Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore) has been working with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC DPR) over the last several months to provide safer, easier access to the Owl Hollow soccer fields on the south shore of Staten Island. Constituents have contacted Borelli’s office in significant numbers to express their concern regarding the park’s accessibility.
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) and Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo (R-Mid Island) are calling for a public hearing of the Council’s Health Committee to investigate the protocols that are currently in place with regard to water quality testing, and the actions taken by the NYC Department of Education to inappropriately influence the results of the testing.
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Today, Council Member Joseph C. Borelli announced the schedule of the annual Movies in the Park festival, which screens popular children’s movies at local parks. This will be the twelfth annual Movies in the Park hosted on the South Shore.
The screening schedule for Movies in the Park 2016 is as follows:
Show dates are subject to change due to weather, and individuals can stay updated about this by following Council Member Borelli on Facebook.
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) and Assembly Member Ron Castorina Jr. have announced the allocation of $50,000 to Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve in Charleston. The funds will be used to update the Park’s signage system in an effort to be more user-friendly, accessible, and clear, which Clay Pit Park is trying to accommodate.
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Council Member Joseph Borelli and Minority Leader Steven Matteo are today responding to the Independent Budget Office’s (IBO) report on Class 1 property tax equity, as a result of a request by the council members to look into a potential disparity. The Council Members disagree with the IBO on the following points:
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The Department of Finance (NYC DOF) will be reminding homeowners who receive the Senior Citizen Homeowner’s Exemption (SCHE) or Disabled Homeowner’s Exemption (DHE) to renew their property tax exemptions before the deadline on March 15, 2017. The reductions received by eligible applicants range from 5% to 50% of the homeowner’s total assessed property value, representing substantial savings to senior and disabled homeowners.
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Council Member Joseph C. Borelli (R-South Shore) has announced the allocation of $2.25 million in funding for Staten Island middle schools through his office. The funds will go toward a number of new projects and upgrades for all public middle schools in the Council Member’s district.
The enhancements will include electrical system upgrades in I.S. 75 and I.S.
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Council Member Joseph C. Borelli, State Senator Andrew Lanza, and Assembly Member Ron Castorina Jr., in conjunction with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), will hold a rain barrel giveaway event at the Blue Heron Park Nature Center located at 222 Poillon Ave on this coming Saturday, June 25th from 9am-noon.
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Council Member Joseph C. Borelli (R-South Shore) has announced the allocation of nearly $3.5 million in funding for Staten Island schools through his office. The funds will go toward a number of new projects and upgrades for a majority of the elementary schools in the Council Member’s district.
The enhancements will include upgrades to the electrical systems in PS 58, PS 53, and IS 7, which will allow the school buildings to accommodate climate control systems and newer technology;
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore) has introduced legislation this month that would compel the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication (DoITT) to study the issue of 9-1-1 calls made from mobile phones being routed incorrectly to 9-1-1 dispatchers in New Jersey. DoITT would be required to submit a report to the New York City Council detailing the findings of their study and potential action(s) to be taken to correct this issue and mitigate incorrectly routed 9-1-1 calls.
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