Published June 8, 2024, 10:44 a.m. ET
By Rich Calder
The Hochul administration is staring at the grim prospect of having to flush a half-billion dollars in taxpayer money down the toilet over the botched congestion pricing scheme.
The boondoggle could’ve been avoided had Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority seriously studied what the economic impact on New York residents and businesses would be by charging drivers $15 to enter parts of Manhattan, critics said.
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Published June 5, 2024 Updated June 5, 2024, 12:19 p.m. ET
By Carl Campanile , Craig McCarthy , Vaughn Golden and Olivia Land
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is ditching the MTA congestion pricing plan indefinitely — with insiders saying she’s worried that it’s “not the right time” as New Yorkers face a cost-of-living crisis.
Hochul announced plans to delay the $15 toll’s June 30 start date on Wednesday, citing the increased cost on working people, including teachers and firefighters.
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Published June 1, 2024, 12:07 p.m. ET
By Rich Calder
Migrant-friendly laws that limit local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with the feds on immigration matters would be repealed under new legislation to be considered by the NYC Council.
Council members Robert Holden (D-Queens) and Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) told The Post they’ll introduce a bill Thursday that would roll back so-called “sanctuary city” laws approved from 2014-2018 under then-Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Updated: May. 29, 2024, 1:35 p.m. | Published: May. 28, 2024, 10:26 p.m.
By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com
City Councilman Joe Borelli, fourth from right, presents a street sign to the family of USAF Capt. Retired Ted Cohen’s family. Center left is Borough President Vito Fossella. (Courtesy of Frank Rapacciuolo)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.
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Published: May 27, 2024, 1:40 p.m.
By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park in Oakwood. Friday, April 12, 2024. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A nearly 100-year-old Oakwood cemetery originally built for African Americans took another step toward landmark status this week after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing Tuesday.
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Updated: May. 21, 2024, 8:55 p.m. | Published: May. 21, 2024, 4:52 p.m.
By Jillian Delaney | jdelaney@siadvance.com
Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) speaks at the Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island in Seaview on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In an effort to quicken the rate of thyroid cancer detection, Staten Island Councilman Joe Borelli (R – South Shore) is hosting a screening event on the South Shore.
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Updated: May. 13, 2024, 12:12 p.m. | Published: May. 11, 2024, 5:30 a.m.
By Tom Wrobleski | wrobleski@siadvance.com
Before-and-after photos show damage to sculpture on the beachfront at Lemon Creek Park in Prince’s Bay. (Tom Wrobleski/Staten Island Advance)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – It’s a mystery wrapped inside a whodunit.
An exotic piece of guerrilla artwork on the beachfront at Lemon Creek Park appears to have been vandalized.
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