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District 51

Joseph C. Borelli

Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights, New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Freshkills Park (North), Oakwood-Richmondtown, Great Kills-Eltingville, Arden Heights-Rossville, Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow, Tottenville-Charleston, Freshkills Park (South), Great Kills Park

Published: Feb. 07, 2024, 5:50 a.m.

By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s delegation of elected officials and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are working to ensure that 300 employees who previously staffed a local E-ZPass office are rehired by a new contractor.

The office of Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks (D-North Shore) shared correspondence between the elected officials and the Port Authority laying out their efforts to ensure workers at the South Avenue E-ZPass office do not end up unemployed.

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Updated: May. 05, 2023, 6:57 p.m. | Published: May. 05, 2023, 5:32 p.m.

By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Anyone driving into lower Manhattan will soon have to pay a hefty fee after the federal government okayed the state’s congestion pricing plan Friday.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Chief of External Relations John McCarthy issued a statement saying the agency had received a needed and long-awaited letter of legal sufficiency from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) saying they could move ahead with the controversial plan.

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