BP Fossella, COJO to Host Menorah Lighting at Borough Hall Plaza
Staten Island, NY – Borough President Vito Fossella and the Council of Jewish Organizations will celebrate the Festival of Lights at the annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday, December 12th at 6:30 PM in Borough Hall Plaza.
The evening will feature musical performances by the Staten Island Hebrew Academy and the Jewish Foundation School (JFS), as well as renditions of the American and Israeli national anthems by JFS. Joining BP Fossella and COJO in this celebration will be several community leaders and special guests.
In attendance: BP Fossella; Mendy Mirocznik, COJO President; Scott Maurer, COJO CEO and Executive Vice President; Staten Island Hebrew Academy; Jewish Foundation School; community leaders and special guests
Borough Hall Menorah Lighting Tuesday, December 12th, at 6:30 PM at Borough Hall Plaza (on the Richmond Terrace side of Borough Hall), 10 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
Banner Image: Menorah. Image Credit – Element5 Digital

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.
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