New York City Officials Host Roundtable Discussion on Immigrant Healthcare, Know Your Rights Efforts
New York City Officials Host Roundtable Discussion on Immigrant Health Rights and Know Your Rights…
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How America’s Wealthiest Avoid Paying Any Income Tax
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax…
Staten Island, NYC Municipal Retirees To Rally To Support Their Legal Team in Latest Battle With Mayor Adams, City of New York
Editor’s note: NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees shared their unanimous decision handed down by…
UFT A Better Contract Coalition Sounding Alarm On Last-Minute Election Changes Made By Current President Mulgrew In Upcoming Union-Wide Officer Elections
In response to our question, “Since this is so close to the election, which is…
Staten Island’s, NYC’s Turkeys Not Spreading Bird Flu, Rather “Wet Markets” (Live Animal Slaughterhouses) Have Spread Avian Flu To Humans, Could Breed Next Spanish Flu-Like Pandemic
Recently, we became aware of concerns about avian influenza being spread to humans from wild…
Staten Islanders: Participate In National Volunteer Week Starting Tomorrow – Help Your Neighbors, Find New Ways To Assist
NEW YORKERS GIVE BACK DURING NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK: APRIL 20-26 NEW YORK CARES WILL…
Slashing Food Bank Programs, Decimating LIHEAP Low Income Assistance, Social Security Benefits Portal Malfunctions: Senator Gillibrand
Slashing Food Bank Programs, Decimating LIHEAP Low Income Assistance, Social Security Benefits Portal Malfunctions: Senator…
NYC Helicopter Accident, NYPD Launches Quality Of Life Division, 3,700 New Teachers, 2 Million Meals To Veterans, Minimum Pay App-Based Drivers, Traffic Deaths Historic Low: Mayor Adams
NYC Helicopter Accident, NYPD Launches Quality Of Life Division, 3,700 New Teachers, 2 Million Meals…
Staten Island’s Outlier Status Applies To Commuting: Surprising Financial Tradeoff For City Residents: Public Transit Saves Money – Not Necessarily Time
Staten Island’s Outlier Status Applies To Commuting: Surprising Financial Tradeoff For City Residents: Public Transit…
Axe The Tax For Working Class, Women-Led Families Affordable Housing, Get [Scaffolding] Sheds Down, Baseball Season Starts, Free Swim Lessons: Mayor Adams
Axe The Tax For Working Class, Women-Led Families Affordable Housing, Get [Scaffolding] Sheds Down, Baseball…
Gov’t Fiscal Responsibility, Keynote Address Charleston Republican Convention, Keep NSA Employees Out Of Unions: Senator Paul
Dr. Rand Paul Forces Amendment to Limit Reckless Borrowing and Enforce Fiscal Responsibility …
Citizen Action New York Endorses Candidates Committed To Social, Economic Justice
Citizen Action of New York Endorses New York City Candidates Committed to Social and Economic…
EPA Ban Of TCE, Chemical Implicated In Parkinson’s, Cancer, Infant Heart Defects Now In Jeopardy
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want…
Keep Mental Health Week Moving, City Hall Communications Team, Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, New Deputy Mayor, Medically Vulnerable NYers Connected To Health Svcs: Mayor Adams
Keep Mental Health Week Moving, City Hall Communications Team, Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, New Deputy Mayor,…
Marriage Penalties In Welfare System, Impact On Society
Understanding Marriage Penalties in Welfare and Their Impact on Society Editor’s note: With regard to…
Adams Administration Neighborhood Plans Will Bring More Jobs, Housing, and Opportunity to the City
Adams Administration Neighborhood Plans Will Bring More Jobs, Housing, and Opportunity to the City Editor’s…
NY’s Senators: Demanding Answers On USDA Employee Firings, Education Department Intentions
NY’s Senators: Demanding Answers On USDA Employee Firings, Education Department Intentions Editor’s note: The USDA…
Weak Intellectual Property Rights Stifles Innovation, Promotes Monolopy
The Perils of ‘Free’ Information Contrary to some activists’ and academics’ claims, weak IP rights…
Affordable, Supportive Housing At Woodhull Hospital, 2025 Declared Fire Prevention Year, 2 Consecutive Years Of Population Growth, Honor Lives Lost To Covid, Mental Health Week Kickoff
Affordable, Supporting Housing At Woodhull Hospital, 2025 Declared Fire Prevention Year, 2 Consecutive Years Of…
