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Menorah Lighting celebrates the Festival of Lights

12/14/2017

 
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​On Thursday, December 14th, BP Oddo hosted the annual Menorah Lighting ceremony at Borough Hall to celebrate Hanukkah. Rabbi Nachman Segal of Chabad Israel Center of Staten Island lit the menorah candles. Congregation Toras Emes Hebrew School performed musical selections at the event.
 
“I’m so happy to be here tonight to share in this joyous celebration with you,” said BP Oddo.
 
The ceremony was sponsored by the Council of Jewish Organizations, who distributed traditional Hanukkah food and toys to all who came to the event.

Every Staten Island Elected Official Joins Borough President Oddo in Signing onto Letter to Governor and Mayor saying: “Thank you; We Need More Help” on Opioid Epidemic

1/12/2017

 
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​“Thank you; we need more help,” is the message of a short letter drafted by Borough President James S. Oddo and signed by every other elected official on Staten Island to Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio.
 
The letter, dated January 10, 2017 and addressed to Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio reads in total as follows:
 
“We sincerely thank you for all you have done to help us fight the opioid epidemic plaguing Staten Island.
 
“We desperately need more help.
 
“We are hopeful we can all get in the same room in the near future to figure out how we can do even more.”
 
Ironically, within hours of sending the letter, the Governor sent out a press release announcing a slew of new proposals in his State of the State to combat this epidemic state wide.
 
“I certainly welcome the Governor’s new proposals, and look forward to learning more about them,” said Borough President Oddo. “In fact, they are an indication of how important it is to get in the same room to discuss all our efforts and discuss what more can be done. At our December 2, 2016 meeting I hosted at Borough Hall, my colleagues and I agreed that the crisis is so pervasive and serious that we must be working with the highest reaches of the state and city government to solve it. This letter appealing to the Governor and Mayor for their direct engagement with us asks just for that. Does the request reflect a bit of chutzpah on our part? Perhaps. But the cause is that important and the consequences of inaction too serious.” 
 
Besides Borough President Oddo, the bipartisan group of elected officials signing onto the letter was: District Attorney Michael McMahon, Congressman Dan Donovan, State Senators Andrew Lanza and Diane Savino, Assembly Members Michael Cusick, Matthew Titone, Nicole Malliotakis, and Ron Castorina, and Council Members Steven Matteo, Joe Borelli, and Debi Rose.  

BP addresses quality of life issues at Tottenville Civic Association Town Hall

7/13/2016

 
Wednesday, July 13th, BP Oddo joined Council Member Joe Borelli, District Attorney Mike McMahon, Assemblyman Ron Castorina and various city agency representatives at the Tottenville Civic Association Town Hall.

“Good job by Jim Pistilli, the Civic Association President, in getting us all in the same room,” noted BP Oddo. “Thanks to those Tottenville residents who attended for being active participants in making our community better.”

The meeting covered a myriad of issues, from road resurfacing, to infrastructure challenges, to Sandy recovery and the ongoing drug epidemic.

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