Updated: Jan. 19, 2023, 6:17 p.m. | Published: Jan. 19, 2023, 5:16 p.m.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) have announced new bipartisan legislation intended to protect New York and New Jersey drivers from potential congestion pricing tolls. (Courtesy of Rep. Gottheimer’s Office)
By Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The fight against the MTA’s proposed congestion pricing program rages on.
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By Joe Borelli January 18, 2023 5:58pm Updated
Happy “State of the. . .” season! That time of year when elected leaders give optimistic enumerations of their plans for the state, city, district or whichever fiefdom they govern. This year, as in the recent past, New York’s housing-affordability crisis will take center stage.
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By Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding January 16, 2023 6:42pm Updated
Mayor Eric Adams is turning up the heat on Gov. Kathy Hochul to do something to help tackle New York City’s migrant crisis — promoting a plan to have upstate communities take in a fraction of the now 40,000-plus migrants that have flooded the Big Apple.
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Published: Jan. 12, 2023, 1:42 p.m.
By Maura Grunlund | mauragrunlund@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A video circulating on Staten Island allegedly shows an individual caught in the act of trying to steal a luxury car in broad daylight in a busy area of shops and restaurants near the Annadale train station.
The apparent getaway car, described by police as a gray Audi, matches the description of a vehicle seen near other recent thefts of luxury cars on the South Shore of Staten Island.
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Updated: Jan. 12, 2023, 3:22 p.m. | Published: Jan. 12, 2023, 2:52 p.m.
By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rollout of New York City’s congestion pricing plan has long been delayed, and on Thursday, City Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) said it was with good reason as he took his latest swipe at a similar international program.
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By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com Updated: Dec. 29, 2022, 1:59 p.m. | Published: Dec. 29, 2022, 12:25 p.m.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island Ferry fire last week has prompted a group of New York City Council members to call for a full investigation into the newest class of boats.
The Staten Island delegation — Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-South Shore), Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks (D-North Shore) and Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island) — and City Councilwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Queens), chair of the Council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, sent a letter to city Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez to call for a full investigation into the Ollis Class of ferries.
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By Bernadette Hogan and Nolan Hicks December 5, 2022 1:58pm Updated
A freshman Democratic councilman in New York City announced Monday that he is switching his political affiliation to the Republican Party — saying he’s disenchanted with the far-left, soft-on-crime bent of his own party these days — and will take on a former ally for a redrawn Brooklyn district.
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Council Member Joseph C. Borelli (R-South Shore) and Island elected officials are calling on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to provide a timeline for the construction of a new Outerbridge Crossing, from a study of the existing structure to the logistics of its replacement. The borough officials have claimed a renewed sense of urgency since Perth Amboy has been intentionally harassing New York motorists and preventing them from exiting onto local roads during peak traffic times.
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