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Andrew Yang comes to aid of photographer attacked on Staten Island Ferry Updated Feb 26, 2021; Posted Feb 26, 2021 Andrew Yang speaks to a police officer following an incident on the Staten Island Ferry, Feb. 26, 2021. (Paul Liotta/Staten Island Advance) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Andrew Yang, a former Democratic presidential candidate and current frontrunner in the race for NYC mayor, came to the rescue of a photojournalist who was attacked Friday on the Staten Island Ferry. Yang was traveling on the 11 a.m. boat from Manhattan to Staten Island for a tour of the borough, accomp...

‘I’m running to rebrand Staten Island’: Businessman Mark Murphy joins borough president race Updated Feb 24, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Lifelong Staten Islander Mark Murphy has thrown his hat into the ring for borough president, joining a growing list of candidates vying for a place on the ballot this fall in the contest to replace outgoing Borough President James Oddo. “I know what Staten Island was and I know what Staten Island can be,” Murphy told the Advance/SILive.com about his candidacy. “I’m committed to this.” The West Brighton resident, husband, and ...

Borough officials react to DC violence amid congressional certification of 2020 presidential election Updated Jan 06, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Supporters of President Donald Trump violently gained access to the U.S. Capitol building, physically pushing past police in an effort to disrupt Congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election on Wednesday. Thousands of people gathered in Washington D.C. in an effort to challenge the certification of the election that the president has repeatedly said was fraudulent, but without evidence of widespread fraud. A tweet ...

New York passes automatic voter registration; all S.I. state legislators but Savino vote against bill Updated Dec 24, 2020; Posted Dec 24, 2020 “Anyone who wants to sell you conspiracy theories on people registering to vote who aren’t eligible are lying to you or didn’t read the bill,” said Sen. Diane Savino. (Staten Island Advance/Rebeka Humbrecht) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York state streamlined voter registration this week by establishing automatic voter registration at agencies across the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Automatic Voter Registration A...

President and CEO, New York Power Authority While New York won national acclaim last year for passing landmark climate change legislation, Gil Quiniones has spent nearly a decade pursuing ambitious green energy policies at the helm of the New York Power Authority. Besides running NYPA, a major energy producer and utility largely driven by hydropower, Quiniones has shaped the governor’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative, which aims to harness private markets and technological innovations to boost renewable energy and increased efficiency. 4.  Chairman, President and CEO; New York Pres...