Five Borough Minecraft Challenge Open to Staten Island Students
Staten Island, NY – Borough President Vito Fossella will announce Staten Island’s participation in the Department of Education’s Minecraft Education Challenge. This five borough competition will have students from grades K-12 competing in a one day event where a Borough Champion will be announced. They then will go on to represent Staten Island in a Battle of the Boroughs competition for the Mayor’s Cup.
In the Minecraft Education Challenge, students will build a space that answers the question, “how can we create a safe, connected, resilient, and sustainable borough that moves NYC forward without leaving anyone behind?”
The Borough President will also announce the date for the upcoming challenge and how students can register.
BP Fossella announces Staten Island competition date in the DOE five borough Minecraft Education Challenge. Borough President Vito Fossella, DOE Representatives, Wagner College President Angelo Araimo, students from Staten Island High Schools will be present at the event. The event will rake place at Wagner College, Hormann Library, 1 Campus Road, Staten Island, NY 10301 on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:00. a.m.
Banner Image: Minecraft game view. Image Credit – Vincent Toesca
BP Vito Fossella
The Office of the Borough President has a responsibility to advocate for the entire Borough of Staten Island and all its residents, and represents the Borough's interests within City government. The Borough President communicates directly with the Mayor and the City Council to emphasize Staten Island’s budget priorities. In addition, the Borough President is responsible for reviewing major land use decisions and proposing sites for city facilities within the Borough. As the chair of the Borough Board, the Borough President leads Staten Island’s City Council delegation and Community Board chairs in the process of reviewing and approving the transfer of public properties to private use. The Borough President’s Office houses the Borough's Topographical Bureau, which maintains the borough’s official maps and assigns street addresses. The Borough President monitors the delivery of city services on Staten Island, and acts as a liaison between residents and city agencies when problems arise to devise solutions. The Borough President is also responsible for appointing one member to the Panel for Educational Policy and one member to the City Planning Commission, as well as some 150 members to Staten Island’s three community boards.