Staten Island Advance/Hilton FloresCity Councilman Vincent Ignizio epitomizes the values of his largely Republican South Shore constituency. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the eighth installment in a periodic look at the 2012 agendas of Staten Island lawmakers.

These words are part of a letter faxed today to Councilmen James Oddo (R-Mid-Island/Brooklyn) and Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore) in response to their request that the agency create a pamphlet "written in plain English" attempting to explain the property

As he has for the last several years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is boasting that his proposed $68.7-billion budget plan for the coming fiscal year, released recently, will be achieved with no increase in taxes. “We said we’d hold the line on taxes. And in

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The market value of some Staten Island homes increased. Others decreased. Either way, the assessments have spiked and so too will the property taxes. But homeowners will need a degree in real estate law, expertise in tax codes or a

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The borough's City Council contingent gave kudos to Speaker Christine Quinn's State of the City address yesterday, including her call for mandatory kindergarten for 5-year-olds, which would need state OK. Ms. Quinn, a Manhattan Dem

Elected officials and veterans groups are renewing their calls for a parade for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, in light of Tuesday's planned Superbowl victory parade for the New York Giants. Elected officials and veterans groups are renewing their ca