Updated: Aug. 08, 2021, 12:45 p.m. | Published: Aug. 08, 2021, 12:45 p.m.
By Annalise Knudson | aknudson@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Food enthusiasts can sample food and beverages from Staten Island’s South Shore restaurants during a trolley tour at the fourth annual “Taste of the Towns,” starting next week.
The South Shore Business Improvement District (BID) and Councilman Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) are hosting the event on Sunday, Aug.
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Updated: Aug. 06, 2021, 8:44 p.m. | Published: Aug. 06, 2021, 8:36 p.m.
By Giavanni Alves | GAlves@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Several Staten Island elected officials announced Friday that they plan to sue New York City over its coronavirus vaccine mandate, saying it infringes on citizens’ rights.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, state Sen.
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Published: Jul. 25, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
By Michael O’Brien | mo’brien@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.– Recently opened to the public last week, the brand new E.M.T. Christopher J. Prescott Sensory Playground is already drawing kids and families to play and enjoy the summer.
There is something for everyone at the park, from an interactive sign language alphabet to percussion drums, and more classical playground features such as a swing set and sprinklers.
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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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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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