Know your candidates: Michael Schnall focused on quality of life with experience at City Hall
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Michael Schnall, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Schnall campaign/Karen O’Donnell Photography)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Michael Schnall grew up on Staten Island, and wants to be the North Shore’s next City Council member.
Schnall has experience in government as a Parks Department staffer under the mayoral administrations of Mike Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio and a financial analyst for the City Council in the early aughts. He now works for a large non-profit organization.
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.