Staten Island is the southernmost borough of New York City,coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York. The borough is separated from the adjacent state of New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 Census,Staten Island is the least populated New York City borough but the third largest in land area at 58.5 sq mi (152 km2);it is also the least densely populated and most suburban borough in the city.
Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City,United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay,roughly bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street,on the south by Clifton at Vanderbilt Avenue,and on the west by St. Paul's Avenue and Van Duzer Street,which form the border with the community of Grymes Hill.
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.
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.
The Panel for Educational Policy of the Department of Education of the City School District of the City of New York,abbreviated as the Panel for Educational Policy and also known as the New York City Board of Education,is the governing body of the New York City Department of Education. The members of the board are appointed by the mayor,by the five borough presidents and one each elected by the five borough's CEC presidents.
The flags of New York City include the flag of New York City,the respective flags of the boroughs of The Bronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,and Staten Island,and flags of certain city departments. The city flag is a vertical tricolor in blue,white,and orange and charged in the center bar with the seal of New York City in blue. The tricolor design is derived from the flag of the Dutch Monarchy—the Prince's Flag—as used in New Amsterdam in 1625,when that city became the capital of New Netherland.
St. George Terminal is a ferry,railway,bus,and park and ride transit center in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island,New York City. It is located at the intersection of Richmond Terrace and Bay Street,near Staten Island Borough Hall,SIUH Community Park and Richmond County Supreme Court. St. George is a rare example of a rail-boat connection in the United States.
Postcards is an outdoor sculpture in St. George,Staten Island,New York City,United States. Built in 2004,it is a permanent memorial honoring the 274 Staten Island residents killed in the September 11 attacks of 2001 and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The dead include many who worked at the World Trade Center,police and firefighters who joined the rescue effort and were killed when the towers collapsed,and one passenger on United Airlines Flight 93,who died in the crash in Shanksville,Pennsylvania. One individual who was killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing is also represented.
The 2013 New York City mayoral election occurred on November 5,2013,along with elections for Comptroller,Public Advocate,Borough President,and members of the New York City Council. The incumbent mayor of New York City,Michael Bloomberg,a Republican-turned-Independent,was term-limited and thus unable to seek re-election to a fourth term in office.
Nicole Malliotakis is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district since 2021. Her constituency covers Staten Island and southern Brooklyn.
The New York Wheel was a proposed 630-foot (190 m) Ferris wheel to be located in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island,New York City,next to the Empire Outlets retail complex.
Empire Outlets New York City is a 350,000-square-foot (33,000 m2) retail complex in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. Construction on Empire Outlets started in 2015,and the complex opened on May 15,2019. Tentative plans called for 100 stores,but there is only space for about 70 stores,less than half of which are currently occupied. It is the first outlet mall in New York City. The mall is located next to the St. George Terminal,a major ferry,train,and bus hub.
Steven Matteo is an American politician who served as Council member for the 50th district of the New York City Council. He is a Republican.
An election for Mayor of New York City was held on November 7,2017. Incumbent Democrat Bill de Blasio won re-election to a second term with 66.2% of the vote against Republican Nicole Malliotakis.
Ronald Castorina,Jr. is an American judge,politician and attorney from New York. A Republican,Castorina represented the 62nd District in the New York State Assembly from May 10,2016 to January 2,2019. In 2020,he was elected as a judge of the New York City Civil Court,and in 2021,he was elected to a judgeship in the Supreme Court,Richmond County.
NYC Ferry is a public network of ferry routes in New York City operated by Hornblower Cruises. As of August 2023,there are six routes,as well as one seasonal route,connecting 25 ferry piers across all five boroughs. NYC Ferry has the largest passenger fleet in the United States with a total of 38 vessels,providing between 20 and 90 minute service on each of the routes,depending on the season.
Max Rose is an American military officer and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York for a single term from 2019 to 2021. A moderate Democrat,he served on the committees for Homeland Security and Veteran's Affairs and played a key role in bringing a stalled bill for a fund for victims of the September 11 attacks to a vote in the United States House of Representatives. Rose served in the Biden administration as senior advisor to the United States Secretary of Defense for COVID-19 from January 2021 to July 2021.
The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
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.
New York City's 49th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Kamillah Hanks since 2022. Hanks succeeded former councilwoman Debi Rose,who was term limited in 2021.