Local, National Politicians Weigh In On Voting On Continuing Resolution To Fund Government, Avoid Shutdown
Local, National Politicians Weigh In On Voting On Continuing Resolution To Fund Government, Avoid Shutdown…
Senator Paul Recognized As Top Defender Of Liberty By Republican Liberty Caucus
Dr. Rand Paul Recognized as Top Defender of Liberty by Republican Liberty Caucus Editor’s note:…
Celebrating Black History Month, $390M Infrastructure Investment, Fatherhood Initiative, Accessible History Of Enslaved People In NYC, Career & Tech Ed In NYC, Week In Photos: Mayor Adams
Celebrating Black History Month, $390M Infrastructure Investment, Fatherhood Initiative, Accessible History Of Enslaved People In…
NY’s Senator Blasts Plan To Cut VA Workers, Cut Medicaid, Demand Answers On Withholding Critical Infrastructure Funds, Honors Hazel Dukes Of NAACP After Her Passing, Praises Longtime Staffer Geri Shapiro
NY’s Senator Blasts Plan To Cut VA Workers, Cut Medicaid, Demand Answers On Withholding Critical…
Jersey Journal Failure, Star Ledger’s Digital-Only Change Just A Start If Canada Tariffs Go Into Effect: 80% Of Newsprint Used For US Papers Is From Canada
Jersey Journal Failure, Star Ledger’s Digital-Only Change Just A Start If Canada Tariffs Go Into…
Staten Islanders, New York City Residents Will Benefit By Undue Medical Debt Agreement – Unexpected Forgiveness May Be Coming Your Way!
Editor’s note: This is information to follow up on our previous article from the Mayor’s…
OPINION: In-Egg Detector For Male/Female Hatchlings Would Save 350 Million Male Chicks From Killing After Birth
Mandate in-ovo sexing machines at hatcheries Editor’s note: As we’ve reported in the past, sometimes…
Staten Island’s Live Poultry Market – Initially Shuttered For 4 Weeks Due To Positive Test – Perfect Breeding Ground For Bird Flu
BIRD FLU OUTBREAKS SURGE ACROSS REOPENED NYC WET MARKETS NYCLASS AND BIRD EXPERT TO INVESTIGATE…
All-Cause Mortality Occurs Seven To Ten Years Earlier For Working-Class vs. High Net Worth Individuals
NEW REPORT: Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the…
Meeting Crisis with Compassion: Helping Migrants on Path to Their American Dream
Meeting Crisis with Compassion: Helping Migrants on the Path to their American Dream Editor’s note:…
Fair Fares Transition To OMNY, Community Health Center, Restitution For 3,4000 Workers, T-Mobile NYC’s Major Cell Carrier, Migrant Shelter Closure Announced
Fair Fares Transition To OMNY, Community Health Center, Restitution For 3,4000 Workers, T-Mobile NYC’s Major…
Risky Research Review Act, Increased Accountability At Federal Prisons, Transparency On Royalties Paid To Gov’t Officials
Editor’s note: This week has seen the introduction of several new pieces of legislation by…
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…
New Yorkers Going Into Debt To Pay For Rising Cost Of Food; Majority Support SNAP, Free School Lunch: New Poll By No Kid Hungry
NEW POLL: NEW YORKERS ARE GOING INTO DEBT OVER THE RISING COST OF FOOD New…
Center For Jewish Food Ethics’ Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard Discusses Animal Compassion, Plant-Based Diet
Center For Jewish Food Ethics’ Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard Discusses Animal Compassion, Plant-Based Diet …
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…
NY’s Senator Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Establish Mental Health Hotline For First Responders
GILLIBRAND AND HAWLEY INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS…
Materials For The Arts Launched Open Call For 2025 Young Designers Program To Advance Careers Of Fashion Designers
MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS LAUNCHES OPEN CALL FOR THE 2025 YOUNG DESIGNERS PROGRAM – DEADLINE…
Staten Island, NY Pols Applaud Reversal Of Plan To Cut 9/11 Health Program Staff
Staten Island, NY Pols Applaud Reversal Of Plan To Cut 9/11 Health Program Staff Editor’s…
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…
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…
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…
Advocating For Funds From Albany To Deliver For Working Class New Yorkers: Mayor Adams
Albany Editor’s note: Mayor Adams detailed in this week’s rundown some of the wins that this…
