BP Fossella to Publicly Question City’s Strategy of Relocating Snow-Clearing Personnel from SI to Brooklyn for Snow Removal
Staten Island, NY – Borough President Vito Fossella will publicly question the City’s decision to send Staten Island snow removal personnel to Brooklyn for snow clearing operations. This took place at a press conference at the corner of Laredo Avenue and Pompey Avenue.
The press conference comes on the heels of this past weekend’s heavy snowstorm, which deposited the most significant snowfall the City has experienced in some time. The storm left many intersections, crosswalks, and curbsides inundated with snow, disrupting commutes and making walking and driving hazardous.
Numerous City personnel have been working around the clock since the storm to remove the immense snow accumulation and carry out other responsibilities related to the snowstorm. In spite of the continued strenuous conditions on Staten Island streets, however, the Borough President was recently made aware that the City had decided to reallocate some SI-based snow-removing crews to Brooklyn, to clear snow from bus stops, pedestrian ramps and other locations there.
Staten Islanders continue to face heavily snowed, and in some instances hazardous, streets and commercial areas. These concerns are compounded by reports of potential snowfall this upcoming weekend, which threatens to add more snow to the existing piles left from the previous storm.
At the press conference, Borough President Fossella will make a case against this change, in the interests of Staten Islanders, especially those in hill communities and on narrow streets, who deserve to be able to drive, walk or otherwise travel, without hazard and as soon as possible.
Editor’s note: Snowstorm with plow. Image Credit – Colin Lloyd
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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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