Published March 12, 2024, 7:16 p.m. ET
By Joe Borelli
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber is determined to see congestion pricing through. Stephen Yang
John Samuelsen, president of the 155,000-member Transit Workers of America, is blasting the latest version of congestion pricing for failing to improve express bus service to the outer-boroughs.
He’s right.
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Published Feb. 28, 2024, 5:37 p.m. ET
By Aneeta Bhole
The Democrat-controlled New York City Council has been blasted as “out of touch” by local Republicans for swatting down Mayor Eric Adams’ call to change the Big Apple’s sanctuary policy in order to more easily deport migrants accused of crimes.
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on Wednesday called Hizzoner’s suggestion “harmful” and said lawmakers were not planning on making any modifications to the law.
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, joined by (from left) Councilman Joseph Borelli, Councilwoman Vickie Paladino and Councilman Bob Holden, addresses the media calling on New York City and State to be more cooperative on deportation efforts Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Staten Island Advance/Paul Liotta)Paul Liotta
By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.
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Published Feb. 4, 2024, 8:10 p.m. ET
By Carl Campanile
Eighteen elected officials have joined a federal lawsuit by the teachers union aimed at blocking the controversial new $15 congestion pricing toll to enter Midtown Manhattan.
More than half the plaintiffs are Democrats whose fellow party members approved the law greenlighting congestion pricing in 2019.
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Published: Jan. 27, 2024, 4:59 p.m.
By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President Vito Fossella announced Friday an updated complaint in his federal court case against New York’s congestion pricing plan — likening it to one of Staten Island’s greatest environmental disasters.
Fossella brought the lawsuit earlier this month with the United Federation of Teachers, led by Staten Islander Michael Mulgrew and a host of the city’s public school teachers.
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By Joe Borelli
Published Nov. 16, 2023, 10:27 p.m. ET
Eric Adams speaks at a press conference at City Hall on Tuesday. REUTERS
Have you ever been out to dinner with a group where some members of the party order appetizers and steaks, pick a premium bottle off the wine list and signal for extra truffle shavings on their gnocchi while others at the table order a side salad and water?
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R – South Shore), Chair of the New York City Council’s Committee on Fire & Emergency Management, is exploring options for piloting this technology in New York City in order to study its effectiveness in reducing accidents involving first responder vehicles, decreasing response times to emergencies, and reducing gridlock when there is a vehicle collision or traffic incident.
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Council Member Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) is calling on the New York City Council’s Education Committee to hold a hearing at their earliest possible convenience to discuss chronic health violations in public school cafeterias and provide recommendations regarding corrective actions that may be taken to ensure that our youngest constituents are not being put in any danger by consuming food prepared in public school cafeterias.
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Council Member Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) has been named chairman of the newly-created Fire & Emergency Management Committee of the New York City Council by Speaker Corey Johnson. The Fire & Emergency Services Committee will take over some of the duties of the former Fire and Criminal Justice Committee. It will be responsible for legislation and oversight of the New York City Fire Department, EMS, emergency management, and paramedic services in New York City.
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NY Daily News Op-Ed | By Council Members Joseph Borelli, Chaim Duetsch, and Paul Vallone
New York City police officers have a difficult and dangerous job. We should all be grateful for the sacrifices they make each day — which is why we strongly oppose two pieces of pending City Council legislation, together known as the “Right to Know Act.”
The “Right to Know Act” may sound innocuous, but these piecesof legislation set a dangerous precedent for public safety and endanger not only police officers, but regular New Yorkers as well.
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