February 16, 2023

Staten Islander to lead NYC Council’s new Italian Caucus

Updated: Feb. 16, 2023, 5:23 p.m.|Published: Feb. 16, 2023, 4:04 p.m. By Paul Liotta | [email protected] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new City Council caucus announced Thursday will bring a bit more amore to the five boroughs. The new bipartisan Italian Caucus will seek to provide a voice for the city’s Italian community while promoting […]

New City Council bills would guarantee body armor vests and self-defense training for EMTs
February 04, 2023

New City Council bills would guarantee body armor vests and self-defense training for EMTs

By Rich Calder February 4, 2023 9:02am Updated With attacks against medics surging, the City Council is considering new legislation that would guarantee they have access to body armor vests and yearly self-defense training. Council Republican Minority Leader Joseph Borelli introduced a pair of bills Thursday aimed at giving much-needed added protection to all city […]

Councilman announces efforts to help families in aftermath of devastating Annadale fire
February 04, 2023

Councilman announces efforts to help families in aftermath of devastating Annadale fire

By Scott R. Axelrod | [email protected] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Councilman Joseph Borelli is gathering and coordinating gift card donations for the families impacted by a fire that cut through two Annadale homes on Wednesday evening. From Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the councilman’s district office will be collecting gift cards […]

NYC’s looming, self-inflicted housing-affordability crisis — thanks to the climate zealots
February 03, 2023

NYC’s looming, self-inflicted housing-affordability crisis — thanks to the climate zealots

Happy “State of the. . .” season! That time of year when elected leaders give optimistic enumerations of their plans for the state, city, district or whichever fiefdom they govern. This year, as in the recent past, New York’s housing-affordability crisis will take center stage. Yet despite that, the city is on pace to implement […]

Borelli launches NYC cleanup initiative; Arthur Kill Rd. cleanup tomorrow
January 27, 2023

Borelli launches NYC cleanup initiative; Arthur Kill Rd. cleanup tomorrow

By Luke Peteley | [email protected] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Minority Leader of the New York City Council, Joseph Borelli, has announced the kickoff of a NYC cleanup initiative, helping further district-wide cleaning services. The representative of the South Shore is credited with having committed $570,000 of his discretionary funds towards the removal of graffiti, litter, […]

September 07, 2022

NYC Council calls for Mayor Adams, DOE to fully restore $469M in school funding

By Paul Liotta | [email protected] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York City Council passed a resolution Tuesday calling for Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Education to fully restore $469 million in school budget cuts. All three of Staten Island’s City Councilmembers — City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-South Shore), City Councilman […]

August 12, 2022

Gov. Hochul and the Manhattan-toll-pushing crowd couldn’t care less about outer-borough workers

By Joe Borelli City Hall has one of the finest views of the Brooklyn Bridge: a unique angle of a Gilded Age wonder, with its Gothic arches and cable lattice pointing upward for nearly 140 years, now captured daily by Tik Tok phototourists. And though my City Hall colleagues (and our pals in the statehouse) […]

July 28, 2022

How a Republican is reshaping Democratic New York City’s once-in-a-decade redistricting

By SALLY GOLDENBERG and JOE ANUTA How a Republican is reshaping Democratic New York City’s once-in-a-decade redistricting Council Member Joe Borelli, leader of the 51-member body’s five-person Republican caucus, is playing an outsize role reforging the Council district lines. In a deep-blue stronghold of 8.8 million people, where Democratic voters dominate Republicans 7 to 1, […]

July 11, 2022

NYC pol rips city DOT chief for ‘photo op’ at deadly Staten Island crash scene

By David Meyer City Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez shamelessly exploited a visit to the scene of a deadly Staten Island crash to tout unrelated local new bike lanes Monday and should apologize, a local pol says. “Our DOT commissioner just showed up for a photo op at the site of last night’s horrific accident, which […]

MTA urged to absorb SIM23, SIM24 express bus routes amid potential cancellation of Academy Bus contract
August 26, 2021

MTA urged to absorb SIM23, SIM24 express bus routes amid potential cancellation of Academy Bus contract

By Erik Bascome | [email protected] Updated: Aug. 26, 2021, 9:53 a.m. | Published: Aug. 25, 2021, 6:07 p.m. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A group of Staten Island elected officials is calling on the MTA to officially absorb the SIM23 and SIM24 express bus routes into the New York City Transit system amid potential plans from […]