By Staten Island Advance Staff
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A project to expand Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC)’s neonatal (NICU) and pediatric intensive care units (PICU) was fueled with $7 million from the city’s budget, which was passed by the City Council on Monday.
The Staten Island City Council delegation, led by City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-South Shore), and Speaker Adrienne Adams secured the capital funds for the expansions.
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By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Eric Adams and City Council officials gathered in the City Hall rotunda Friday to announce the $101 billion budget.
Top line items in the budget include increases to public safety funding, and property tax relief that should equate to about a $150 rebate for homeowners.
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Late last year, the New York City Council passed a landmark law extending the right to vote in local elections to immigrants who live, work and pay taxes in New York City, but who are not citizens. The law, which would enfranchise more than 800,000 new voters starting in 2023, was heralded as a win by immigrant advocates and many Democratic lawmakers.
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By Reuven Fenton and Evan Simko-Bednarski
Mayor Eric Adams received a warm reception in Staten Island Monday as he joined local politicians in the borough’s annual Memorial Day parade to honor fallen veterans.
The thousands of attendees lining Forest Avenue seemed happy to see Hizzoner among the floats, motorcades and vintage cars, marching to patriotic music in honor of those who died in service to the country.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In a move meant to rein in superfluous expenditure, City Council Minority Leader Joseph Borelli is set to introduce a new bill that will force New York City’s agencies to be more transparent when it comes to spending on capital projects.
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By: Kristin F. Dalton | kdalton@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The city’s fentanyl harm reduction public safety campaign struck a chord with a Staten Island politician who believes them to be a significant error of judgement.
Some of New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) subways and ad spaces feature advertisements with information about what fentanyl is, why it’s dangerous, how to safely consume the deadly and illegal substance.
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By Bernadette Hogan and Sam Raskin
New York City is vying to host the Democratic National Convention for a sixth time, officials announced Thursday, in what would be a much-needed post-pandemic economic boon.
If the Big Apple is chosen for the 2024 DNC, Madison Square Garden would be the main site for the event, and the nearby
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By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A speed camera program expansion gained another layer of support Thursday as the City Council passed a resolution calling on the State Legislature to pass the broader trial program.
City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) and City Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island) joined five of their Council colleagues in voting against the resolution asking the Legislature for an expansion to the city’s school zone speed camera system that would allow the cameras to run all day.
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By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A speed camera program expansion gained another layer of support Thursday as the City Council passed a resolution calling on the State Legislature to pass the broader trial program.
City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) and City Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island) joined five of their Council colleagues in voting against the resolution asking the Legislature for an expansion to the city’s school zone speed camera system that would allow the cameras to run all day.
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By Rich Calder
A Staten Island pol is making another push to turn New York City into the “four boroughs.”
Republican Council Minority Leader Joseph Borelli introduced legislation Thursday to create a task force to study the feasibility of Staten Island seceding from the left-leaning Big Apple and becoming an independent city.
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