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This week marks the 500th anniversary of Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano’s arrival in New York Bay — and to commemorate it, drivers should get a toll break on his famed namesake bridge, a local pol says.
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Staten Island and Brooklyn, was opened in 1964 and named after the explorer, who entered the bay April 17, 1524.
A bipartisan measure targeting maximum pain tests on cats and dogs was introduced on Thursday, the latest in a string of efforts to curb tax dollar support for animal testing.
Congresswomen Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-Brooklyn/Staten Island) recently announced the introduction of the Fair Access to Co-Ops for Veterans Act, a bipartisan bill to make it easier for veterans in Queens and across the nation to purchase co-ops.
The New York City Council asked the state’s highest court to strike down a pair of rulings in a move that would pave the way for noncitizen immigrants to vote in city elections.
The controversial election change, passed by the City Council in late 2021 and signed into law by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio, would have allowed 800,000 noncitizens with green cards to vote but was struck down as unconstitutional last month by an appellate court.
House Republicans want the National Park Service to explain its “unprecedented decision” to house migrants at Floyd Bennett Field, which they say has led to a concerning “uptick in crime.”
House Republicans want the National Park Service to explain its “unprecedented decision” to house migrants at Floyd Bennett Field, which they say has led to a concerning “uptick in crime.”
Hundreds flooded the streets of a Brooklyn neighborhood this weekend to protest the establishment of a men-only homeless shelter.
Residents, politicians and local business owners of the neighborhood of Bensonhurst united in protest Saturday against the creation of the shelter that is expected to hold 150 homeless men, including those with mental health challenges.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The ripple effects of congestion pricing will disproportionately affect lower-income neighborhoods, according to Staten Island’s elected officials.
At a press conference on Thursday at Borough Hall, Borough President Vito Fossella presented information from New York City’s Open Data portal showing that congestion pricing will decrease the quality of life in lower-income areas, especially along Staten Island’s North Shore.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) claimed that Attorney General Letitia James is “trying to burn down” the justice system, citing the legal battles that former President Donald Trump is facing from James.