Staten Island, New York Politicians Weigh In on Executive Budget 2027 Preliminary
Below, you will find statements from local and city politicians regarding the recently announced executive…
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Rep. AOC’s New York Constituents Can Submit Federal Appropriations Priorities For Budget Requests: Rep. AOC
Editor’s note: Rep. Malliotakis recently announced the requests that her office will be submitting on…
Investigating Corporate Welfare For Walmart, Other Wealthy Corporations At Expense of Hard-Working Americans, ICE Funding, Weakening Civil Right: Senator Sanders
Investigating Corporate Welfare For Wealthy Corps, Meeting With AI Leaders In CA, Broken Promises To…
For Staten Island Residents, Non-Profits Seeking Funding From City Council, Understanding of Budgeting Process
Editor’s note: Senator Gillibrand had recently shared information about the effects that the new…
America’s Healthcare System Is In Crisis – Those Who Need It Cannot Afford It: Time For Reform Is Now: Senator Sanders
America’s Healthcare System Is In Crisis – Those Who Need It Cannot Afford It: Time…
NYC Celebrates Simon & Garfunkel’s Debut Album With Bleecker St Sign Drop, Bronx Fast-Charging Station For Electric Vehicles: DOT
NYC Celebrates Simon & Garfunkel’s Debut Album With Bleecker St Sign Drop, Bronx Fast-Charging Station…
School For The Deaf Funding, Senior Medicare In Hands Of Private Insurers, Branded Drug Tariffs, Higher Costs For Furniture, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Cuts, FBI Dir. James Comey Indictment, Ban Stock Holding / Trading By Electeds: Senator Gillibrand
School For The Deaf Funding, Senior Medicare In Hands Of Private Insurers, Branded Drug Tariffs,…
Addressing Healthcare Access Racial Disparities, Universal Paid Family Leave, Refunding Tariffs For Small Businesses, Aging Committee On Safety Of Foreign Prescription Drugs: Senator Gillibrand
Addressing Healthcare Access Racial Disparities, Universal Paid Family Leave, Refunding Tariffs For Small Businesses, Aging…
Student Debt Relief Halted, Solar For All Program Funding Canceled, Protecting Social Security For Seniors, Highlighting Budget Bill Cuts To Impact Older Adults
Student Debt Relief Halted, Solar For All Program Funding Canceled, Protecting Social Security For Seniors,…
Fighting To Protect Consumers From Scams, Restore CFPB Funding – Reducing PFAS Contamination At Military Sites, Surrounding Communities – Senate Appropriations Budget Wins For NY: Senator Gillibrand
Fighting To Protect Consumers From Scams, Restore CFPB Funding – Reducing PFAS Contamination At Military…
New York’s Seniors Impacted By Cuts To Agencies That Protect Seniors From Frauds, Scams; Budget Bill Impacts; Funding For Schools Withheld; Syracuse USDA Office Saved: Senator Gillibrand
New York’s Seniors Impacted By Cuts To Agencies That Protect Seniors From Frauds, Scams; Budget…
Senator Sanders On Worst Bill in Modern U.S. History, With Doctor Statements
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on The Worst Bill in Modern U.S. History Editor’s note: The following…
Movie Review: Former US Secretary Of Labor, Robert Reich, Teaches His Final Semester At UC Berkeley In “The Last Class” Documentary
Movie Review: Former US Secretary Of Labor, Robert Reich, Teaches His Final Semester At UC…
NYC Parking Meter Scam Alert: QR Codes Don’t Belong, Don’t Pay Using Them; Flatbush Ave Redesign: NYC DOT
NYC DOT ISSUES PARKING METER SCAM ADVISORY Scammers Post at Least One QR Code on…
Celebrating Baseball’s Opening Day With New NYC Sign Drop, Curb Enthusiasm Features Professor Anne Goodchild
Celebrating Baseball’s Opening Day With New NYC Sign Drop, Curb Enthusiasm Features Professor Anne Goodchild…
Senator Scarcella-Spanton’s Disaster Preparedness Bill Passes Senate Floor
Senator Scarcella-Spanton’s Disaster Preparedness Bill Passes Senate Floor Editor’s note: As part of last year’s…
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…
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…
Celebrating Record Of Accomplishment in 2024, Vision Zero For Holiday Travel, Curb Enthusiasm Podcast New Episode: NYC DOT
NYC DOT CELEBRATES RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2024, IMPROVING STREET SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND BUILDING PEOPLE-CENTRIC…