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…
National Right To Work Act, REINS Act Reintroduced, Shutdown Prevention Act Introduced
Editor’s note: We previously covered the last introduction of the REINS Act, and the previous introduction…
NYC Charter Revision Commission Hosts Meeting To Inform Public About Their Progress, Findings – Next Scheduled Sessions
NYC Charter Revision Commission Hosts Meeting To Inform Public About Their Progress, Findings – Next…
Five Bayonne Police Officers Receive Promotions
Bayonne Holds Promotional Ceremony for Five Police Officers Editor’s note: We previously covered Bayonne’s promotion…
Bringing More Jobs to Every Borough, Block, and Neighborhood
Bringing More Jobs to Every Borough, Block, and Neighborhood Editor’s note: The topics discussed in…
NYC All Time High Jobs, DHS Operation, Affordable Housing Projects, Homeownership Assistance
Editor’s note: Last week’s rundown from the Mayor’s Office featured stories about Holocaust Remembrance…
NY’s Senator Discusses Ramifications Of Federal Hiring Freeze On Already Understaffed Agencies Providing Services To Most Vulnerable Populations
GILLIBRAND DEMANDS ANSWERS ON TRUMP PLAN THAT WOULD PUT SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, VA BENEFITS IN…
Staten Island Author’s Memoir Is Cautionary Tale Of Wall Street Success: How to Succeed on Wall St. and Why You Should Absolutely Not Do It
Success shouldn’t come at the expense of well-being. Author S.A. Thomas guides professionals through the…
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…
Holocaust Remembrance Day, Speeding Non-Profit Payments, EBT Benefits Theft, 20K Illegal Guns Off City Streets: Mayor Adams
Holocaust Remembrance Day, Speeding Non-Profit Payments, 20K Illegal Guns Off City Streets: Mayor Adams Editor’s…
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…
January Plan Makes Our City Safer, More Affordable To Raise A Family
January Plan Makes Our City Safer and More Affordable to Raise a Family Editor’s note:…
ERA Declared Part Of Constitution To States By President Biden As One Of Last Presidential Acts (Similar To 11th Amendment): Senator Gillibrand
GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BIDEN DECLARING THE ERA AS THE LAW OF THE LAND …
College Of Staten Island Nursing Program Graduates Attend Candle Lighting, Pinning Ceremony As They Step Out Onto Their Career Paths
College Of Staten Island Nursing Program Graduates Attend Candle Lighting, Pinning Ceremony As They Step…
Meeting With President Trump, $80M Medical Debt Relief, Response To Gov Hochul’s State Budget: Mayor Adams
Meeting With President Trump, $80M Medical Debt Relief, Response To Gov Hochul’s State Budget: Mayor…
Bayonne Fire Department Promotion Ceremony For New Battalion Chiefs, Captains
Bayonne Fire Department Holds Promotion Ceremony for Battalion Chiefs and Captains Editor’s note: We’ve previously…
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…
High Cost Of Free Parking In Cities: NYC DOT Curb Enthusiasm Podcast Features Professor Donald Shoup Discussing Parking Reforms
NYC DOT’S CURB ENTHUSIASM PODCAST FEATURES PROFESSOR DONALD SHOUP, AUTHOR OF THE HIGH COST OF…
Making New York City Best Place To Raise Your Family, Including Lower, Middle Income Residents
Making New York City the Best Place to Raise a Family Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
Blue Mailboxes Removed In Port Richmond: Community Relies On Regular US Mail More Than Other Staten Island Zip Codes
Due to the ethnic and cultural diversity of the community of Port Richmond, there are…
NYers Approve State Of the City Address; New Agenda For 4th Address; 24 Affordable Housing Complexes On 24 Public Sites; NYPD Recruit Graduation Ceremony;
MAYOR ADAMS LAYS OUT AMBITIOUS AGENDA TO MAKE NEW YORK CITY BEST PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY IN FOURTH STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS …
HHS Office For Civil Rights Issues Guidance Regarding Obligations For Companies Regarding Activities, Health Programs For Persons With Disabilities
HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Guidance Regarding Obligations Under the Disability Provisions of Section…
Staten Island, Port Richmond Residents Weigh In On Congestion Pricing Effects Thus Far In First Week
