Know your candidates: Ranti Ogunleye, educator and activist, running for City Council
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Ranti Ogunleye, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Ogunleye campaign/Jhnayah Flack)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Ranti Ogunleye has a famous last name, but has also built a name for himself through his lifetime of work on the North Shore.
His brother, Adewale, made his name on the gridiron playing as a defensive end for the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, and Houston Texans. Ranti, on the other hand, made his name in the community through his activism and work as an educator.
Staten Island’s first ‘bike boulevard’ planned for Mariners Harbor, mayor says
Updated May 11, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Mariners Harbor will have Staten Island’s first “bike boulevard,” a new city program aimed at improving conditions for cyclists, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.
Netherland Avenue, which runs for less than a mile from South Avenue to Simonson Avenue, will be one of five streets chosen citywide for the new program.
“These bike boulevards, they’re going to come with a variety of measures to make it a safe environment for bicyclists and connect key bike lanes to each other,” de Blasio said. “This is all about creating a bicyclist friendly, pedestrian friendly environment, making it easier for folks to get around from one part of the city to the other.”
Know your candidates: Troy McGhie, career educator, is vying for North Shore City Council seat
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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
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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.
Know your candidates: Kelvin Richards, a public defender, for North Shore City Council seat
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Kelvin Richards, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Richards campaign)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Kelvin Richards has served as a public defender with the Staten Island Legal Aid Society since 2013, and he wants to be the North Shore’s next City Council person.
A refugee of the Liberian Civil War, Richards, 38, is a graduate of the College of Staten Island, and current New Brighton resident. The United Auto Workers Region 9A announced their endorsement of him earlier this month.