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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...

Two Staten Island lawmakers denounce attack on Capitol and demand explanation, apology from Malliotakis Updated Jan 09, 2021; Posted Jan 09, 2021 Assemblyman Charles D. Falls spoke against the domestic terrorist who invaded Capitol Hill. (Staten Island Advance/ Jodie Bonhometre). Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- At a joint press conference Friday, Assemblyman Charles Fall and State Sen. Diane Savino -- both Democrats -- condemned the attack on the Capitol and called for accountability from elected officials they say played a part in “inciting the riot,” demanding an explanation and...

Clifford Michel/THE CITY The base parts for the New York Wheel, an unfinished $650 million waterfront Ferris wheel once touted as Staten Island’s answer to the London Eye, have sat on prime public land — untouched — since 2017. Staten Island’s current elected officials have stuck by the project, seen as the linchpin of the so-called North Shore Renaissance around the St. George Ferry Terminal, even after its initial developer declared the wheel dead two years ago. But now several candidates running for City Council and borough president are breaking ranks and pledging to push City Hal...

See Who's Raising The Most Money In The 2021 Elections In NYC So Far arrow Ersler Dmitry / Shutterstock Out of the more than 30 mayoral candidates who have launched formal fundraising committees, only two--Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and city Comptroller Scott Stringer--raised enough money to be eligible for public matching funds on Tuesday from the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Stringer received $3.3 million in matching funds and Adams received $4.4 million. The payments provide an early glimpse into how well -- and how early -- candidates are organizing...