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Borelli requests for State Comptroller to extend Cares Act of 2020 to Tier 6 employees who have been left out in the cold
December 10, 2020 Dear Comptroller DiNapoli: I hope this letter finds you well. As you may know, the Cares Act of 2020 allows government employees to withdraw funds from their deferred compensation plan, without penalty. By doing so, they can utilize these funds during these current challenging financial times. However, it is my […]
Borelli Named to NYC Council Land Use Committee & Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
CM Borelli Named to NYC Council Land Use Committee & Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises Council Member Joe Borelli is joining the New York City Council’s Committee on Land Use, considered the Council’s most important committee, as well as the Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises. Borelli will now have an outsized role in deciding […]
Borelli called “one of the last rational elected officials” at city hall by NY Post
Why won’t New York’s leaders share the data on restaurants and COVID-19? By David Marcus December 8, 2020 | 7:42pm | Updated Enlarge Image Outdoor seating at Fig & Olive in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District amid COVID-19.Stefan Jeremiah for New York Post If you’ve dined indoors at a New York City restaurant over the past few months, you know the routine: […]
Borelli Partners With Congresswoman Elect Malliotakis, Minority Leader Matteo, Assembly Member Reilly and Senator Lanza To Request State Help For Small Businesses
Dear Governor Cuomo, We are writing to you today in the hopes that you will intervene on behalf of the countless business owners on Staten Island, and elsewhere in New York, that have been shuttered due to the state’s micro-cluster strategy. While we await news from Washington, it is our hope that you authorize, as […]
Borelli partners with Art Bridge and South Shore Business Improvement District to help increase local holiday foot traffic with “Deck The Streets” event
Council Member Borelli (R-South Shore) is teaming up with non-profit organization ArtBridge, known for their work in the New York City community to empower local artists to transform prominent urban spaces into gallery quality exhibitions, to help bring some holiday spirit to the streets within the South Shore Business Improvement District (Annadale, Eltingville, Great Kills). All […]
Businesses in orange zones should be eligible for city relief; Borelli asks city to expand loan eligibility
By Kristin F. Dalton | kdalton@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Part of the city’s recovery program now includes three programs for small businesses that have been hardest hit by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC Department of Small Business (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris have announced the three programs — NYC Storefront Loan, Reducing Business […]