Staten Island community leaders host panel on COVID-19 vaccine in communities of color
Updated 11:00 AM;
Today 11:00 AM
The CANVAS Institute hosted a virtual panel to discuss access to the COVID-19 vaccine in communities of color.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. With every adult New Yorker now eligible for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, community leaders want to ensure that people of color on Staten Island have access and are educated about the vaccine.
That’s why the CANVAS Institute of Arts, Culture, and Civic Engagement held a virtual panel with Staten Island community leaders titled “COVID-19 Vaccine Concern Among Black and Brown Communities” to address the issue.
10 things to know about the latest filing
This week marked the massive information dump the New York City Campaign Finance Board calls “the filing deadline.” There are enough tidbits and storylines to last us politicos two months until the next one on May 21, but here are 10 things that immediately stood out.
Adams has the money
With $7.6 million on hand, Eric Adams is the undisputed money king of the mayoral race. Scott Stringer is in a not-so-distant second with $6.85 million. Andrew Yang raised an impressive $2.14 million in just two months, but he won’t be eligible to receive his $4.73 million in expected public matching funds until April 15 at the earliest.
Election 2021: Candidates seek support on North Shore as Democratic primary approaches
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
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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. I’m out here all the time, and I know that I am the best person in this race to represent Staten Island,” she said. “This is going to be a very important election.”
S.I. City Council candidate says she tested positive for COVID after morning spent canvassing
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
Posted Mar 07, 2021
Amoy Barnes, a candidate for the North Shore City Council seat, canvasses outside the St. George Green Market on Saturday, March 6, 2021. (Staten Island Advance/Paul Liotta)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A City Council candidate for the North Shore’s seat tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) Saturday after a morning spent canvassing.
Candidate Amoy Barnes, a staffer with the city Department of Education (DOE), said she tested positive in the afternoon, and that she was “still processing” the diagnosis before referring the Advance/SILive.com to representatives from the campaign. Barnes is running to replace City Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-North Shore).