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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Updated: Jun. 06, 2023, 7:41 p.m. | Published: Jun. 06, 2023, 6:26 p.m.
By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Eric Adams stood by Monday as a local non-profit leader said during a press briefing that two Staten Island churches would soon house migrants, but on Tuesday, Republican elected officials disputed those comments.
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Published: May. 16, 2023, 7:00 a.m.
By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
Asylum seekers arrive at the vacant Richard H. Hungerford School in Clifton on Sunday, May 14, 2023. (Courtesy/ C.T. Lowney)Courtesy/ C.T. Lowney
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It appears part of a new strategy from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to deal with the large influx of migrants coming into New York City is to use vacant Department of Education properties as temporary housing.
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