POLITICS

October 5, 2011

Miss New York 2011 Launches Petition To Defeat Deadly Cyber Bullying

 Kaitlin Monte responds to recent suicide of 14-year-old Buffalo resident New York — Kaitlin Monte, Miss New York 2011, has launched a petition supporting New York state legislators in their efforts to address the issue of cyberbullying. In September,  New York state Sen. Jeffrey D. Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) joined fellow members of the Independent Democratic Conference and anti-bullying […]
December 30, 2010

New York City Councilwoman Debi Rose Urges Staten Island residents to participate in ‘blizzard clean-up’ survey

NEW YORK  —  City Councilwoman Debi Rose (D- District 49,  North Shore of Staten Island)  has created an online “blizzard clean-up” survey in response to the widely criticized clean-up effort that left residents of Staten Island stranded for days. The survey is accessible via Councilwoman Rose’s Facebook page and her twitter account or at http://surveymonkey.com/s/blizzardresponsesurvey. Councilwoman Rose, along with […]
November 18, 2010

Staten Island’s Beleaguered Small-Business Community Protests Over-Regulation, Unjust Taxes

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If the weather was any indication, organizers of the “Stop Suffocating Small Business” initiative are off to a bright start. More than 220 small-business owners rallied under sunny skies earlier today in the Staten Island community of New Springville, where they protested excessive taxation and over-regulation by government agencies. “How many more […]
November 9, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Island’s ‘Stop Suffocating Small Business!’ Rally To Spark Action From City, State And Federal Lawmakers

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (Nov. 9, 2010) — Frustrated by years of fruitless waiting, members of Staten Island’s financially overburdened small-business community will be taking to the streets. Business owners are hoping to convince city, state and federal policymakers to provide the much-needed regulatory changes they need in order to survive.        The “Stop Suffocating Small Business!” rally, organized […]
May 21, 2010

Candidates List For 'Top-10 Most Influential Staten Islanders' Continues To Grow

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A prominent Staten Island business is on a quest to identify the “10 Most Influential Staten Islanders.” Relevant Public Relations launched a Web-based campaign on May 14 to determine which Islanders carry the greatest clout. The election, marketed almost entirely on Facebook. Twitter and LinkedIn, will conclude on May 28, at 9 […]