Updated: Jun. 18, 2021, 3:14 p.m. | Published: Jun. 18, 2021, 2:05 p.m.
By Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The message from Staten Island’s elected officials is simple: Unmask our kids.
On Friday, Staten Island elected officials including Councilman Steven Matteo (R-Mid-Island), Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore), Assemblyman Michael Reilly (R-South Shore) and Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R-East Shore/South Brooklyn), gathered outside P.S.
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Updated: Jun. 02, 2021, 6:21 p.m. | Published: Jun. 02, 2021, 5:46 p.m.
By Giavanni Alves | GAlves@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– For nearly 20 years Fairview Park was a mere idea, something promised and never delivered –– until now.
City parks and elected officials gathered with community members Wednesday at the sprawling 23.5 acre recreational complex in Charleston to celebrate what Borough President James Oddo described as “one of the greatest Parks days in Staten Island history or the greatest Staten Island day in Parks history.”
Updated: May. 20, 2021, 10:14 a.m. | Published: May. 20, 2021, 10:14 a.m
By Giavanni Alves | GAlves@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– After years of advocacy, City Council members Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) and Minority Leader Steven Matteo (R-Mid Island) announced that additional Staten Island Park staffing will be included in New York City’s Executive Budget for Fiscal 2022.
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Updated: May. 18, 2021, 5:41 p.m. | Published: May. 16, 2021, 12:22 p.m.
By Dr. Gracelyn Santos | gsantos@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — More than 150 people gathered Saturday on Deserre Avenue in Huguenot to honor a Sergeant Leif Eikeseth, a fallen hero who succumbed to complications from the terrorist events of Sept.
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Updated: May. 11, 2021, 4:38 p.m. | Published: May. 11, 2021, 4:38 p.m
By Joseph Ostapiuk | jostapiuk@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A pop-up coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site will be up-and-running this weekend in Great Kills.
The site, the Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) primary care and walk-in location at 4360 Hylan Blvd., will be open on Saturday, May 15 from 8 a.m.
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Updated: Apr. 10, 2021, 1:00 p.m. | Published: Apr. 10, 2021, 12:24 p.m
By Irene Spezzamonte | ispezzamonte@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A dedicated mother and a giving community member.
That is how family members and elected officials described and remembered MaryLou Cerqua Saturday morning as they dedicated the intersection of Hylan Boulevard and Wiman Avenue in Great Kills in her name five years after a tragic pedestrian crash took her life.
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Updated Apr 01, 2021; Posted Apr 01, 2021
St. Joseph St. Thomas school on Staten Island.
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Original article: https://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2021/04/city-to-open-vaccine-site-on-the-south-shore-april-8-mayor-says.html
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The South Shore of Staten Island will be getting a city-run vaccination site on April 8, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.
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By Dean Moses
Original article: https://www.amny.com/news/city-council-to-make-historic-vote-on-firefighter-safety-legislation/
The parents, brother and widow of fallen firefighter Michael Davidson joined together for the first time publicly since his death in 2018 during a deadly film set blaze to celebrate new safety legislation.
Councilmembers Joe Borelli and Robert Cornegy, FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro and Vice President Robert Eustace joined Davidson’s family members for a Feb.
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For Immediate Release: February 1, 2021
Contact: 718-984-5151
NYT investigation reveals malaise in New York’s public health bureaucracy, widespread internal dissatisfaction with Governor Cuomo
Council Member Joe Borelli is using New York State’s freedom of information law to request all communications between the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and Governor Cuomo’s office relating to declaring orange zones in his community of Staten Island, as well as communications between NYS DOH and the Governor’s office relating to the decisions about indoor dining in New York City.
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For Immediate Release: January 22, 2020
Contact: 718-984-5151
Council Member Joe Borelli is providing $34,000 in support for special needs programming through local community-based organization, On Your Mark.
On Your Mark provides services to children and adults with disabilities including intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and neurological impairments, and is a leader in developing staff training curricula for student interns, community volunteers, and professionals.
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