hurricane Irma hits Miami. (Credit: Instagram/@Matthew.Spuler) pic.twitter.com/m9RtjcAKlP

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 10, 2017

Here's where hurricane's that hit the US start.

Most hurricanes that hit the US come from the same exact spot in the world pic.twitter.com/Cmn5dlFPhh

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) September 10, 2017

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket Owner And Billionaire John Catsimatidis Tells Hillary Clinton She Should Run For NYC Mayor

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket owner, talk radio show host and billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis appeared on NY 1's Road To City Hall. Mr. Catsimatidis told host Errol Louis that he suggested to Hillary Clinton that she should run for NYC Mayor.

What did @HillaryClinton tell @JCats2013 when they ran into each other at Rao's? Watch @NY1 at 7. pic.twitter.com/Zm8aB5Wpws

— Road To City Hall (@RoadToCityHall) February 2, 2017

NY 1 is great NYC news site. I miss it since I switched over to Verizon FIOS service from Time Warner Cable.

I'm considering switching back primarily to receive NY 1.

Any thoughts on Verizon Fios versus Time Warner for Roosevelt Island cable and internet service?

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Talks To Residents At Roosevelt Island Town Hall Meeting Last Night About Gun Violence Protection, Democratic Party Primary, Cornell Tech, FDR Park, Saving Local Post Office, Ferry Service, Breast Cancer Research & More

Roosevelt Island's Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney led a Sit-In this morning at the Upper East Side's Carl Schurz Park to prevent gun violence.

It's #NationalDayofAction to prevent gun violence. Join me at Carl Schurz park at 11am for a sit-in to demand gun safety reforms

— Carolyn B. Maloney (@RepMaloney) June 29, 2016

.@Bradybuzz @RepMaloney and gun violence survivors sing "We Will Stop The Guns." @NYDailyNews #guncontrol pic.twitter.com/RtS7QpHuWf

— Edgar Sandoval (@edjsandoval) June 29, 2016

Ms Maloney won her Democratic Party primary last night.

Thank you again to the Democratic voters of NY12 for last night’s primary win. It’s an honor to represent you. pic.twitter.com/GqMGrI99Z6

— Carolyn B. Maloney (@CarolynBMaloney) June 29, 2016

Ms Maloney spoke at last evening's Roosevelt Island Town Hall Meeting about:

• Yesterday's Democratic Party Congressional Primary,
• Upcoming arrival of Cornell Tech,
• Visiting FDR Four Freedoms Park to witness swearing in of new citizens,
• Saving Roosevelt Island Post Office,
• Roosevelt Island Ferry Service,
• Subway Security Cameras,
• Gun Violence Protection (No Fly, No Buy)
• Breast Cancer Research funding with new gold coin and
• More.

Take a listen.



Congresswoman Maloney was interviewed by Roosevelt Island Gristedes supermarket owner John Catsimatidis on his June 26 Cats Roundtable radio program about the recent Congressional Sit in and gun control.

CATS Roundtable Local Edition
Sunday June 26th ► Interview with @RepMaloney - Congressional sit in for gun controlhttps://t.co/iQtFu540fn

— Cats Roundtable (@CatsRoundtable) June 26, 2016

More information on Congresswoman Maloney available at her web site and Twitter feed.

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket Chain Owner John Catsimatidis Hosts Sunday Radio Talk Show Too - Interviewed Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton And NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton Yesterday

 Image Of John Catsimatidis From The Cats Roundtable

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket chain owner, real estate developer, billionaire oilman, former NYC Mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Catsimatidis is also host of a very interesting Sunday morning radio talk show - the Cats Round Table on AM 970.

Take a listen. Yesterday, Mr. Catsimatidis interviewed Democratic Party Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton



and NYC Police Commissioner Bill Bratton



among others.

Here's Mr. Catsimatidis at the March 2013 Grand Re-Opening of the Roosevelt Island Gristedes and 2012 Roosevelt Island Gristedes Town Hall Meeting.

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket Chain Owner John Catsimatidis Hosts Sunday Radio Talk Show Too - Today Interviews Donald Trump On Presidential Politics, Archbishop O'Hara On Pope Francis, Congressman Peter King On Terrorism & NASA Scientist John Charles On Human Space Exploration

Image Of John Catsimatidis From The Cats Roundtable

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket chain owner, real estate developer, billionaire oilman, former NYC Mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Catsimatidis is also host of a very interesting Sunday morning radio talk show - the Cats Round Table on AM 970.

Take a listen. Today, Mr. Catsimatidis interviewed Donald Trump on the Republican Presidential Primary,



Archdioces Of New York Bishop John O'Hara on the recent statement from Pope Francis on Family issues,



Long Island Congressman Peter King on terrorism



and NASA's Dr. John Charles on human space exploration.



Here's Mr. Catsimatidis at the March 2013 Grand Re-Opening of the Roosevelt Island Gristedes and 2012 Roosevelt Island Gristedes Town Hall Meeting.

