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Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) has officially announced her annual Presidents’ Day essay contest for students in Staten Island and Brooklyn. The contest is open to students in grades three through five who reside or attend school in New York’s 11th Congressional District.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island high school student recently won a local competition for the creation of an app that encourages residents to help their home borough.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the top public health officials in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, told House lawmakers on Tuesday he was “not convinced” that children suffered learning loss due to school closures his agency supported.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Most of Staten Island’s elected officials are throwing their support behind the borough president’s newest plan to oppose congestion pricing.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis recently announced millions in new health-care funding for 9/11 first responders and survivors.
The congresswoman made the announcement in front of FDNY’s Rescue 5/Engine 160 firehouse in Concord on Friday as she stood among dozens of first responders.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Service members around the country can struggle to make ends meet, but for those stationed in New York, the cost of living can make things even harder, particularly around the holidays.
To help local service members stationed at Fort Wadsworth, local officials have announced new initiatives in recent weeks, including a holiday winter drive organized by Borough President Vito Fossella.
Law enforcement officials, politicians and business executives alike joined together recently for a roundtable discussion on the threat of retail crime facing Staten Island.
The event was held Friday afternoon at the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce office in New Springville and included the likes of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Linda Baran, and Tom Wickham, the senior vice president for state and local policy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The House voted Thursday to censure Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York for falsely pulling a fire alarm in a Capitol Hill office building earlier this year, which led to a misdemeanor charge.
Gravesend neighbors and politicians want the city to cancel plans to open a homeless shelter in the neighborhood.
Despite the rain on Sunday, Dec. 3, a large crowd of south Brooklyn residents gathered on 86th Street to protest the opening of a 150-bed facility at the corner of 25th Avenue. The facility, which is planned to be operated by Bronx-based VIP Community Services, is being developed by 86th Street NY LLC, and will likely be for single men.