February 21, 2014

“Kids b4 Cons!” Petition – BORELLI, MALLIOTAKIS DENOUNCE GOVERNOR’S FREE EDUCATION FOR INMATES PROPOSAL

BORELLI, MALLIOTAKIS DENOUNCE GOVERNOR’S FREE EDUCATION FOR INMATES PROPOSAL Sign the Kids b4 Cons Petition HERE             Assemblyman Joe Borelli (R,C,I-South Shore), and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C,I-Brooklyn, Staten Island), responded today to the recent proposal by Gov. Cuomo to provide free college education to incarcerated men and women of New York State. Although details of the governor’s […]

February 06, 2014

Borelli, Malliotakis Push for Tax Reform

BORELLI, MALLIOTAKIS PUSH FOR TAX REFORM   Assemblyman Joseph Borelli (R,C,I-South Shore), and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C,I-Mid Island) are calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to include New York City in the proposed reduction of the corporate tax on manufacturers outside of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority region.  The two Staten Island Republicans have been joined by […]

February 05, 2014

BORELLI URGES ASSEMBLY TO PASS WELFARE REFORM

BORELLI URGES ASSEMBLY TO PASS WELFARE REFORM New York risks losing $120 million in federal aid   Assemblyman Joe Borelli (R,C,I – Southshore) today urged the passage of the Public Assistance Integrity Act (A2386). The bill would protect existing public assistance funds by eliminating the use of electronic benefit transfer cards (EBT) in casinos, liquor […]

February 05, 2014

BORELLI, MALLIOTAKIS URGE STATEN ISLANDERS TO SIGN PETITION FOR COMMON CORE CHANGES

MALLIOTAKIS, BORELLI URGE STATEN ISLANDERS TO SIGN PETITION FOR COMMON CORE CHANGES Parents to visit FixNYSchools.com               Assembly members Nicole Malliotakis (R,C,I-Brooklyn, Staten Island) and Joe Borelli (R,C,I-SouthShore) are encouraging local parents, teachers and educators to join the Assembly Minority Conference’s fight for common-sense education reform. Malliotakis and Borelli have joined Assemblyman Al Graf […]

February 03, 2014

ASSEMBLYMAN BORELLI ADDRESSES COMMON CORE CONCERNS WITH APPLE PLAN

ASSEMBLYMAN BORELLI ADDRESSES COMMON CORE CONCERNS WITH CONFERENCE APPLE PLAN               Assemblyman Joe Borelli (R,C,I-SouthShore) today responded to the roll out of Common Core by endorsing the Achieving Pupil Preparedness & Launching Excellence (APPLE) Plan. The APPLE Plan is a reform measure that would slow down the implementation of Common Core and introduce new, […]

February 03, 2014

BORELLI JOINS COLLEAGUES TO INTRODUCE WOMEN’S EQUALITY ACT

MALLIOTAKIS, BORELLI JOIN COLLEAGUES TO INTRODUCE WOMEN’S EQUALITY ACT LEGISLATION   Assembly members Nicole Malliotakis (R,C,I-Brooklyn,Staten Island) and Joe Borelli (R,C,I-SouthShore) today joined members of the Assembly Minority Conference to introduce nine individual pieces of legislation that promote and advance critical components of the New York State Women’s Equality Agenda. The Women’s Equality Act was […]

October 24, 2012

LOCAL VETERANS RALLY BEHIND BORELLI

Prominent Island vets cite candidate’s record of supporting veteran’s issues.             (Joining Borelli were (left to right); Richard Pfluger, commander of the Huttner-Pasqualini American Legion post; Joe DiGiovanni, Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and member of the American Legion; Fred Finnerty, member of the American Legion and United Staten Island Veteran’s […]

October 12, 2012

Citizens Union Endorses Joe Borelli for the 62nd Assembly District

  The Citizens Union of the City of New York is please to announce that Joe Borelli is its preferred candidate for the 62nd Assembly District on Staten Island. Citizens Union of the City of New York is an independent, nonpartisan, civic organization of members who promote good government and advance political reform in the city […]

October 10, 2012

Borelli continues to get police support

  The New York State Fraternal Order of Police has joined the NYPD PBA in endorsing Joe Borelli for the 62nd Assembly District. “As police professionals who most experience and witness the trauma and effects of criminal behavior wrecked upon our fellow citizens, we understand, all too well, the significance of dedicated public servants who […]

October 10, 2012

Borelli Proposes Change to Hypodermic Needle Laws

Candidate believes threatening a with a needle should be a felony, and require a consecutive sentence   State Assembly candidate Joseph Borelli (R,C,I – 62nd A.D.) is proposing two new sections of Article 265 of the New York State Penal Law:   265.50  Criminal Use of a Hypodermic Instrument in the Second Degree. A person is […]