Roosevelt Island Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Discusses Passage Of 9/11 First Responders Zadroga Act And Panda Bear For NYC During Cats Roundtable Radio Interview With Roosevelt Island Gristedes Owner John Catsimatidis

Roosevelt Island's Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

 Image Of Congresswoman Maloney & Panda Bear During 2014 Visit To China From Town & Village Blog

was a guest yesterday, December 27, on Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket owner/real estate developer/ NYC Mayoral Candidate/ Oil Billionaire John Catsimatidis radio program.

Image of John Catsimatidis Cat's Roundatable Radio Show.

According to Mr. Catsimatidis web site:

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is a member of Congress in New York’s 12th congressional district., the eastern half of Manhattan and portions of Queens. A Democratic, she worked as a teacher and an administrator for the New York City Board of Education. The Congresswoman was the driving for to extend the provisions of the Zadroga Act, federal law providing medical monitoring and treatment for 9/11 first responders which passed just this week, Friday December 18, 2015. Congresswoman Maloney is one of the hardest working members of Congress; the reason is re-elected by ever increasing margins. Recently Congresswoman has been advocating the installation of a Panda bear exhibit in New York City whether it be Central Park or the Bronx Zoo system. Also one of the Congresswoman’s current projects is the Women’s Museum in Washington DC. After years of effort she and her co-backers have received approval and are moving forward.

To hear John CATS upcoming roundtable radio shows, tune in at 9 AM New York time every Sunday morning on 970 AM Radio: The Answer! Can’t get to a radio? Listen in online! The show is live at www.am970theanswer.com at 9 AM New York time every Sunday morning. Thanks for listening!

Listen below



to the Cats Roundtable interview with Congresswoman Maloney.

The full December 27 Cats Roundtable interview show is here.

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket Chain Owner John Catsimatidis Hosts Sunday Radio Talk Show Too - Discusses Immigration, Iranian Nuclear Weapons, Outer Space Development, Presidents Obama/Clinton Comparison, Japanese Economy & More

Image Of John Catsimatidis From The Cats Roundtable

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket chain owner, real estate developer, billionaire oilman, former NYC Mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Catsimatidis is also host of a Sunday morning radio talk show - the Cats Round Table on AM 970.

Yesterday's November 23 Cats Roundtable discussed:

• President Obama's immigration executive action,
• Iranian Nuclear Weapons and the Middle East,
• comparisons between President Obama and President Clinton,
• Outer Space Developments, 
• the Japanese Economy and
• national politics

with guests,

• Herbert London, President Emeritus Of the Hudson Insitute,
• Former House Speaker and Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich
• Bob Jacobs, Senior NASA Spokesperson,
• Dr. Mireya Solis, Brookings Center and
• Former Senator Evan Bayh, Co Chair Of No Labels political foundation

Here's the Cats Roundtable from November 23,



Also, the Commercial Observer recently interviewed Mr. Catsimatidis about his various business interests including the Gristedes supermarket chain:

... Overall, how is the Gristedes franchise is doing?

It’s doing okay. It represents less than two or three percent of our company’s sales.

So why still own it?

Some of the people have been with us for 30 years and I’m keeping it for them so they don’t lose their jobs. And if I didn’t have Gristedes, I’d live 10 years longer and I would probably be worth more. Our main businesses are energy and real estate. And we’ve dwindled our businesses in aviation.

What I’m talking about is what’s happening in New York. It’s becoming very competitive. And it’s a big problem. The big problem is we had Whole Foods open up big stores. We had Costco open up. We had Fresh Direct open up. We had Amazon open up. We had Trader Joe’s open up. We had every drugstore in the city [become] a supermarket, just about. So the competition is not like it’s ever been before. And we are fully unionized. And our full-timers get $10 an hour in just benefits. So how do you make that work? And every lease that we have to re-up; it’s a minimum million-dollars-a-year rent. It’s the pressure of the real estate. The pressure of electric rates in New York City. The pressure of paying union charges and union work weeks. And it becomes like, try to win with one hand tied behind your back.

Here's Mr. Catsimatidis at the March 2013 Grand Re-Opening of the Roosevelt Island Gristedes and 2012 Roosevelt Island Gristedes Town Hall Meeting.

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket Chain Owner John Catsimatidis Hosts Sunday Radio Talk Show Too - Interviews Sergeants Benevolent Association President Ed Mullins On NYPD, Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell On Midterm Elections, Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos On NY State Politics, First Amendment Attorney Floyd Abrams & Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer

Image Of John Catsimatidis From The Cats Roundtable

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket chain owner, real estate developer, billionaire oilman, former NYC Mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Catsimatidis is also host of an interesting Sunday morning radio talk show - the Cats Round Table on AM 970.

