Mayor Eric Adams commissioned a new Staten Island Ferry boat dubbed Sandy Ground—named after New York’s first free Black community, founded on the island more than two centuries ago. In 1982, City Limits published an interview with William “Pops” Pedro, who was then 100 years old and had lived his whole life in the historic enclave.
primary election
2021 Primary Day Thread: NYC Votes for a New Mayor, City Council
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The winner of the primary will go on to compete on the ballot in November’s general election—which in a city that leans as heavily Democratic as New York means most seats will be filled by whoever wins in June.
Council Countdown
It’s Insider Vs. Outsiders in Republican Council Primary on Staten Island
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A tradition of handing down power within this 50th Council district office is under assault in the most contested Republican primary in this cycle.
2021 Borough President Races
Un candidato latino a presidente del condado de Staten Island
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Staten Island no ha tenido un presidente municipal del Partido Demócrata en 32 años y nunca ha tenido un BP de color. César Vargas está tratando de acabar con ambas tendencias.
Election 2021
Republicans Vie for Staten Island BP Nod as Democratic Challenges Take Shape
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The borough president’s bully pulpit stands especially high in Staten Island, separated from the rest of New York by seawater, demographics and a Republican orientation that could be getting firmer.
COVID-19
Checking in on New York’s COVID-19 ‘Cluster’ Containment Strategy
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It’s been nearly a month since New York started its ‘Cluster Action Initiative’ to contain the spread of coronavirus by instituting restrictions in specific hotspot neighborhoods. Will it keep a second wave at bay?
2020 election
Latinos votan por primera en elecciones de 2020 en Staten Island, Nueva York
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La historia de las elecciones de 2020 trataba tanto del futuro de una nación como de los votantes individuales que salieron el primer martes de noviembre.
Election 2020
Breaking Down the 2020 Election Results for NYC (So Far)
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On Staten Island, Nicole Malliotakis claimed victory late Tuesday but incumbent Max Rose refused to concede. In the State Senate, Democrat Andrew Gounardes is trailing Republican Vito Bruno by about 6,000 votes. Plus more updates.
voting
Poll-Site Steering Means Battling Electioneering at SI Voting Site
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“I’ve had a few people come in with their Trump hats or T-shirts,” one poll worker said, of trying to enforce rules that forbid electioneering from within 100 feet of a poll site. “I tell them, you’ve got to take it off.”
11th Congressional District
Voters Line Up Early in Competitive 11th Congressional District
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Staten Island occupies the bulk of the 11th Congressional district, where Rep. Max Rose, a Democrat, is trying to hold on to the seat he won in 2018 against a strong challenge by Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis.
Election 2020
Max Rose Marched to Defund the Police? That’s News to the People Who Ran the March
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His opponent is claiming Rose marched with those demanding a cut to NYPD funding. But the people who organized the event say that was definitely not the message most marchers were sending.