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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sliwa, Borelli, NYC Republicans rally against COVID vaccine mandate
GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa and some local Republican leaders were among 300 people at a Manhattan rally Sunday to protest Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate for city employees […]
GOP’s Joe Borelli trolls AOC’s City Council influence campaign
By Mary Kay Linge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is getting more than she bargained for in her effort to sway New York’s upcoming City Council races: a gleeful video takedownfrom a […]
Restoration of street resurfacing funding in city budget a priority for Staten Island officials
By Erik Bascome | [email protected] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After funding for resurfacing was slashed in the past year as a result of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it appears […]
BORELLI RELEASES NEW YORK CITY COVID RECOVERY BUDGET PROPOSAL
On April 8, 2021, Council Member Joseph Borelli (R-District 51) has announced the assemblance of a New York City Long-Term Economic Recovery Proposal, designed to meet the needs of addressing […]
Reconstructed Crescent Beach Park officially opens
Today was the formal ribbon cutting for Crescent Beach Park on the Eltingville/ Great Kills border. NYC Borough Parks Commissioner Lynda Ricciardone, Vincent Ignizio, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York, […]