Editor’s note: See our previous coverage of this new below-60th Street toll for vehicles in…
Involuntary Commitment Changes; New Hate Crimes Prevention Director; NonProfit Services Director; Drought Watch Lifted; NYC Health + Hospitals Possible Strike; Kingsbridge Armory Reimagining
MAYOR ADAMS’ STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PLANS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO FINALLY CHANGE NEW YORK’S INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT…
Drizly Alcohol Delivery App Owned By Uber Settles Withheld Tips Case For NY Drivers For $4 Million: AG James
Attorney General James Recovers $4 Million from Drizly for Former Delivery Workers Editor’s note: Some…
Congestion Pricing: What Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Need To Know
Congestion Pricing: What Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Need To Know Editor’s note: Readers learned more…
Expanding Access To E-Bike Battery Charging Cabinets On Sidewalks To Reduce Battery Charging For Bikes, Skateboards In Apartments
NYC DOT FINALIZES NEW RULES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO E-BIKE BATTERY CHARGING CABINETS ON SIDEWALKS,…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes June, September, November, December: Difficulty Training Volunteers, Community Needs Have Increased While Funding, Available Food Sources Have Not Met Growing Need
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes June, September, November, December: Difficulty Training Volunteers, Community…
Almost 65 Million Reasons Why New York City Tourism is Back: Mayor Adams
Almost 65 Million Reasons Why New York City Tourism is Back Editor’s note: The Mayor’s…
Year-End Report: 2024’s Hottest Rental Market and What’s Next for 2025 – Brooklyn Tops List Of Most Competitive Rental Locations Followed By Manhattan
Year-End Report: 2024’s Hottest Rental Market and What’s Next for 2025 Editor’s note: The below…
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…
Senator Bernie Sanders Presents 2024 A Year In Photos: Fighting Corporate, Pharma Greed; State Of The Union Essay Contest; Youth Chess Tournament; Climate Change, and More, All This Year
Senator Bernie Sanders Presents: 2024 A Year In Photos Editor’s note: Many of the events…
2024 Accomplishments Of NYC TLC: Better Driver Pay, Added 1,100 Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles To Fleet, EV Trip Expansion
Doing More in ‘24: TLC Celebrates a Year Defined by Driver Initiatives and Accessibility …
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…
Congestion Pricing Unpaused, Judge Refuses To Grant Injunction, New Tolling Goes Into Effect January
Congestion Pricing Unpaused, Judge Refuses To Grant Injunction, New Tolling Goes Into Effect January Editor’s…
Improving Quality Of Life For All New Yorkers: Mayor Adams
Improving the Quality of Life for All New Yorkers Editor’s note: The Department of Sanitation…
NYC CyberSecurity Round Table Discusses Securing Business Data, Protecting Against Scams, Best Practices For Passwords, Passphrases
NYC CyberSecurity Round Table Discusses Securing Business Data, Protecting Against Scams, Best Practices For Passwords,…
Local, National Politicians Weigh In On Funding Debacle: WTC Healthcare Excluded, No Frills Bill Passed, Fiscally Responsible Solution To Shutdowns, Stalemates In Budget Negotiations
Local Politicians Weigh In On Funding Debacle: WTC Healthcare Excluded, No Frills Bill Passed, Fiscally…
Drought Downgraded From Warning To Watch; Tentative Agreement With City Unions For Pay Raises For Physicians, Medical Examiners; New EPA Grants To Electrify Heavy-Duty Vehicles, School Buses; James Stratford Names Director Of NYC’s Young Men’s Initiative; Dr. Phil’s Primetime,
Drought Downgraded From Warning To Watch; Tentative Agreement With City Unions For Pay Raises For…
City Must Pay Full Cost Of Retired Municipal Worker’s Health Insurance Plans: Highest Court Rules In Favor Of Retirees
Today’s Ruling Requires City to Pay the Entire Cost of Retirees’ Preferred Health Insurance Plan…
All Depositors Were Equal, But Some Were More Equal Than Others
All Depositors Were Equal, But Some Were More Equal Than Others All animals are equal,…
