In a letter to New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Council Member Joseph C. Borelli (R – South Shore), Congress Member Dan Donovan (R – SI, Brooklyn), Minority Leader Steven Matteo (R – Mid Island), Borough President James Oddo (R – Staten Island), and Assembly Member Ron Castorina (R – South Shore) expressed their concern about the behavior of officials in the town of Perth Amboy, NJ regarding the exclusion of New York State motorists from local roads during peak traffic.
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Council Member Joseph C. Borelli (R-South Shore) has announced the allocation of over $2.5 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 and intermediate schools in the Council Member’s district.
The enhancements will include technology upgrades in PS 4, PS 5, PS 6, PS 8, PS 55, PS 58, PS 62, PS 69, and IS 24, and IS 34, playground equipment at PS 3, a new schoolyard at PS 32, security cameras at PS 56, a gymnasium at PS 53, a new perimeter fence at IS 7, and electrical upgrades at PS 1, PS 36, IS 72 and Tottenville High School, 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) is announcing the First Annual South Shore Heath Fair on Tuesday, September 19 at the Mount Loretto CYO building (6451 Hylan Boulevard). It will be open to the public from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and will offer free screenings for a number of ailments.
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore) is demanding that the New York City Department of Transportation not issue a single additional residential sidewalk summons for a hairline crack until the sidewalks at Huguenot Avenue, Veterans Road East and Arthur Kill Road are repaired.
The Huguenot Avenue, Veterans Road East and Arthur Kill Road corridor serves as a de-facto park &
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore) penned a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio today, following up on a request he made earlier this year for a study on the long-term and potentially life threatening health effects associated with the operation of the Fresh Kills Landfill for several decades on Staten Island.
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Council Member Joseph C. Borelli (R-South Shore) and Borough President James Oddo are announcing two brand new improvements coming to Wolfe’s Pond Park in Huguenot; a playground and basketball courts. Much of the recreational infrastructure at the park, one of the most popular on the south shore, had been damaged by the storm surge during and after Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) is calling on Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito of the New York City Council to reconsider their proposal to remove the Christopher Columbus statue, a cherished symbol of Italian-American heritage and contributions to the United states. Further, Borelli is requesting that they release to the public the criteria being used to evaluate which statues should be removed and which should be allowed to remain in our city.
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore) is pleased to announce that there will be an increase in both litter basket service across hotspots in the 51st District with the allocation of an additional DSNY truck for pickups in heavily-utilized areas, and the placement of new litter baskets in high-traffic locations. The augmented service and additional baskets are made possible through Council Member Borelli’s office and the New York City Council’s Clean Initiative.
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Council Member Joseph C. Borelli (R-South Shore), Borough President James Oddo, and NYC Department of Transportation Borough Commissioner Tom Cocola are announcing a new flashing yellow amber warning signal which will be installed on Annadale Road in the heart of the town this fall. Last March, Council Member Borelli and Borough President Oddo brought Borough Commissioner Cocola on a tour of the area to make suggestions about how to better protect pedestrians and preserve the general walkability of the heart of Annadale town.
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore) is calling on the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to extend the life of the list of individuals who are waiting to enter the next class of the FDNY academy. Currently, in an effort to break test score ties, list numbers are assigned based on an individual’s written exam score and the fifth number of their social security number.
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