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NIH Funding Cuts Will Hit Republican Supporting Red States Hardest
NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest Protesters on…

Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Legislation To Protect Workers Rights To Unionize, Collectively Bargain For Wages, Working Conditions
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, Schumer, Jeffries, Murray, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Rights of…

Right To Repair In New York, Nationwide Supports More Than Just Sustainability, Affordability
The right to repair supports more than just sustainability and affordability The right to repair…

Staten Island Industrial Alliance Database To Connect Local Suppliers To Large Developers, Policymakers
Staten Island Industrial Alliance Database To Connect Local Suppliers To Large Developers, Policymakers Editor’s note:…

Consumers Will Be Fine Without Redundancy Of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: CATO
Consumers Will Be Safe without the CFPB The United States has twelve separate federal financial…

Breaking Housing Records, Giving New Yorkers Key To Their Future
Breaking Housing Records and Giving New Yorkers a Key to their Future Editor’s note: The…

Must-See Movie Review: Rule Breakers, Inspiring Story Of All Girl Afghan Robotics Team
Must-See Movie Review: Rule Breakers, Inspiring Story Of All Girl Afghan Robotics Team Angel…

Staten Island Is Most-Banked Borough In City: Quiet Plan To Rescind Rule Capping Bank Fees At $5 Will Negatively Impact Islanders
SCHUMER REVEALS: NEW EFFORT IN CONGRESS TO QUIETLY RAISE ‘JUNK’ BANK FEES COULD HIT STATEN ISLANDERS MORE…

Connecting Justice-Involved To Jobs, Media Availability, Lunar New Year, NYers Can Sign Up For Tax Svcs, Expanding Apprenticeships, Raises For Child Care Providers
Connecting Justice-Involved To Jobs, Media Availability, Lunar New Year, NYers Can Sign Up For Tax…

Staten Island Asm. Pirozzolo Blasts Plan To Remove Bus Routes, Stops On Property
Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo Blasts Staten Island Mall’s Plan to Eliminate Bus Routes & Stops On…

DCLA: Cultural Development Fund Awards $60M to 1,000 Nonprofits, Largest Such Investment In City History
MAYOR ADAMS, DCLA COMMISSIONER CUMBO AWARD NEARLY $60 MILLION TO OVER 1,000 NONPROFITS THROUGH CULTURAL…

Staten Island Politicians, Civic Groups Applaud President Trump: Congestion Pricing Approval Rescinded – UPDATED
Staten Island Politicians Applaud President Trump: Congestion Pricing US-DOT Approval Rescinded Editor’s note: Staten Islander…

NY Senators, Representatives Sign Letter Requesting Reinstatement Of Recently Fired Head Of NLRB
Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Trump Reinstate NLRB Member Wilcox Editor’s note: The following Democratic Lawmakers from…

Bayonne Mayor Davis Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Bayonne Ferry Terminal
Mayor Davis Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Bayonne Ferry Terminal Editor’s note: Readers may…

Securing NYC As Leader In Applied AI, Jobs Week, UN Plaza Development, Testimony To NYS Assembly Ways & Means, Expanding Jobs NYC Initiative, Small Biz Saved $50 Million+ In Fines: Mayor Adams
Securing NYC As Leader In Applied AI, Jobs Week, UN Plaza Development, Testimony To NYS…

BP Fossella Raises Concerns Over BESS Unit Being Developed In Heart Of Manor Heights
BP Fossella Raises Concerns Over BESS Unit Being Developed in Heart of Manor Heights Editor’s…

Stablecoin Regulatory Framework Necessary To Protect Consumers By Requiring Compliance With Set Rules, Empowering Responsible Innovation
GILLIBRAND, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH STABLECOIN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK Editor’s note: Staten Islander…

Gangsters Back in Gotham? Wiseguys Whack Cruelty to Animals in PETA Super Bowl Ad Series
Gangsters Back in Gotham? Wiseguys Whack Cruelty to Animals in PETA Super Bowl Ad Series…