Migrant Shelter Locations Closed, Kate Smith Announced As Director For Mayor’s Fund To Advance NYC, In-Person Media Availability, Successful Community-Driven Public Safety Strategies To Kick Off Public Safety Week, Flame, Firework Ban Lifted, Pilot Program To Improve Quality Of Life In Persistently High-Crime Areas: Transformation Of Fifth Avenue Into Pedestrian-Centered Boulevard:Mayor Adams
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL SHELTER CLOSURES, INCLUDING FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, AS MIGRANT SHELTER CENSUS HITS 22nd STRAIGHT WEEK…
Taxi & Limousine Commission Commissioner David Do Drives Like Everyone Else – 1st To Obtain Hack License, Drive Licensed Vehicles While In Office
Editor’s note: The Taxi & Limousine Commission has been working hard to improve conditions and…
NYC DOT Commissioner Provides Testimony Before City Council Committee On Transportation and Infrastructure Regarding Micromobility, E-Bikes, Other Technologies To Alleviate Transportation Issues
NYC Department of Transportation Testimony Before the City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Editor’s note:…
Cutting Spending Will Also Cut Workers
Want to Cut Federal Workers? Just Cut Spending. Editor’s note: Staten Islander News previously covered…
Small Business Alert: Outreach, Education Effort To Support Small Businesses, Help Them Avoid Fines From New IRS Reporting Rules; Expansion Of Paid Internships, Career-Connected Skill Building For High School Students; Appears On Univision Noticias 41; In-Person Media Availability; Axe Tax For Working Class
Small Business Alert: Outreach, Education Effort To Support Small Businesses, Help Them Avoid Fines From…
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…
Mass Deportation Now! Math On Planned Removal Of All Illegal, Some Legal Migrants Would Be Economic, Fiscal Disaster: CATO
The Math on Mass Deportation Doesn’t Add Up Flawed calculations and overlooked benefits show why…
Updated November Financial Plan Puts Working-Class New Yorkers First, Makes Our City Safer, More Affordable For All: Mayor Adams
The Updated Financial Plan Puts Working-Class New Yorkers First and Makes Our City Safer and…
Book Review: Cenk Uygur’s Justice Is Coming Provides An Honest, Open Look At What Is Wrong With Politics In America, How To Fix It
Book Review: Cenk Uygur’s Justice Is Coming: How Progressives are going to take over the…
Historic Affordable Housing Plan, Investments In Infrastructure; Celebrates Native American Heritage, Culture; Historic Labor Agreements Covering Capital Projects; Appointed NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch; Hosted Community Conversation; In-Person Media Availability: Mayor Adams Updates
Editor’s note: Last week, Mayor Adams celebrated an agreement with the Governor to advance a…
NYC DOT Installs Over 500 Loading Zones To Help With Double Parking, Announces Congestion Pricing Pilot Authorization, Reminds New York Restaurants That Roadway Outdoor Dining Structures Must Be Removed By November 29th While Sidewalk Structures Remain Year Round
NYC DOT COMPLETES INSTALLATION OF OVER 500 LOADING ZONES IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON…
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….
First Ever Inclusive Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Excessive Drought Fire Risk, Drone First Responder Program, Hear From The Mayor Show, Commemorating Tragedy Of AA Flight 587, In-Person Media Availability, Illegal Vape Shops: Mayor Adams
First Ever Inclusive Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Excessive Drought Fire Risk, Drone First…
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…
Boroughwide Veterans Discount Program With Local Businesses To Be Continued: BP Fossella
BP Fossella, SIEDC President & CEO Cusick, SI Chamber President & CEO Baran to Announce…
End Of Season Deliveries, Schedule, Items Available This Week, Special Thanksgiving Pickup: Staten Island Community Supported Agriculture
End Of Season Deliveries, Schedule, Items Available This Week, Special Thanksgiving Pickup: Staten Island Community…
New York Liberty WNBA Victory Ticker Tape Parade, Key To The City; Reception Celebrating Diwali; Questions From New Yorkers On News12; Extra Day Off For Winter Recess In Public Schools; Diwali Celebrations; Infrastructure Grants In NYC: Mayor Adams
Editor’s note: This week, learn about the Mayor awarding the Key to the City to…
