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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: Jul. 16, 2024, 3:11 p.m.

By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com

City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli addresses the media during a call for unity at City Hall with Mayor Eric Adams and other faith and political leaders Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)

CITY HALL — Mayor Eric Adams had high praise for a Staten Island elected official this week over his response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

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Published July 15, 2024, 4:45 p.m. ET

By Joe Borelli

Two years ago I heard that Mayor Adams was interested in getting the DNC to come here to New York City this year.

As soon as I heard it, the first thing I did was I called up the mayor — actually, I texted him — and I called up some of his people and I said, “Make me a part of this, I want to be a part of this.”

People said, well, you’re a Republican, why do you want this?

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Published June 27, 2024, 6:02 p.m. ET

By Aneeta Bhole, Haley Brown and Matt Troutman

An accused cop shooter who claimed a Venezuelan gang is smuggling guns into migrant facilities stayed at a shelter with a X-ray and magnetometer to scan for weapons, officials said.

Security guards at the East Elmhurst shelter have been “retrained” on the proper use of handheld wands and scanning belongings since former resident Bernardo Raul Castro Mata, 19, allegedly shot two NYPD officers, city officials told The Post.

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