Meet The Breeds Event At Jacob Javitz Convention Center
The photos below were taken at the American Kennel Club’s Meet the Breeds event at…

NYC DOT Fills 500,000th Pothole, Celebrates Fast Pothole Repair Times; E-bike Trade In Program For Food Delivery Workers
MAYOR ADAMS AND COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATE DOT CREWS FILLING ADMINISTRATION’S 500,000TH POTHOLE, INVESTMENTS IN STREET…

NYC Politicians: Federal Grant Funding Is Essential To Healthy Lives Of Children, Seniors, Disaster Survivors, Most Vulnerable In Our Communities
Federal Grant Funding Is Essential To Healthy Lives Of Children, Seniors, Disaster Survivors, Most Vulnerable…

Explaining DEI Executive Order: Starting Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Almost From Scratch
A New Day in Federal Anti-Discrimination Law A new executive order from President Donald Trump…

NY Senators, Democratic Delegation: Restore SALT Deduction To Benefit Millions Of Working-Class Americans
FIXING A PROBLEM REPUBLICANS CREATED: GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER, NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION CALL ON PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP…

FDA Should Not Have Banned Red Dye No. 3 Due To Lack Of Evidence Of Harm: CATO
Cato Health Scholars Comment on the Ban of Red Dye No.3 Editor’s note: As mentioned…

Education Proposals Revealed In State Of The City Address: Banking In Schools, Free Swim Lessons, Fatherhood Initiative
Banking in schools, free swim lessons: education proposals in Adams’ ‘State of the City’…

Initial Staten Island Public Meeting Of Newly Formed Charter Revision Commission Next Week
Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 12 p.m. New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission Hearing…

Happy New Year To New York’s 11th Congressional District: Year In Review From Rep. Malliotakis
Happy New Year To New York’s 11th Congressional District, Year In Review From Rep. Malliotakis…

This Congressional Christmas Tradition Should Be Ended: Ron Paul
This Congressional Christmas Tradition Should Be Ended: Ron Paul Ron Paul Editor’s note: Staten…

Holiday Shoppers Receive Four Hours Of Free Parking In Bayonne Parking Utility Lots Through January 1st, Help For Local Fire Victims
Free Four-Hour Parking for Non-Commercial Vehicles in Bayonne Parking Utility Lots, December 2 Through January 1…

America Today Is An Oligarchy: Considering Wealth Inequality, Favorability Of Laws To Big Business, Ultra Rich Billionaires
Sanders Statement on Oligarchy in America Editor’s note: The recent review of Justice Is Coming…

Sen. Rand Paul Forces Vote On Resolution To Stop Biden Administration From Forgiving Ukraine’s War Debt
Dr. Rand Paul Forces Senate Vote to Stop Biden Administration from Making Ukraine’s Debt America’s…

Supporting Small Businesses, Working-Class People Through Record Investments In Women- Minority-Owned Business Enterprise Program In NYC
Supporting Small Business and Working-Class People Through M/WBEs Editor’s note: Staten Islander also covered Rep….

NYC Drought Level Increased To Warning, Key To The City Of NY Awarded To Gracie Mansion Annual Gala Honorees, Updates On Migrant Response, Back-To-Back Record-Breaking Years Supporting Minority, Women-Owned Businesses, First-Ever Civil Service Exams For Multiple Public Service Positions
MAYOR ADAMS AWARDS KEY TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO GRACIE MANSION CONSERVANCY ANNUAL GALA HONOREES DARREN WALKER, MARC…

Linden Public Schools Celebrates Significant Milestone Opening Multilingual Learners Welcome Center To Serve Changing Demographic
Linden Public Schools Unveils Groundbreaking Multilingual Learners Welcome Center with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Editor’s note: Staten…

With Election Over, BP Fossella, Rep. Malliotakis, Bipartisan Group Of Elected Officials Make Statements on Potential Revival Of Congestion Pricing
With Election Over, BP Fossella, Rep. Malliotakis, Bipartisan Group Of Elected Officials Make Statements on…

