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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.
Periods without heat or hot water; mold, rat and roach infestations; and broken elevators are among the inadequate conditions many residents of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and other government-subsidized housing in New York City have endured for years.
Over the past few months the Advance/SILive.com has documented the stories of residents and witnessed the conditions first-hand as part of an in-depth series looking at government subsidized housing on Staten Island, the problems residents face and poor conditions that exist in many locations.
When former Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late last year that New York City would be the first in the nation to be home to safe injection sites, it was never clear if the city reached an agreement with the federal government.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) was one of the first local officials to point to a federal court decision in Jan. 2021 against a similar operation in Philadelphia in a case that the Department of Justice (DOJ) brought under former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and fellow Republican Congressmen Rodney Davis of Illinois and Andrew Garbarino of New York introduced the Equal Access to Therapeutics Act on Tuesday to prevent the federal government from distributing COVID-19 therapeutic treatments based on race or ethnicity.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — President Joe Biden visited New York City Thursday to talk gun violence, but before he arrived some Republican officials, including two Staten Island politicians, took the opportunity to criticize Democratic policies.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) and City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-South Shore) joined New York Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy on the 12 p.m. call.
On Wednesday the lone New York City Republican in the U.S. Congress called on President Joe Biden to go beyond gun violence during his visit to the Big Apple, urging him to tackle 'all these crime issues' that have made residents wary and resulted in the deaths of multiple police officers.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., on "America Reports" slammed a left-wing judge for releasing 16-year-old accused police officer shooter.
The US has seemingly abandoned the EastMed pipeline that would have brought gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe via Cyprus and Greece, and many Representatives are not happy.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) sent a stern letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week vociferously objecting to the Administration’s recent reversal of support for the EastMed Pipeline.