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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.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., discusses NYC granting nearly 3,000 migrants work permits, her bill that prevents migrant housing on federal lands and Jewish college students experiencing anti-semitism on campus.
A New York City congresswoman furious with the city, state, and federal response to illegal immigrants flocking to the Big Apple is turning up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to act.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — President Joseph Biden’s administration came out against a bill from Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) Monday that would ban migrant housing on federal properties like Fort Wadsworth.
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a policy statement outlining the administration’s opposition to the legislation that is set to be voted on in the House of Representatives Thursday.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A long-awaited Staten Island resiliency project recently got a new eye-popping price tag, but the federal agency tasked with its construction is finally ready to move forward.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the over $2 billion cost of the South Shore of Staten Island Coastal Storm Risk Management Project, commonly called the East Shore Seawall, in a validation report released earlier this month.
On Tuesday's "American Agenda," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis expresses frustration over Democrats' lack of concern over securing America's borders.