Dusk & Darkness Campaign Launched To Prevent Pedestrian Injuries, Fatalities From Increasing During End Of Daylight Savings Time
VISION ZERO: NYC DOT, NYPD, TLC AND BIC LAUNCH ANNUAL ‘DUSK AND DARKNESS’ CAMPAIGN TO…

Star 99.1’s Kristen James Kicks Off 2024 Holiday Shopping Season At Macy’s In Short Hills Mall With Giveaways, Prizes, Gift Cards
Star 99.1’s Kristen James Kicks Off 2024 Holiday Shopping Season At Macy’s In Short Hills…

EXCLUSIVE: Converting Industrial, Retail Spaces Into Self-Storage For Individuals Needing More Space Than Apartments, Business Spaces, Homes Provide Out With The Old, In With The New
Out With The Old, In With Self Storage: U.S. Cities Convert Industrial, Retail Spaces Into…

Nominate Woman / Non-Binary Femme Doing Incredible Things For “Badass Lady Folk” TV Show With Christine Stoddard
“Badass Lady-Folk” is filmed at Manhattan Neighborhood Network, where it also airs, but the number…

Bishop Lamor Whitehead (‘Bling Bishop’) Files Motion For Bail Pending Exoneration: Main Witness Informant Who Allegedly Fabricated Conspiracy
Bishop Lamor Miller Whitehead Files Motion for Bail Pending Exoneration, Citing Targeted Actions Against Black…

Mayor Adams Updates: NY Liberty WNBA Championship Victory, E-Bike Trade-In Program Keeping NYers Safe, Flag Raising For Kazakhstan, Questions From Media
Editor’s note: Below are the Mayor’s most recent updates for New Yorkers. Topics include the…

Applications Available For 2025 Open Streets Partners: Community-Based Organizations, Schools, Businesses, Other Partners Welcome To Join Program
NYC DOT ANNOUNCES APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2025 OPEN STREETS PARTNERS Community-Based Organizations, Schools, Businesses,…

Upstate New York, Parts Of NJ, PA To Benefit From Increased Grid Resiliency: Sen. Gillibrand Announces $27M Grant
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES $27 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DELAWARE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AS PART OF…

Presidential Tariff Powers Far Too Broad, Likely In Need Of Reform To Prevent Disastrous Economic Impacts
Presidential Tariff Powers and the Need for Reform Congress has broadly delegated its constitutional tariff…

New Yorkers Are Saying Yes To More Affordable Housing, City Of Yes Proposals: Mayor Adams
New Yorkers Are Saying “Yes” to More Affordable Housing and “City of Yes” Editor’s note:…

Rodenticide Poisoned Birds Of Prey Inspired Flaco’s Law: PETA Celebrates Rats’ Rights! Passage Will Save Scores of Little Lives
PETA Celebrates Rats’ Rights! Passage of Flaco’s Law Will Save Scores of Little Lives Editor’s…

Allison Stoddart Appointed As City Hall Chief Counsel, Nomination Of New City Corporate Counsel, Flag Raising Ceremony For Guinea, Older Adult Town Hall, Security Briefing Before High Holy Days
MAYOR ADAMS APPOINTS ALLISON STODDART AS CITY HALL CHIEF COUNSEL Editor’s note: This is rundown…

The Power Broker 50th Anniversary Boat Tour At Municipal Art Society – Robert Caro Discusses Robert Moses, Who Made NYC What It Is Today (For Better Or Worse)
Boat Tour: 50th Anniversary of Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker” Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…

MTA Commits To Awarding Historic Amount Of Work To Underutilized Businesses In New Capital Plan
MTA Announces Commitment to Award a Historic Amount of Work — Up to $7.5 Billion…

Mayor Adams Historic Indictment: Mayor Adams, Marianne Pizzitola, Citizens United, Rep. Malliotakis Weigh In
Below, politicians, activists, and the mayor himself respond to the recent announcement of the Grand…

National Federation Of Independent Business Recognizes Staten Island’s Rep. Malliotakis As Guardian Of Small Business
Malliotakis Recognized as a Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Business…

