Election 2021: Candidates seek support on North Shore as Democratic primary approaches Updated Mar 12, 2021; Facebook Share MAYORAL CANDIDATES Two of the city’s mayoral candidates, Shaun Donovan and Kathryn Garcia, canvassed for support around the St. George area. Garcia, a longtime city employee and former commissioner for the Department of Sanitation from 2014 to 2020, started her day outside the St. George Green Market near the intersection of St. Mark’s Place and Hyatt Street to speak with locals and add to the signatures she needs to get access to the ballot. “I love Staten Island. I’m out here all the time, and I know that I am the best person in this race to represent Staten Island,” she said. “This is going to be a very important election.”