NYC Municipal Retirees’ Fight For Traditional Medicare With Guaranteed Co-Pays Continues At City Hall
Editor’s note: Regarding why there is such a push-pull over Medicare Advantage, both at the…
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Staten Island University Hospital EMT Training Program Scholarship Awardees Announced
Editor’s note: One of our questions to Northwell/SIUH related to which New York authorized EMS…
NYC Retirees Win Settlement To Refund Copays To Retired Workers From EmblemHealth, NYC: UPDATED Rally Today
Editor’s note: Some good news for retirees in NYC! This new mayor may be…
EMSPAC Interview: On Staten Island, Other NYC Boroughs, Ambulance Response Times Suffering – May Be Due To Staffing Shortages Resulting From Low Wage For Ems Workers
We previously covered this issue in some detail, and this weekend we are bringing you…
Staten Island Ambulance Response Times Will Suffer Even More When Richmond County Medical Center Eliminates Their Hospital Ambulance Units Later This Year
Staten Island Ambulance Response Times Will Suffer Even More When Richmond County Medical Center Eliminates…
Health Insurance Stabilization Fund Misused By City’s Municipal Labor Committee: Comptroller Lander Releases Long Awaited Audit
Health Insurance Stabilization Fund Misused By City’s Municipal Labor Committee: Comptroller Lander Releases Long Awaited…
FDNY EMS Union: Mayor Adams Can Fulfill Past Campaign Promise For Pay Parity For FDNY EMTs
FDNY EMS Union: Mayor Adams Can Fulfill Past Campaign Promise For Pay Parity For FDNY…
Conservative Party Of Richmond County Endorses Candidates, Makes Voting Recommendations For Ballot Questions
Conservative Party Of Richmond County Endorses Candidates, Makes Voting Recommendations For Ballot Questions Editor’s…
NYC Voters Will See 6 Ballot Questions, Including Olympic Sports Complex on Forest Preserve, Several Measures To Fast-Track Housing, More
The 6 Ballot Questions New Yorkers Will See This November Voters will weigh in on…
Bringing Attention To Low Wages For EMS: FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches #StandWithEMS Campaign
FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches #StandWithEMS Campaign Editor’s note: This is the same career that…
Active, Retired NYC Municipal Union Workers, Advocacy Organizations Protest To Protect Their Healthcare, Demand Transparency
ACTIVE UNION MEMBERS, RETIREES AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS PROTEST IN SOLIDARITY TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTHCARE AND…
Retired First Responder John Shea Launches Campaign For Staten Island’s North Shore City Council Seat
RETIRED FIRST RESPONDER JOHN SHEA OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR STATEN ISLAND’S NORTH SHORE CITY…
NYC Retirees March Tomorrow At 1:30 In Manhattan With International Organization Of Maritime Masters, Mates, & Pilots
The NYC Retirees Partner with the International Organization of Maritime Masters, Mates & Pilots and…
NYC Retirees To Mayor Adams Today At City Hall: Protect Our Health Insurance, Support Council Bill Intro 1096
NYC Public Service Retirees Unveil Giant 65th Birthday Card for NYC Mayor Adams Group Invites Mayor…
Legislative Updates Including Fire Extinguishers In Subways, Stapleton Waterfront, Port Richmond Library Reopens, Battery Site: CM Hanks
Legislative Updates Including Fire Extinguishers In Subways, Stapleton Waterfront, Port Richmond Library Reopens, Battery Site:…
NYC Retirees Healthcare Fight For Traditional Medicare: Update With Marianne Pizzitola
NYC Retirees Healthcare Fight For Traditional Medicare: Update With Marianne Pizzitola Staten Islander News…
Staten Islanders: Vote In Today’s In-Person Democratic Primary Election
Staten Islanders: Vote In Today’s In-Person Democratic Primary Today is the final day for voting…
In NYC: Retirees Will Not Be Forced Into Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare Despite Court Ruling: Mayor Adams Makes New Announcement, Local Voices Weigh In
In NYC: Retirees Will Not Be Forced Into Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare Despite Court…
NYC Retirees: With Court Case Lost At Highest Level, Focus Turns To Politicians, Upcoming Primaries, Election
NYC Retirees: With Court Case Lost At Highest Level, Focus Turns To Politicians, Upcoming Primaries,…
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…
Staten Islanders Made Their Voices Heard In South Shore City Council Special Election: Results Are In For District 51, Joe Borelli’s Former Seat – Frank Morano Prevails: UPDATED
Staten Island’s South Shore City Council Special Election: Early Voting Started Monday For District 51,…
Do You Live In Brooklyn City Council District 44? Vote Today To Fill Vacated Seat: Heshy Tischler, State Sen. Simcha Felder Special Election
Update: This election was won by the Democrat candidate, State Senator Simcha Felder with 81.7%…
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…
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…
