Councilwoman Rose makes voice heard in crowded race to succeed her
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Selina Grey (left) and Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-North Shore) are pictured in file photos. Rose has endorsed Grey to succeed her in the North Shore City Council seat. (Advance file photo composite)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In a field as crowded as the North Shore City Council race, any endorsement counts, especially if it’s from the woman who’s held the seat for over a decade.
Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-North Shore) made her voice heard earlier this month when, of the 15 candidates, she chose to endorse local Democratic operative Selina Grey, who has ties to the councilwoman.
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Election 2021: Candidates seek support on North Shore as Democratic primary approaches
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
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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).
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By Sara Marcus
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10:55 am | כ ט טבת תשפ א
Supporters gather to protest the closure of Mac’s Public House on Dec. 7, 2020, in Staten Island. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
Leticia Remauro, the Republican candidate for Staten Island Borough President, is facing criticism and pushes to drop out after she took a video of herself saying “Heil Hitler” and posted it online.
Remauro was leading a protest against state coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and bars on December 2nd was filming herself when she announced, “We have to come together with the small business community, with Staten Island to stand up for our right the right to pay taxes so that we can pay the salaries of these good men and women, who, yes, are only doing their jobs.