April 22, 2016

Council Member Borelli, SI Mental Health Society President Fern Zagor Announce $450,000 for Opioid Addiction Program

Staten Island, NY – City Council Member Joe Borelli and Staten Island Mental Health Society (SIMHS) President Fern Zagor announced today that they were able to secure approximately $450,000 in funding from Mayor DeBlasio’s administration which will go toward funding programs on Staten Island. SIMHS’s formerly at-risk Early Intervention program will now remain intact, and […]

April 20, 2016

Borelli Appears on Fox News “The Real Story” to Discuss How the GOP Presidential Race Could Transform the Face of the Party

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Joe Borelli discusses how the GOP presidential race could transform the face of the party.

April 20, 2016

Borelli Introduces Legislation Aimed at Correcting 9-1-1 Call Routing Issues, Increasing Transparency of NYC Restaurant Menu Prices

Staten Island, NY – Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore) has introduced legislation this month that would compel the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication (DoITT) to study the issue of 9-1-1 calls made from mobile phones being routed incorrectly to 9-1-1 dispatchers in New Jersey. DoITT would be required […]

April 08, 2016

BORELLI, MATTEO SEEK ANSWERS ON WATER QUALITY IN STATEN ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) and Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo (R-Mid Island) are asking the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education to explain the circumstances that led to the recent finding of contaminated drinking water at eight public schools on Staten Island. In a letter addressed to Chancellor Carmen Fariña, […]

March 31, 2016

Abandoned Tottenville building is a ‘blight,’ Borelli says

The three-story building at 203 Main Street in Tottenville, is an eyesore, Councilman Joe Borelli argues, and should be demolished. (Staten Island Advance/Rachel Shapiro) By Rachel Shapiro | [email protected]  Email the author | Follow on Twitter   Councilman Borelli tours abandoned building Councilman Joe Borelli is calling on city agencies to demolish the vacant, dilapidated Tottenville apartment building and […]

March 13, 2016

Borelli, Matteo threaten court action over ‘property tax inequality’

Staten Island officials are threatening to go to court over apparent property tax inequalities. But first Councilman Joseph Borelli and Minority Leader Steven Matteo are asking the NYC Independent Budget Office (IBO) to help them determine if neighborhoods on Staten Island are really being treated unfairly by the city’s property tax formula…

March 09, 2016

Borelli, Matteo Move to Increase NYC Residents’ Access to Park-and-Rides

Out-of-state residents would be required to purchase a non-resident parking permit, as is required by many communities in New Jersey and upstate NY, to use Park and Rides             Huguenot Park and Ride, March 1, 2016 @ 11AM Council Member Joe Borelli (R-South Shore), and Minority Leader Steve Matteo (R-Mid […]