Subway Surfing Real Danger, NYPD Graduation Ceremony, Do Your Part To Conserve Water During Drought, Hotel Safety Bill Intro 0991C, President Trump’s Election: Mayor Adams Updates
Subway Surfing Real Danger, NYPD Graduation Ceremony, Water Conservation During Drought, Hotel Safety Bill Intro…
OPINION: New Yorkers Will Be Introduced To Proposition 1 Next Week – Deceptively Labeled Bill Seeks To Eviscerate Women’s Opportunity, Safety, Gut Parental Rights
With early voting underway, New Yorkers should know the consequences of “Prop 1,” a ballot measure deceptively labeled as…
Study: In Elections, Every Vote Really Does Matter, Particularly At Local Level – Unknown Power Of One Vote
The Power of One Vote An Examination of Close Federal, State, and Local U.S. Elections…
Talking Politics, Election, Issues With Assemblymember Sam Pirozzolo – Walk And Talk At Clove Lakes Park
Talking Politics With Assemblymember Sam Pirozzolo – Walk And Talk At Clove Lakes Park Staten…
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…
What To Know About New York’s Equal Rights Amendment, Proposition 1 On Ballot: The City
What to Know About New York’s ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ If voters say “yes” on Election…
Conservative Party Of Richmond Recommends That Staten Islanders Vote Column “C” For Conservative Party Nominees, “No” On Ballot Propositions
VOTE COLUMN “C” AND “NO” ON THE BALLOT PROPOSITIONS Editor’s note: Staten Islander News has…
Decisions Need To Be Made About Your Neighborhood: Community Board 3 Has Many Vacancies, Volunteers Needed In Annadale, Tottenville, Other South Shore Areas
BP Fossella, Councilmen Borelli and Carr Issue Call for Staten Islanders to Volunteer on Community…
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…
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…
Livable Neighborhoods Program Open Until June 16th: Community Involvement Is Essential To City Planning
The Livable Neighborhoods Program (LNP) 2024 application is now open! Editor’s note: From the MAS website describing…
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…
Conservative Party Of Richmond Announces Candidate For 2024 Election Season
STATEN ISLAND CONSERVATIVE PARTY ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS OF 2024 CANDIDATES Editor’s note: You can…
Medicare Advantage Has Many Issues: HHS, CMS Need To Make New Policies To Reform Medicare Advantage – Send Letter To Your Representatives
Retirees have serious concerns about the Medicare Advantage program. Editor’s Note: As we have covered…
Always First To Go: Libraries Help Kids Get Excited About Learning – Sunday Hours At All NYPL, BPL Branches Cut, Spending On Materials, Programming, Building Improvements
The New York Public Library deeply regrets to announce that, due to the first of…
Conservative Party Of Richmond Recommends Voting Column “C” For Conservative Candidates, “No” Vote On Both Ballot Proposal Amendments
VOTE COLUMN “C” AND “NO” ON THE BALLOT PROPOSITIONS The Conservative Party of Richmond County…
Judge Rules In Favor Of Retirees Regarding Illegally Charged Copayments
NY SUPREME COURT GRANTS CLASS STATUS TO NYC GOVT RETIREES OVER ILLEGALLY COLLECTED COPAYS The…
Put People Over Profit: Health Insurance Companies Rely On Claim Denials, Withholding Care To Achieve High Profits
Hundreds Rally at Aetna and UnitedHealth in Hartford to Demand Care & Reverse Denied Claims…
Not An Attack On Collective Bargaining: Fmr. NYC Union Leaders Dispute MLC’s Attack On Intro 1099 Protect NYC Retiree Healthcare
Former NYC Union Leaders Unite to Dispute MLC’s Lie About City Council Bill Int. 1099-2023…
NYC Retirees Call For Public Hearings On Intro 1099, Bill Will Protect Retirees’ Earned Healthcare Benefits
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Calls on City Council to Hold Public Hearing on…
NYC Wants To Force Retired NYPD, FDNY, EMS, Into Inferior Medicare Advantage Plan, Where Insurer, Not Doctor, Is Gatekeeper To Healthcare For Elderly – Interview With Marianne Pizzitola
NYC Retired Workers, Including Police, Fire, EMS, Who Are No Longer Voting Union Members, Being…
NYC Retirees Incl. FDNY, NYPD, EMS, Teachers, Other City Workers Win Permanent Injunction From NY State Supreme Court; City Files Appeal, Fight Continues
State Supreme Court Rules Against New York City’s Plan to Strip City Retirees of Promised Medicare…
NYC Organization Of Public Service Retirees Takes Fight Against Forced Medicare Advantage To Washington
NYC Retirees, Medicare Advantage Patients and Families Join Members of Congress to Call for an…
NYC Org of Public Service Retirees To Rally Outside City Hall TODAY To Call For Passage Of Intro 1099, Celebrate Court Injunction
New York City Retirees Rally Outside City Hall for Intro 1099 by CM Barron &…
NYC Retirees Secure Preliminary Injunction Halting City’s Plan To Force Them Off Their Current Promised Medicare Benefit Plans Onto Medicare Advantage
New York City Retirees Secure Preliminary Injunction Halting City’s Plan to Strip Them of Their…
NYC Org Of Public Service Retirees Responds To Union Boss Garrido’s Statements About Retirees, Healthcare
