Mercury
Mercury’s lobbying and public affairs firm, which is headed by Michael McKeon, boasts more than 30 media relations professionals in its New York office. The growing media relations team is led by former Bloomberg spokesperson John Gallagher, managing director and former National Action Network communications lead Rachel Noerdlinger, former Fox News producer Dan Bank and former Associated Press chief White House correspondent Ben Feller. Mercury, which represents a wide variety of clients, has a national presence that is bolstered by former New York Post reporter Stefan Friedman, who leads the media relations practice on the West Coast.
Other key employees: Beth DeFalco, Karen Mustiga, Kim Winston, John Tomlin, Djenny Passé, Shannan Siemens, Eric Bloom
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New York City’s newest City Council member, Kevin Riley, has some friends in high places. He has worked for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for the last 10 years, and has known state Sen. Jamaal Bailey, the new leader of the Bronx Democratic Party, for more than 20 years.
But Riley will have the opportunity to stand on his own as the newly elected representative for the 12th Council District in the northeastern Bronx. He won the Dec. 22 special election that was called because the previous council member, Andy King, was expelled from the Legislature for ethical violations including harassing his staff. Riley, a Democrat, was sworn in on Wednesday morning, and immediately named chair of the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Dispositions.
Death, kindness, controversy and hope for 2021
Updated on Dec 28, 2020;
Published on Dec 28, 2020
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. There was an incessant sound of sirens as emergency calls mounted in the spring.
Solemn silence during funerals for those for whom they were permitted.
In the approximately 300 days since the coronavirus (COVID-19) first hit Staten Island, our lives were drastically changed, perhaps forever.
Yet as 2020 ends, the vaccine’s arrival sparked hope for the future.
What follows is a look at how the virus grew from a single confirmed case to exact a staggering toll on Staten Island the last 10 months: