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The MTA will open up the floor to Big Apple drivers and commuters so they can weigh in on the proposed congestion pricing rates at the first of four hearings to be held in the coming weeks. ....
Bicyclists rally in celebration of lower speed limit on Hylan Boulevard Updated May 15, 2021; Posted May 15, 2021 Advocates promote a reduction of the speed limit on Hylan Boulevard during a rally at Bay Street and Hylan Boulevard on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Rose Uschianowski, of Transportation Alternatives, hands out signs to supporters. (Staten Island Advance/Maura Grunlund) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Transportation Alternatives hosted a rally on Saturday afternoon at the frenetic intersection of Hylan Boulevard and Bay Street in Rosebank to drive home the point that a reduction is needed in the speed limit on the street dubbed the “Boulevard of Death.” ....
Know your candidates: Troy McGhie, career educator, is vying for North Shore City Council seat Today 7:30 AM Curtis coach Troy McGhie against Benjamin N. Cardozo in PSAL City JV Championship action, held at Uncommon Charter HS in Brooklyn. March 27, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez) - Curtis and Benjamin N. Cardozo battled in a PSAL City JV Championship title game Staten Island AdvanceStaten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In a crowded Democratic primary field for the North Shore’s City Council seat, career educator, Troy McGhie, thinks he’s the right candidate for the job. McGhie has worked as a Department of Education teacher for more than 20 years, and currently teaches special-education students at Curtis High School, where he also serves as the boys junior varsity basketball coach. ....
Councilwoman Rose makes voice heard in crowded race to succeed her Updated Mar 16, 2021; Posted Mar 16, 2021 Selina Grey (left) and Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-North Shore) are pictured in file photos. Rose has endorsed Grey to succeed her in the North Shore City Council seat. (Advance file photo composite) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In a field as crowded as the North Shore City Council race, any endorsement counts, especially if it’s from the woman who’s held the seat for over a decade. Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-North Shore) made her voice heard earlier this month when, of the 15 candidates, she chose to endorse local Democratic operative Selina Grey, who has ties to the councilwoman. ....
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 Hall and the city Economic Development Corporation to abandon the project, once slated to rise 630 feet with sweeping views. ....