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…
Emergency Mgmt, Response Officials Speak At Family Emergency Preparedness Day On Staten Island Organized By NYEM
City, State, Federal emergency management and response officials and partners to speak at Family Emergency…
Flood Preparedness Town Hall Tonight On Staten Island By NYC DEP: Free Flood Kits – Local Politicians Inform Residents
Editor’s note: Asm. Fall is also concerned about flooding in the neighborhoods he represents. On…
Brooklyn, Queens Beaches Closed Saturday, Sunday Due To Dangerous Conditions From Tropical Storm Ernesto
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO: NYC QUEENS AND BROOKLYN BEACHES & NPS JACOB RIIS BEACH WILL CLOSE…
Flooding Expected To Continue, Worsen Today As Post-Tropical Depression Debby Merges With Another Weather Front, Bringing More Rain
NYC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING…
NYCHA South Beach Houses Secured Grant To Upgrade Fire Alarm Systems In Need Of Repairs
Malliotakis Announces $1.5 Million Secured to Upgrade NYCHA South Beach Houses Funding will be used…
NYCHA’s Section 8 Housing Voucher Waitlist Opened For 1st Time In 15 Years: Applicants Will Be Added To Waitlist Starting August 1st
ICYMI: NYCHA’s Section 8 Housing Voucher Waitlist Applications Reopened For The First Time In Over…
Religious Congregations Join YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard), Repurposing Their Own Spaces As Critical Housing
Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space The…
YES In My Backyard! Case For Housing Deregulation As A Panacea For Many Social Ills Including Wealth Inequality, Social Mobility
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News has previously covered Mayor Adams’ City of Yes proposals, some…
Worsening Floods, More Severe Weather To Come For Upstate New York, Other Areas Of State: Senator Gillibrand Looks To Work With Colleagues In Congress On Bills To Facilitate Recovery
Editor’s note: Senator Gillibrand held a video press conference back in January after severely damaging…
Tax Abatements For Giant Corporations: Low Income School Districts Disproportionately Affected As Their Programs Depend On Tax Revenues
Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses…
NYC DOT Announces Funding For Flood Mitigation Study On Brookville Blvd (Snake Road) In Queens
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PARTNER AGENCIES, AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING…
New Documentary Explores How Newport News, VA Universities Uprooted Flourishing, Expanding Black Communities Via Eminent Domain
“Uprooted” Explores How University Expansion and Eminent Domain Led to Black Land Loss by Brandi…
Massive Flooding In NYC: Sea Lions Escape Underwater Central Park Zoo, Buses Filled With Water, Evening Commute Impossible
Several weeks ago, severe flooding came through parts of New York City from Hurricane Ophelia….
Tuberculosis Cases Rising Again Post-COVID Due To Social Inequities, Inadequate Healthcare Among Marginalized Groups, Interruption In Public Health Interventions
Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions…
Flu Pandemic Of 1918 Did Not Show Social Inequity, Disparity In Death Rates Due To Historical Coincidence, Study Finds
1918 flu pandemic upended long-standing social inequalities – at least for a time, new study finds…
Hurricane Ian, Other Disasters A Growing Source Of Inequality- Even Among Middle Class
How Hurricane Ian and other disasters are becoming a growing source of inequality – even…
DCP, Mayor Seek To Address Food Inequities In NYC Through Neighborhood Fare Initiative
Department of City Planning and Mayor’s Office of Food Policy Collaborate with Urban Design Forum…
Voices From The Deep South – Persistent Inequities For Poor Blacks
by April Simpson, Center for Public Integrity The legacy of slavery continues to shape life…
Rural Poverty In Deep South Driven By Lack Of Medicaid Expansion, Income-Based Inequity In Health Insurance
by The Center for Public Integrity Jabriel Muhammad pays up to $40 when he sees…
Liberty Defined – An Address Before the Mont Pelerin Society
Liberty is an important topic. Now, and forever. It’s what everything boils down to, in…