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Hundreds of Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines will be available this weekend and next at separate pop-up sites, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ office announced.

The first is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 12, from noon to 3 p.m. at Mount Sinai United Christian Church, with help from Randall Manor Pharmacy. The church is located at 16 Pike St. in Tompkinsville.

Anyone who was living or working in New York City 20 years ago, had the terror attacks of 9/11 seared on their consciousness. That day, I was a recent college graduate commuting to my first job near Union Square.

At 8:46 a.m., as the bus passed by the World Trade Center, the ground shook almost like an earthquake. As the bus continued uptown we looked up and saw flames coming from the North Tower. That sunny September morning soon descended into terror and chaos as New Yorkers and the world realized what had happened.

Brooklyn/Staten Island Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis reported Thursday that her office successfully assisted with the safe evacuation of four Brooklyn constituents — a mother and her three small children — from Kabul, Afghanistan.

Although critical of President Biden over the chaotic pullout from the war-torn country after two decades of American involvement, the Republican freshman Congress member said earlier this week her office has taken several cases of constituents who are stuck in Kabul and are attempting to get out. Some of them are U.S. citizens, including children.

The notice came in white text on a dark screen: “This video has been removed for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines.” The company last week blocked a 45-minute video of my news conference announcing a lawsuit challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “vaccine passport” as an invasion of New Yorkers’ privacy and an unreasonable mandate on small businesses.

Laurie Windsor has been hired as the director of U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ district office in Bay Ridge.

Windsor, a Bath Beach resident, was born and raised in Bensonhurst and attended P.S. 186, I.S. 96, and New Utrecht High School.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Several Staten Island elected officials announced Friday that they plan to sue New York City over its coronavirus vaccine mandate, saying it infringes on citizens’ rights.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, state Sen. Andrew Lanza, state Assemblymen Michael Reilly and Michael Tannousis, City Councilman Joe Borelli, borough presidential candidate Vito Fossella, local business owners and others gathered in front of La Fontana restaurant in Oakwood to announce the impending lawsuit, which will call for an injunction against the recently announced vaccine mandate.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The city chose locations for homeless shelters on Staten Island with little to no input from the local community and officials. Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis and Assemblymember Michael Tannousis hope the next mayor will not “do business” like Mayor Bill de Blasio and his administration have.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis joined fellow Republicans Thursday criticizing a coronavirus (COVID-19) mask mandate put in place for the House of Representatives members and their staff, including the fully vaccinated.

“Our Washington staff is fully vaccinated,” she said. “Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi’s mandate directing Capitol Police to arrest visitors and staff who don’t comply is an inappropriate government overreach and only diminishes confidence in a vaccine that we were told was safe and effective against the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.”