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District 51

Joseph C. Borelli

Annadale, Arden Heights, Bay Terrace, Charleston, Eltingville, Great Kills, Greenridge, Heartland Village, Huguenot, New Springville, Pleasant Plains, Prince’s Bay, Richmond Valley, Rossville, Tottenville, Woodrow

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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 the City’s COVID-19 pandemic related revenue decline. The plan acknowledges the City’s current financial crisis, proposing some new and some not so unfamiliar ideas, combining bipartisan recommendations that have been long advocated for from New York elected officials throughout the years.

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Updated Mar 04, 2021; Posted Mar 04, 2021

Councilman Joe Borelli. (Staten Island Advance/Rebeka Humbrecht)

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Original Article location: https://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2021/03/councilman-borelli-seeks-volunteers-to-help-seniors-register-for-vaccination-appointments.html?fbclid=IwAR06H_SNnKEqOEbTqueL7zQWvHxdR9sDdNqkwPVWERDHJwTVdpD9ChY6fqA

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Councilman Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) launched a “Vaccine Outreach Program” Thursday, aiming to register the borough’s senior citizens for vaccination appointments — a process that has been 

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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release November 1, 2018

Contact:
Frank Mascia – (212) 788-6989
fmascia@council.nyc.gov
Peter Spencer – (212) 788-7161
pspencer@council.nyc.gov

CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS, CHANGE YOUR BATTERIES – FOR FREE!
Borelli and Matteo are distributing free 9V batteries for Staten Islanders to help ensure smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly and keep families safe from fires

Staten Island, NY –City Council Member Joe Borelli, Chair of the Committee on Fire and Emergency Services, and Minority Leader Steven Matteo are distributing free batteries to Staten Island residents to use in home smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, to help ensure these early warning devices are working properly.

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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore), Chair of the New York City Council’s Committee on Fire & Emergency Management, is exploring options for piloting this technology in New York City in order to study its effectiveness in reducing accidents involving first responder vehicles, decreasing response times to emergencies, and reducing gridlock when there is a vehicle collision or traffic incident.

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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore) has received a response to his letter, signed and supported by Council Member Rose, Minority Leader Matteo, Borough President Oddo, Assembly Members Castorina, Malliotakis, Titone, and Cusick, Congress Member Dan Donovan, and State Senator Andrew Lanza, requesting that an official timeline be provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) for the construction of a new bridge to replace the existing Outerbridge Crossing.

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Council Member Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) penned a letter to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) inquiring as to why the stretch of Hylan Boulevard abutting the Mount Loretto Unique Area is still flooding so substantially after millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on capital projects, the express intent of which was to mitigate flooding by installing storm sewers to catch runoff and BMP structural devices to help regulate the flow of water.

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Council Member Joseph C. Borelli (R-South Shore) and Island elected officials are calling on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to provide a timeline for the construction of a new Outerbridge Crossing, from a study of the existing structure to the logistics of its replacement. The borough officials have claimed a renewed sense of urgency since Perth Amboy has been intentionally harassing New York motorists and preventing them from exiting onto local roads during peak traffic times.

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Council Member Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) is calling on the New York City Council’s Education Committee to hold a hearing at their earliest possible convenience to discuss chronic health violations in public school cafeterias and provide recommendations regarding corrective actions that may be taken to ensure that our youngest constituents are not being put in any danger by consuming food prepared in public school cafeterias.

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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore), in partnership with the Department of Finance’s Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, will be hosting a Tax Day presentation event on Thursday, January 25th from 6-8PM in the Lobby at Monsignor Farrell High School (2900 Amboy Road SI, NY 10306).

Have A Tax Problem You Can’t Resolve?

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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) has been named chairman of the newly-created Fire & Emergency Management Committee of the New York City Council by Speaker Corey Johnson. The Fire & Emergency Services Committee will take over some of the duties of the former Fire and Criminal Justice Committee. It will be responsible for legislation and oversight of the New York City Fire Department, EMS, emergency management, and paramedic services in New York City.

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