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Rallies Alongside Council Member Marte Prior To City Council Meeting To Advocate For Safeguarding Healthcare For Retired City Workers
NYC RETIREES RALLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTOPHER MARTE AS HE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION PROTECTING THEIR HEALTHCARE Editor’s note: According…
FDNY Now Hiring For FDNY EMS & EMS Trainee: Learn More About Testing, Requirements, Their Goal
FDNY Now Hiring For FDNY EMS & EMS Trainee: Join the ranks of New York’s…
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…
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…
NYC Municipal Retirees Tell Mayor Adams: Stop Trying To Take Medicare Away From Former City Workers, Union Employees
New Yorkers Tell Mayor Adams, “Stop trying to take Medicare away from NYC retirees!” Hundreds…
Int’l Longshoremen’s Association’s First Strike In Nearly Half A Century Demanding Higher Wages, Promise Of No Automation UPDATED
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Joins Picket Lines Throughout Port Newark/Elizabeth at Start of Strike;…
Limitless Monday: Beauty Of Dead End Jobs – Gain From An Experience
Limitless Monday – The beauty of dead end jobs The term “dead end job” gives…
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…
NY’s School Tax Relief Program (STAR) Helps Low Income New Yorkers With School Children, Homeowners Of Modest Income, Senior Citizens On Fixed/ Low Incomes With Direct Deposited Tax Refund Payments
STAR Tax Relief Press Conference with Governor Hochul Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage…
Staten Island Bus System In Poor State Of Affairs: Union Member, Local Elected Official, SI Commuters Call Alarm In Press Conference
BP Fossella, ATU Local 726 President Cassella, Local Elected Officials and SI Commuters to Call…
On 23rd Anniversary Of September 11th Terrorist Attacks, We Must Continue To Honor, Never Forget: Sen. Gillibrand
GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 Editor’s note: Staten Islander also covered the Postcards 9/11…
Rampant Check Theft Of Treasury-Issued Checks, IRS Tax Refunds Never Make It To Residents Of New York’s 11th Congressional District: Local Pols Pen letter To US Treasury Inspector General
Malliotakis and Smith Raise Alarm on Rampant Federal Check Theft Editor’s note: This check theft…
Universal Basic Income Causes People To Stop Looking For Work, Reduces Economic Contributions
Universal Basic Income—Not the Panacea It’s Advertised As A recent UBI experiment has given us…
Staten Island Compost Bins, Trash Cans; Police Scanner Encryption; School Cell Phone Bans; “Money In Your Pocket” Initiative Launched In 20 Neighborhoods, City Bldgs Lit Yellow For Int’l Day For Remembrance Of Slave Trade, Its Abolition
Editor’s note: Staten Islander recently reported on the approval of the FY 2025 City Budget…
New Public Vehicle Fast Charging Stations Coming To The Bronx, Brooklyn To Meet Demand, Administration’s Green Rides Initiative
NYC DOT AND TLC UNVEIL NEXT PHASE OF PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST CHARGING IN THE…
Excessive Executive Compensation, Profiting From Medicaid: Patient Chosen Home Health Aide Program Go-Betweens Fund Ad Campaign Against Proposed Changes
Who’s Funding the Ad Blitz Against Hochul’s Overhaul of New York’s $9 Billion Home Care…
Manor Road Postal Collection Mailboxes’ Removal Just The Beginning: Update From Union President On Current Status, What You Can Do
Removal of Postal Collection Boxes at Manor Road, Port Richmond Avenue, Just The Beginning Staten…
NYC Dept Of Aging, KPMG Host Community Service Day For Older Adults: Healthy Diets, Ways To Stay Civically Engaged With Volunteering
NYC Aging and KPMG LLP Host Community Service Day to Promote Healthy Diets and Ways…
National Night Out Campaign Celebrated With MTA Chair Lieber At Coney Island-Stillwell Ave DFNQ
MTA Chair Lieber Visits Coney Island-Stillwell Av DFNQ Station for National Night Out Editor’s note:…
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…
NYC DOT Reports On Success Of Pilot Charging/ Battery Swap Stations For Delivery Workers
NYC DOT’S PUBLIC E-BIKE CHARGING PILOT HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL OVER ITS FIRST FIVE MONTHS …
