IN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance Editorial: Department of Education gets a...
Published: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 9:00 AMSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The longer the city resists providing yellow bus service to certain Staten Island seventh- and eighth-graders, the more we have to...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Cuomo signs prescription drug database...
Published: Monday, August 27, 2012, 5:51 PM by John AnneseSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's now the law of the state -- the governor on Monday authorized a database that tracks whether patients are bouncing...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance legal columnist: There is no loophole in...
Published: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 8:52 AM by Daniel LeddyThere’s no loophole. By every legal principle governing the interpretation of statutes, legislation drafted by Democratic Assemblyman Michael...
View ArticleAdvance legal columnist: Lanza, Cusick are models of bipartisanship
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View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Elected officials crack down on...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- They are stashed in drain pipes, trash cans, mailboxes, abandoned-car trunks, holes carved in walls, shrubs, bushes, and even in baby carriages.They're called "community guns" --...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Free legal advice offered to Staten Island victims of Hurricane...
By Tom Wrobleski/Staten Island Advance Staten Island Advanceon November 27, 2012 at 2:44 PM, updated November 27, 2012 at 2:45 PM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Hurricane Sandy victims who are facing legal...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Daily News: Staten Island Pols To Gov. Cuomo: Give Sandy...
BY CELESTE KATZSandy was a nonpartisan disaster and here's a bipartisan letter to Gov. Cuomo -- who's in DC lobbying for federal aid to rebuild -- from GOP Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, Republican...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: While NYC dawdles over Sandy task force,...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The borough's two state senators were among a group of Albany lawmakers Monday to launch a statewide task force aimed at Sandy recovery.State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island)...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Staten Island Sandy victims can 'shop'...
By Mark D. Stein/Staten Island Advance Staten Island Advanceon December 12, 2012 at 11:37 AM, updated December 12, 2012 at 12:05 PMSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - GREAT KILLS - While the empty storefront in...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS: DNAInfo New York - Sandy Task Force Issues Findings
February 5, 2013 10:59am | By Nicholas Rizzi, DNAinfo Reporter/ProducerNEW YORK — A task force studying the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy has issued its report on recovery efforts and ways to plan for...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Staten Island Sandy victims can repair...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The state has partnered with a not-for-profit group to restore energy efficiency to eligible low-income Staten Island homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy.While some homeowners have...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Staten Island's Sen. Lanza outlines...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York state has plans to allocate $400 million in federal funds for buyouts and $700 million in federal funds to Staten Islanders looking to repair or rebuild their homes...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advanec: Livery operators will be able to get...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - It's been a nearly three-year wait, but beginning April 1, Staten Island livery operators will not have to make the trek to Queens for inspections, as they will be done on Staten...
View ArticleBrush fire warning issued for Staten Island, NYC
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Be on alert: Dry conditions and gusty winds will increase the risk of brush fires throughout the city on Wednesday.The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the...
View ArticleStaten Island Hurricane Sandy buyout meeting for Great Kills/Eltingville...
The Crescent Beach Buyout Committee is hosting a meeting on Saturday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Oakwood Heights Community Church, specifically for Great Kills- and Eltingville-based homeowners who are...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Officials press MTA to restore 2010...
With $40 million more in the MTA's coffers than anticipated, a coalition of elected officials is calling on the agency to restore service cuts made three years ago -- including cuts that have an impact...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - Staten Island Advance: Lanza, Cusick: Staten Island is 'close'...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The legislative session ended in Albany over the weekend without a deal for a toll break on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.But Staten Island negotiators haven't given up hope --...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS: Staten Island Advance: D-Day near for prescription drug addicts...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you're a pill addict, it's time to get help now, since it's going to be much harder to get your fix from a doctor's prescription in just a few days time.Aug. 27 is D-Day on a...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS - DWI CHECKPOINTS FOR THANKSGIVING
Local law enforcement agencies will be setting up sobriety checkpoints to prevent drunk driving this week for Thanksgiving, the state Department of Motor Vehicles announced.The Special Traffic and...
View ArticleE-ZPASS WARNS DRIVERS TO BEWARE OF EMAIL SCAM TO COLLECT UNPAID TOLLS
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is warning drivers and other consumers of an email phishing scam that attempts to collect unpaid tolls.The E-ZPass Service Center...
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