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds to Union Boss Henry Garrido’s Misrepresentations…
NYC Retirees Respond To Mayor Adams Announcement He Registered Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan Despite Lawsuits, Refusal Of Most Physicians To Accept Plan
New York City Retiree’s Response to Mayor Adams Announcement he Registered the Aetna Medicare Advantage…
NYC Organization Of Civil Service Retirees Thanks Comptroller Lander For Rejection Of Aetna Medicare Advantage Contract
New York City Retiree’s Response to Comptroller Lander Refusing to Register the Aetna Medicare Advantage…
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Secures Another Victory On Appeal For Healthcare Rights Of Retirees
NEW YORK CITY ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE RETIREES SECURES ANOTHER APPELLATE VICTORY FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE…
Beloved Talk Show Host Jerry Springer Has Died. Fans, Associates Remember Him
JER-RY! JER-RY! Beloved Talk Show Host Has Passed. He Is Remembered Fondly By His Many…
Marianne Pizzitola Of NYC Org Of Public Service Retirees Makes Statement About Forced Health Care Change By Adams’ Administration
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds To NYC Council Decision To Table…
NY Public Library Faces Even More Cuts In Administration’s Newest Budget Proposal, Cutting A Staggering $52.7 Million
Did you see the news? The City has proposed more cuts to public libraries. Stand…
OPINION – NYC Union Retirees Health Plan Debate: Ageist Collusion Harms Elders
A Message From the Assertive Kids Foundation President One of the aims of Assertive Kids…
Support The Library: NYPL’s Triple Match Offer From Penguin Random House Ends Tonight At Midnight
In my twenties, at loose ends, I took a break from my roofing job and…
Another Year, Another Round Of Budget Cuts Targeting Libraries In NYC, Including Todt-Hill Westerleigh In Staten Island – Stand Up For Your Library
Tell City Hall: Libraries Are For Everyone, Don’t Cut Their Funding New York City’s public…
Battle For Retiree Healthcare Is Far From Over. Municipal Labor Committee, To Benefit Of City, Not Retirees, Votes To Force All Retired NYC Workers Into Medicare Advantage, Limiting Doctors They Can See, Reducing Insurance Coverage
We have received an update from Marianne Pizzitola of the NYC Organization Of Retired Municipal…
Marianne Pizzitola of NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Congratulates DC 37 On Tentative Contract Agreement
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Congratulates DC37 on Their Tentative Contract Agreement,…
NYC Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds To NYC Council Decision Rejecting A Vote On Healthcare Privatization, Will Not To Change Administrative Code
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds To NYC Council Decision To Table…
NY City Council Rejects November Plan Budget Modification, Vows To Fight For Funding For CUNY, Libraries, Social Services, and More To Help All New Yorkers, Including Those With Low Incomes
Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams and Finance Chair Justin Brannan on Council’s Decision on November…
NY City Council Releases Joint Statement On Administrative Code Changes To Preserve Health Care Choice For Retirees
Editor’s Note: This joint statement is the most recent statement provided by the City Council…
CM Kamillah Hanks To Hold Webinar About Discretionary Funding In NYC Tonight – Helpful To Community-Based Non-Profit Managers, Others Involved In Requesting Funding For Their Community
I wanted to send a reminder that my office will be hosting a Discretionary Funding Info Session! Our…
Statement From Quanda Francis, Candidate For NY’s City Council 10th District
I have leveraged adversity and disadvantage to forge excellence and prosperity most of my adult…
Councilmember Kamillah Hanks Provides Updates: Ferry Disruptions, Budget Wins, Community Events
The constant disruptions in service on the Staten Island Ferry are top of mind for…
Conservative Party Of Richmond County Chairman’s Statement On 2021 Election Results
STATEN ISLAND, NY: The Conservative Party of Richmond County once again played a significant role in…
Candidates Call For Scrapping “Vision Zero” Plan As Failure In Preventing Pedestrian Fatalities, While Success In Increasing Driver Confusion, Filling City Coffers
Staten Island, NY: Leticia Remauro, Conservative Candidate for Staten Island Borough President, George S. Wonica,…
Press Release: Conservative Party Of Richmond County Endorses 2021 Candidates And Staten Island Secession
22 February 2021 / For Immediate Release Contact: David Mario Curcio, Chairman, Tel. 718.370.3604 At…
OPINION: Sam Pirozzolo and RINOs in the Republican Party
Ok, folks, it is time to put an end to this nonsense. The Republican Party…
Bloviating Politicians Issue Stern Threats While You Swelter In The Dark
As surely as the first flower of spring or the yearly increase in bridge tolls,…