‘I’m running to rebrand Staten Island’: Businessman Mark Murphy joins borough president race
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Lifelong Staten Islander Mark Murphy has thrown his hat into the ring for borough president, joining a growing list of candidates vying for a place on the ballot this fall in the contest to replace outgoing Borough President James Oddo.
“I know what Staten Island was and I know what Staten Island can be,” Murphy told the Advance/SILive.com about his candidacy. “I’m committed to this.”
The West Brighton resident, husband, and father of three, said his main reason for jumping into the race is because of the running joke that Staten Island is the “forgotten borough.”
Democratic activist and business owner Lorie Honor enters Staten Island borough president race
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
Local activist Lorie Honor, a Democrat, poses for a photo as part of her campaign for Staten Island borough president. (Courtesy: Lorie Honor for BP/Nataki Hewling)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A Staten Island Democratic activist and small business owner has entered the race for borough president.
Lorie Honor, co-founder of Staten Island Women Who March and owner of Honor Wines in Stapleton, said she considers the position a “dream job” that she’s been considering for over a decade.
“I just felt like that this was the job that would always be a great fit for someone who really wants to do good things for the people of Staten Island,” she said.
For those Staten Islanders we lost in 2020 | From the editor
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
Posted Jan 03, 2021
Confetti lies on the street after the Times Square New Year s Eve ball dropped in a nearly empty Times Square early Friday, as the area normally packed with revelers was closed. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP
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Hi Neighbor,
It was year ago when we welcomed this new decade. Who could have imagined? “Out with the old and in with the new,” we proclaimed with glee. A familiar refrain. But what we didn’t know was that with the new would come an vicious enemy to ravish our nation.