Economy

Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, said joining a bipartisan vote to avert a government shutdown was "the responsible thing to do."

“We need to keep the government open particularly at this critical time, where we are seeing our major ally at war. We are seeing threats grow here at home,” she said Wednesday in an interview on "Mornings On 1."  “It's also right before the holidays. I mean, to tell our federal employees and military personnel they won't receive paychecks – I don't think there's a big appetite for that.”

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Elected officials and some local residents called on the city to take action this week after a series of illegal driving incidents allegedly connected to two Travis migrant shelters.

Rep. Nicole Mallitoakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) penned a letter to Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Edward Caban Monday about migrants at the two hotel shelters off Wild Avenue operating unregistered vehicles without insurance.

The anniversary of Superstorm Sandy serves as a stark reminder of the devastation our community endured 11 years ago today. It also gives us an opportunity to reflect on the progress made as new sewers, berms, oyster beds, Bluebelts and other resiliency projects ensure Staten Island is protected in the event of another superstorm. The biggest of them all, the East Shore Seawall, got caught in a decade of bureaucratic red tape and endless redesigns made by the de Blasio Administration, setting back its construction several years.