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Changes to home care eligibility puts disabled New Yorkers in jeopardy of losing vital services, adv

Sen. Andrew Lanza, whose district encompasses the South Shore, called the changes a great disappointment and said the state of New York...

NYC politicians to mayor: Hire 6,000 more NYPD cops in next 5 years

In order to have a vigorous police force for a city our size, we need to accelerate future [NYPD] classes,” the group wrote in their...

Republican leaders, angry Staten Islanders rally to end school mask mandates

“As a husband and a father, I feel your pain. I feel the frustration. I see what is wrong in the state of New York,” said state Sen....

As Hochul walks back mother-daughter apartment plan, Staten Islanders continue push against housing

Staten Islanders know how badly things can go when big government bureaucrats start meddling in local land use laws. After decades of...

NYC lawmakers commit to action after Wagner High School violence

“As the parent of a child in high school, my bones shook. I cringed,” Lanza (R-South Shore), who also has a daughter who’s a teacher,...

Surge in shootings in 2021 blamed on reforms as Adams vows action

“Government’s most basic responsibility is public safety. The misguided policies from the left have failed miserably in that regard and...

S.I. GOP delegation part of lawsuit against NYC non-citizen voting

By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s Republican elected officials joined their colleagues around...

Staten Island officials announce plan to sue NYC over vaccine mandate for indoor dining, gyms and en

By Giavanni Alves | GAlves@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Several Staten Island elected officials announced Friday that they plan...

Lanza legislation to study widening the Outerbridge Crossing signed into law

"When the Outerbridge Crossing opened in 1928, it was intended to meet the growing travel needs after World War I. Nearly 512,000...

Andrew Lanza named number 2 Republican in New York Senate

“While arrogant and misguided policies have put our State in a downward spiral, I am confident that we can turn the tide and put New York...

Critics demand answers as to why accused Bronx gang shooter was on the streets

State Sen. Andrew Lanza, a Republican from Staten Island and a former prosecutor in the Manhattan DA’s office said when a convicted felon...

Redistricting fight in New York shifts to courts

"The people of the state of New York deserve to know how these maps were drawn, who drew them and how they came up with them," Lanza...

‘I wish it were true, but it’s not,” says Sen. Lanza about false Staten Island secession report

“I wish it were true. Let me say that. I have carried the secession bill,” Lanza told the Advance/SILive.com. “In spite of all the...