The City of Greater New York was the term used by many politicians and scholars for the expanded City of New York created on January 1,1898,by consolidating the existing City of New York with Brooklyn,western Queens County,and Staten Island. The section of the Bronx west of the Bronx River had been annexed to the City and County of New York in 1874 and was known as the Annexed District. The section of the Bronx east of the Bronx River had been annexed to the City and County of New York in 1895.
Vito John Fossella Jr. is an American politician serving as the Staten Island Borough President since 2022. A member of the Republican Party,Fossella previously represented the state's 13th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms,from 1997 to 2009 serving as the lone Republican from New York City. A Staten Island native,Fossella initially took office in 1997 after winning a special election held to replace the resigning Susan Molinari.
Monsignor Farrell High School is an American Catholic high school for boys,located in the Oakwood section of Staten Island,New York.
There are and have been several movements regarding secession from the U.S. state of New York. Only one of them –the state of Vermont –succeeded. Among the unsuccessful ones,the most prominent included the proposed state of Long Island,consisting of everything on the island outside New York City;a state called Niagara,the western counties of New York state;the northern counties of New York state called Upstate New York;making the city of New York a state;a proposal for a new Peconic County on eastern Long Island;and for the borough of Staten Island to secede from New York City.
James Steven Oddo is an American attorney and politician who served as the Borough President of Staten Island from 2014 to 2021. Oddo had previously served as a member of the New York City Council,representing the 50th district from 1999 to 2013. He is currently serving as the Commissioner for the New York City Department of Buildings under Mayor Eric Adams.
Michael E. McMahon is an American politician and attorney serving as the District Attorney for Richmond County,which is coextensive with Staten Island. A member of the Democratic Party,McMahon is a former U.S. Representative for New York's 13th congressional district,serving from 2009 until 2011,and a former member of the New York City Council.
Andrew Joseph Lanza is an American lawyer and Republican politician. He is a member of the New York State Senate,representing the 24th district,which includes most of Staten Island. He was elected in 2006 after having served on the New York City Council for the 51st district.
John Michael Murphy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scandal.
Michael J. Cusick is a former New York State legislator who represented the New York State Assembly's District 63,in Staten Island,New York. He is a Democrat,and served in the Assembly from 2003 to 2023.
James Aloysius O'Leary was an American lawyer and businessman who served five terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1935 to 1944.
Louis R. Tobacco is an American politician from New York. A Republican,he represented Staten Island's 62nd District as a Member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 through 2012.
On November 7,2006,New York,along with the rest of the country held elections for the United States House of Representatives. Democrats picked up 3 House seats,the 19th,the 20th,and the 24th.
Arthur Donald Spatt was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Robert Alan Straniere is a Republican politician from New York City. He represented a district in Staten Island in the New York State Assembly from 1981 until 2004,serving as the Assistant Minority Leader from 1995 until 2004. In the 2008 Congressional election,he was a candidate for the House of Representatives in New York's 13th congressional district,a seat being vacated by Vito Fossella. Straniere received the endorsement of the Staten Island Republican Party. On September 9,2008,Staniere defeated Dr. Jamshad I. Wyne in the Republican primary to become the Republican candidate. He opposed the winner of the Democratic primary,Michael E. McMahon,a member of the New York City Council. McMahon won the election on November 4.
Matthew Mirones is a former Republican politician from New York City who represented parts of Brooklyn and Staten Island in the New York State Assembly.
Michael Gerard Grimm is an American politician and convicted felon,who represented New York in the United States Congress from 2011 to 2015 until his conviction and resignation from Congress. Grimm represented New York's 13th congressional district during his first term,after which he represented New York's 11th congressional district. Both districts consisted of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Grimm is a member of the Republican Party;during his time in office was the sole Republican to represent a significant portion of New York City.
Leticia M. Remauro is an American businesswoman,politician,and author. In her campaign for Staten Island borough president in 2021,she placed third in the primary election for the Republican Party nomination,and placed third in the general election as the Conservative Party candidate. In 2020,at a rally protesting COVID-19 restaurant closures by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio,Remauro used the phrase "Heil Hitler" while criticizing Sheriffs' enforcement of the safety regulations.
A special election for New York's 11th congressional district was held on May 5,2015,to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Michael Grimm. Grimm,a member of the Republican Party,announced on December 30,2014,that he would resign from the House effective January 5,2015,and not take his seat for a third term following his guilty plea for tax evasion. On May 5,2015,Republican candidate Dan Donovan defeated his Democratic challenger Vincent Gentile in the election and filled the vacant seat.
The 2021 New York City borough president elections were held on November 2,2021. Four of the five incumbent borough presidents were unable to run for reelection due to term limits. Only the Queens borough president was eligible to seek re-election after winning a special election in 2020.
The Staten Island Republican Party,abbreviated SIGOP,is a regional affiliate of the United States Republican Party for the Borough of Staten Island in New York City,New York.
