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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis recently announced she has secured $11.2 million for various projects across Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn -- including funding for Richmond University Medical Center, (RUMC) Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), the Goodhue Community Center and the St. George Theatre.
The monies are part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, which is included in the U.S. budget, and recently pass the House and Senate and was signed by the president to become law.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Long before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ivan -- an American citizen from Great Kills who has been living in the Eastern European country with his wife, a Ukrainian citizen -- has been trying to get back home.
More than a year ago, the couple applied for a spousal visa for Ivan’s wife so they could travel back to the U.S. together, explained Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn), who has been helping them try to expedite the process.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A “HEROES WORK HERE” banner served as the backdrop for another group of heroic Staten Islanders on Sunday.
The Biden administration plans to close two of the Veterans Administration hospitals in New York City — in Brooklyn and Manhattan, The Post has learned.
The VA would close those two hospitals and contract with private medical providers as part of a “strategic collaboration” to treat vets.
The plan sparked immediate rebuke from Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island).
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, along with several members of Congress, spoke with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a zoom meeting Saturday, as he thanked the U.S for their continued support and asked for assistance in the country’s fight against Russia.
Malliotakis said Zelenskyy, who has survived three assassination attempts, gave an update and assessed what is currently taking place on the ground to about 300 Congress members.
“He said there have been thousands of casualties --- more civilians deaths than military,” she added.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As gas prices across the country continue to climb at a rapid rate, calls for the United States to lessen its dependence on foreign energy sources are growing.
On Friday, a group of Staten Island elected officials, led by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn), gathered at a Shell gas station in Dongan Hills to call on the federal government to allow initiatives that would enhance the country’s energy independence in an effort to combat rising prices at the pump.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis disagreed Tuesday night when she heard President Joe Biden say the state of the union is strong.
On Wednesday, Malliotakis pointed to things like rising prices at the gas pump, supply chain issues, and an uptick in crime to paint a stark contrast to the positive image Biden laid out during his first State of the Union address to Congress.
“The Biden administration created a lot of this pain that American families are feeling through their policies,” she said. “We really need to reverse course here.”
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said there are several actions the U.S. should be taking to better position itself in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Stricter economic sanctions against Russia and repealing President Joe Biden’s executive orders that prevent the country from producing more energy domestically should happen immediately, Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) told the Advance/SILive.com on Friday.
Republican officials and nearly 200 Staten Islanders rallied Monday afternoon to call for an end to coronavirus (COVID-19) mask mandates in city schools, sounding fervent opposition to the measure that has been the source of heated debate.
The protest, held at the Staten Island Republican headquarters in New Dorp, included GOP speakers from the city, state and federal levels and drew a raucous crowd, including young children, that urged for stronger actions to be taken against the directive.
The Staten Island Ferry has received an infusion of federal funding for a project aimed at improving service reliability and air quality for commuters.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that more than $45 million in grants have been awarded through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Passenger Ferry Grant Program, including a $1 million grant awarded to the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT), which will be used on the Staten Island Ferry.