This morning the Cats Roundtable featured Mr. Catsimatidis interviewing:

• Edward Mullins, Presidents of the Sergeants Benovelent Association, recent departure of Chief Phil Banks, the influence of Al Sharpton on the NYPD and lack of enforcement on marijuana possession,
• former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on the mid-term elections and future of Democratic Party,
• Republican NY State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on NY State politics
• Canadian Ambassador to the United States Gary Doer on terrorism, North American energy policy and trade between the US and Canada and
• First Amendment Attorney Floyd Abrams on Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch, President Obama's use of Executive Orders, advice for President Obama on dealing with the Republican Congress and the recent Supreme Court announcement accepting another challenge to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Here's today's November 9 Cats Roundtable

CATS Roundtable Radio Show Sunday 9AM-EST AM970 PODCAST REPLAY OF TODAYS SHOW . https://t.co/BpQQ1ILU1l
— John Catsimatidis (@JCats2013) November 9, 2014

and my interview with Mr.Catsimatidis during March 2013 grand re-opening of the Roosevelt Island Gristedes.

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket Chain Owner John Catsimatidis Hosts Sunday Radio Talk Show Too - Guests Include National Health Institute Director Anthony Fauci On Ebola Outbreak, Former Ambassador John Negroponte On ISIS And Middle East Crisis & More

 Image Of John Catsimatidis From The Cats Roundtable

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket chain owner, real estate developer, billionaire oilman, former NYC Mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Catsimatidis is also host of a Sunday morning radio talk show - the Cats Round Table on AM 970.

Yesterday, Sunday September 28, the Cats Roundtable discussed meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, San Gennaro Festival, obtaining a Panda Bear from China for NYC, the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder and hanging out with former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Mr. Catsimatidis then conducted very interesting interviews with:

• NY State Comptoller Tom DiNapoli on bank regulation and hate crime reporting,
• Charlie Crist, former Republican Governor of Florida and currently Democratic Party candidate for Governor of Florida,
• former Ambassador John Negroponte on ISIS and the Middle East and
• Director Of National Health Institute Anthony Fauci on the Ebola outbreak

Listen to @JCats2013 right now. His guests include @NYSComptroller @charliecrist, Amb Negroponte & Dr. Fauci. http://t.co/87rzj2zde7
— AM 970 The Answer (@am970TheAnswer) September 28, 2014

Here's the Cats Roundtable from September 28,


Mr. Catsimatidis with former Vice President Dick Cheney

Stoping by Red Apple VP Dick Cheney & Daughter,Liz Cheney to discuss Politics with John,Margo CATS & Daughter Andrea pic.twitter.com/NSixDKc7Jp
— John Catsimatidis (@JCats2013) September 24, 2014

and my interview with Mr.Catsimatidis during March 2013 grand re-opening of the Roosevelt Island Gristedes.

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket Chain Owner John Catsimatidis Hosts Sunday Radio Talk Show Too - Guests Include Mitt Romney, Ed Rendell And Kathryn Wilde

 Image Of John Catsimatidis From The Cats Roundtable

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket chain owner, real estate developer, billionaire oilman, former NYC Mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Catsimatidis is also host of a Sunday morning radio talk show - the Cats Round Table on AM 970.

Yesterday, Sunday August 31, the Cats Roundtable discussed Joan Rivers illness, offers advice on not visiting doctors during the last two weeks of August and attending a Labor Day Weekend African Relief fundraiser for Blue Dreams.

Mr. Catsimatidis then interviewed former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, former Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell and Partnership For NYC President Kathryn Wilde.

CATS asks @MittRomney, if you were Mr President,how would you address the current crises http://t.co/I9HVq680qk 9AM Sunday @am970TheAnswer
— John Catsimatidis (@JCats2013) August 31, 2014

Great article in @NYDailyNews by @erinmdurkin on @JCats2013 interview w/ @GovEdRendell http://t.co/Wz8pYcexXO
— AM 970 The Answer (@am970TheAnswer) August 31, 2014

Here's the Cats Roundtable from August 31.



Here's Mr. Catsimatidis at the March 2013 Grand Re-Opening of the Roosevelt Island Gristedes and 2012 Roosevelt Island Gristedes Town Hall Meeting.

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket Chain Owner John Catsimatidis Hosts Sunday Radio Talk Show Too - Guests Include Congresswoman Maloney On Getting a Panda From China, Former CIA Station Chief, Donald Trump And PBA President Pat Lynch

 Image Of John Catsimatidis From The Cats Roundtable

Roosevelt Island Gristedes Supermarket chain owner, real estate developer, billionaire oilman, former NYC Mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Catsimatidis is also host of a Sunday morning radio talk show - the Cats Round Table on AM 970.

Yesterday, Sunday August 3, the Cats Roundtable discussed costumed characters in Times Square, pedicabs, horse carriages in Central Park, NYC politics and more. Mr. Catsimatidis also interviewed:

• Gary Bernsten, former CIA, Operations Officer and Chief of Station,
• Donald Trump on Central Park Horse Show,
• Roosevelt Island's Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on her upcoming trip to China to get a Panda for New York City and
• Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch

Here's the Cats Roundtable from Sunday August 3.



and my March 2013 interview with Mr.Catsimatidis



at the Grand Re-Opening of the Roosevelt Island Gristedes following its renovation.