MTA Board Member Suggests Staten Islanders Should Be Punished For Pushing Back Against Congestion Pricing By Withholding New Train Cars For SIRT: Asm. Pirozzolo, Other Local Politicians Respond
Asm. Pirozzolo, other Staten Island elected officials demand that Governor Hochul relieve MTA Board Member…
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…
NYC Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds To WTC Funding Request: Sedgewick Managed Care Providers Have Lucrative Contract But Little Actual Care
NYC Retirees Press Statement regarding the NYS Delegation on 9/11 HealthCare Funding Editor’s note: Staten…
Senators Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Fix World Trade Center Health Program Funding Shortfall
Gillibrand, Schumer, Garbarino, Goldman, D’Esposito Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Fix World Trade Center Health…
Minimum Wage Hikes Are Bad For Workers They Seek To Protect: Conservative/ Republican Weighs In On Raising Federal Minimum Wage
Increasing the Minimum Wage Comes at Too High a Price for Workers Editor’s note: This…
Minimum Wage Hike Would Harm Very Workers It Seeks To Protect, Causing Their Jobs To Disappear: Libertarian View
Vance, Like Biden, Flunks Econ 101: Backs Hiking Federal Minimum Wage Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
SIGOP Hosts RNC Watch Party With Asm. Sam Pirozzolo At Patrizia’s Of Brooklyn on Staten Island
The Staten Island GOP hosted a watch party at Fabrizia’s of Brooklyn in Great Kills,…
Catholic School Aides, Assistants To Receive Union Representation: Federation Of Catholic Teachers
Catholic school assistants and aides to gain protection from the Federation of Catholic Teachers union…
Thank You President Biden: Largest Musician’s Union Details Wins, Positive Changes From Biden Presidency
Thank you, President Biden Editor’s note: Staten Islander News previously covered President Biden’s decision not…
Push To Include E-Bike Safety Bill In FY25 Senate NDAA: Prevent Fatal Fires, Keep Brooklyn Streets Safe
SENATOR GILLIBRAND STANDS WITH STATE SENATOR CHU IN BROOKLYN TO ANNOUNCE PUSH TO INCLUDE E-BIKE…
NYC DOT Proposes Rules Expediting Approvals, Removing Barriers To Allow Property Owners To Install Safe, Outdoor E-Bike Charging, Swap Stations
MAYOR ADAMS TAKES NEW ACTIONS TO PREVENT DEADLY LITHIUM-ION BATTERY FIRES, PROMOTE SAFE E-BIKE CHARGING…
Samaritan Daytop Village, Substance Use Charity, Honors Frank Siller Of Tunnel To Towers With Anthony Varvaro Community Service Award For Paying Mortgage On Port Authority Police Officer’s Home
Samaritan Daytop Foundation Holds 17th Annual Golf Invitational & Dinner Benefiting Samaritan Daytop Village Frank…
Staten Island Deli Owner Helps Local High School Students Achieve Good Grades With Heartwarming Reward Approach
BP Fossella to Celebrate SI Deli Owner and Student for Heartwarming Approach to Rewarding Good…
SCOTUS Overturning Chevron Will Harm Women, Families, The Nation
National Partnership Condemns Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision that will Harm Women, Families and the Nation Statement of…
Staten Island’s Foreclosure Activity Largest Year Over Year Slowdown In NYC – But Still Trending Higher By Quarter
Staten Island posted steepest Y-o-Y decline in foreclosures for Q2 [PropertyShark report] Editors note: Staten…
Mayor Adams Celebrates Approved Budget That Prioritizes Working-Class New Yorkers, Seeks To Make Our City More Affordable, Invests In Library Systems
A Budget That Prioritizes Working-Class New Yorkers and Seeks to Make Our City More Affordable…
UPS To Hold Job Fair This Friday At New Bayonne Facility – Multiple Employment Opportunities Available
UPS To Hold Job Fair at New Bayonne Facility: June 28 Staten Islander News has…
Mayor’s Office Of Management and Budget Roundtable: NYC Budget Is Balanced Without Any Layoffs, Service Disruptions, Increased Taxes
The Mayor’s Office Of Management and Budget Held a Roundtable Discussion With Ethnic and Community…
$27 Million Coming To NYC To Combat Youth Vaping Epidemic: Same Big Tobacco Co’s Targeting Kids With Addictive Products, Social Media Posts – Negative Impact On Mental Health
MAYOR ADAMS, ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES ANNOUNCE $27 MILLION COMING TO NEW YORK CITY TO COMBAT…
Failed Cannabis Rollout, Social “Equity” Fund: Internal Emails Showed Predatory Lending Agreements For Dispensary Owners Already Affected By Racial Justice Issues – Pols Call For Investigation