ShopRite Rolls Out New Recycling Kiosks For Flexible Plastic Film (Chip Bags, Snack Wrappers, Food Packaging) In Morris, Essex Counties In Coming Months
New Recycling Kiosk at ShopRite Lets Customers Recycle Flexible-Film Plastic Packaging for Pet Food, Snacks,…

Brooklyn Community Board Positions Now Open: Entry Level Into Municipal Government
Editor’s note: The employment opportunity described below includes membership in the city’s union contract. This…

Legislative Solutions For Pharmacy Benefit Manager Middleman Abuses In Medicare, Roundtable On Reducing Costs Of Your Prescription Medications: Rep. Malliotakis
Malliotakis Leads Discussion on Legislative Solutions for Pharmacy Benefit Manager Abuses Editor’s note: Rep. Malliotakis…

Biden Administration Announces Renegotiated Prices On 10 Common Prescription Drugs By HHS, Set To Go Into Effect In 2026
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New, Lower Prices for First Ten Drugs Selected for Medicare…

Guild For Exceptional Children, Charity For Developmentally Disabled, To Receive $2 Million In Federal Funding To Create More Accessible Community Space
Malliotakis Announces $2 Million Secured to Renovate The Guild for Exceptional Children Funding will be…

Professional Association For Design Announces Winners Of 365: AIGA Year In Design – Celebration of Designers, Design Teams, Their Clients
365: AIGA Year in Design Winners Announced for 2023 AIGA Celebrates the Innovation and Inspiration…

Millionaire Homeowner Households Quadrupled In US, With Gen Xers Leading Baby Boomers, Millennials, Gen Z
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News previously covered the increase in the number of millionaire renters…

Book Review: The Great Regeneration – A Good Primer On A Movement Slowly, Steadily Growing Worldwide
The Great Regeneration Book Review: Good Primer On A Movement Slowly, Steadily Growing Worldwide …

Corporate Tax Cuts, Trickle-Down Economic Policies Cause Real Harm To Families, Less-Wealthy Taxpayers
Reports Expose Deep Harms of Corporate Tax Cuts and ‘Trickle Down’ Ideology “Failing to reimagine…

Protecting New Yorkers From Unsafe Lithium Ion Batteries: Mayor Adams
Community Op Ed: Protecting New Yorkers from Unsafe Batteries Editor’s note: Staten Islander News has…

Massive Outages From IT Failures: CrowdStrike Impact On Economy, Large Businesses
Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem Editor’s note: Staten Islander…

Airline Workers, Flight Attendants Stuck In Expired Contracts Without Ability To Strike: 32 Senators Send Letter To National Mediation Board
Sanders and 31 Senators Call on National Mediation Board to End Delays and Allow Airline…

NYC Charter Revision Commission Announces Staten Island Public Input Session Thursday
Staten Island Public Input Session Editor’s note: According to the Mayor’s announcement of the new…

Rear Admiral SUNY Maritime College President Michael A. Alfutis Honored By Rep. AOC On His Retirement
TRANSCRIPT: Ocasio-Cortez Delivers Floor Speech Honoring Rear Admiral Michael A. Alfultis Editor’s note: Staten Islander…

SIEDC Announces This Year’s Winners Of “20 Under 40” Leadership Awards In Ceremony April 18th
The business conference proudly honored this year’s winners of the SIEDC “20 Under 40” leadership…

Suing Product Makers, Marketing Companies For Our Own Bad Choices, From Food To Alcohol With Everything In Between
Suing Elsie The Cow We have a wonderful neighborhood bakery — Shuman’s — in “Old…

Limitless Monday: Secret Power, Beauty Of Rejection
Limitless Monday – The beauty of rejection If you let it, rejection can haunt you….
Local Politicians, Community Members Stand With Holtermann’s Bakery On Staten Island After Comments By Whoopi Goldberg They Refused To Serve Her For Political Reasons
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BP Fossella Visits Holtermann’s Bakery To Stand Up for Beloved Small Business Serving Staten Island…