State Senators Call for Investigation of Cannabis Fund After Reading CITY Exposé State Sens. Liz…
NYC’s Trash Revolution For Residential Buildings, Including Apartments, Private Homes Using New Trucks To Automatically Dispose Of Trash In Bins That Are Impervious To Wildlife
The following questions were provided to the Department of Sanitation about the new trash bins…
NYC DOT, NYPD, STATEN ISLAND FERRYHAWKS, BIKE NEW YORK, AND PROJECT HOSPITALITY TO DISTRIBUTE BICYCLES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE ISLAND
NYC DOT, NYPD, STATEN ISLAND FERRYHAWKS, BIKE NEW YORK, AND STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL/NORTHWELL PARTNER…
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…
Mayor Adams, Gov Hochul, NYCEDC, Others Attend Groundbreaking On Transformation Of South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Into Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Port
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR ADAMS, GOVERNOR HOCHUL, NYCEDC, EQUINOR, SSBMT ANNOUNCE START OF CONSTRUCTION TO TRANSFORM SOUTH…
OPINION: Socialism Takes Over Society Quietly, Proceeding By Stealth To Convince Constituents That They Can Be Shielded From Vicissitudes Of Life While Offering Fairness, Justice: DEI May Be Exemplary Of This Takeover
Socialism’s Very Quiet Revolution Editor’s note: Readers can learn more about the topic of socialism…
“Born in the USA” One Of Bruce Springsteen’s Most Misunderstood Songs: Not An Anthem For Republicans Who Have Left Poor, Struggling Americans Behind
‘Born in the USA’ turns 40 − and still remains one of Bruce Springsteen’s most…
Congestion Pricing: Legislation Can Kill This Plan Completely – But Lawsuits, Other Means Still In Works
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on the Indefinite Postponement of MTA’s Congestion Pricing…
NYC TLC Celebrates City’s Safest Drivers, Bases With Ceremony At Gracie Mansion
TLC Celebrates the City’s Safest Drivers and Bases at Gracie Mansion 10th Anniversary Vision Zero Safety…
Staten Island Residents Should Not Have To Pay Toll To Cross Verrazzano Bridge – Asm. Pirozzolo Applauds Asm. Fall’s Efforts To Make VZ Bridge Free For Residents
Staten Islander News previously covered the introduction by Asm. Fall of a bill that would…
Retiree Victory! Unanimous Appeals Court Ruling Affirms NYC Retired Municipal Workers’ Right To Keep Their Public Medicare Programs – UPDATED
New York Appellate Division Affirms City Retirees’ Right to Promised Medicare Benefits Today’s Ruling Bars…
Estates, Trusts, Inheritances: Unclaimed Funds In New York State: What Happens When Next Of Kin Cannot Be Found, There Is No Will?
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently covered unclaimed funds as they relate to bank accounts…
Staten Islanders Benefit From New 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund – Even Those Who Worked In Area During Years Following
The Undying Legacy of 9/11: A Call to Action for Staten Island Editor’s note: Staten…
NYC’s Participatory Budget Process Now Open For 2024: All New Yorkers Over Age 11 Invited To Submit Suggestions For Expense Projects Funded By Mayor’s Office
Participatory Budget Process For 2024 Now Open To Suggestions From New Yorkers 11 Years Old…
Illegal Smoke, Cannabis Shops Ordered Closed, $6 Million In Fines, 3,800 Counts Of Violations “Operation Padlock To Protect”: Mayor Adams
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES 75 ILLEGAL SMOKE AND CANNABIS SHOPS ORDERED CLOSED, NEARLY $6 MILLION IN PENALTIES, AND…
Police Unity Tour To DC: Twelve Bayonne Officers In Contingent To Visit NJ, NY Locations
Bayonne Officers On Annual Police Unity Tour to D.C. Editor’s note: Staten Islander News previously…
US Farm Bill Framework Contains Major Wins For New Yorkers Including Expanded SNAP Access, Increased Food Bank Funding, Support For Dairy, Specialty Crop Farmers
GILLIBRAND HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR WINS FOR NEW YORKERS IN FARM BILL FRAMEWORK Major Legislative Package Would…
Highlights From New York State FY 2025 Budget: Combating Hate Crimes, Retail Theft Initiatives, Reducing Recidivism
NY State FY2025 Budget Breakdown Series: Public Safety Editor’s note: NY State Senator Scarcella-Spanton recently…