Five New Playgrounds for Staten Island!

Borough President Molinaro commits $2.5 Million for five new playgrounds across the borough.

The parks project is part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030 initiative that calls for the building of neighborhood parks that city residents can walk to, as a way to cut down on the use of cars. The playgrounds, which could be open by spring of 2009 and will cost $500,000 each, will be built at Silver Lake Park; the Greenbelt Recreation Center; New Dorp Beach; Conference House Park; and near Rathbun Avenue and Drumgoole Road in Huguenot. The City Parks Department is also renovating playgrounds in Clove Lakes Park and at South Beach.

Service Road Dead End: Molinaro Rallies Island to Complete West Shore Service Roads

B.P. Molinaro wants to connect the West Shore Expressway service road which now dead ends (above) at Bloomingdale Road and continues again at Woodrow Road.

Borough President James P. Molinaro is hopeful that environmental concerns can be addressed and the Borough can move forward with connecting the West Shore Expressway Service Roads. Molinaro plans to hold a meeting with the State Department of Transportation and The State Department of Environmental Conservation to work out a solution which permits the service road connection to be completed.

“Reports of the demise of our service roads have been greatly exaggerated,” said Molinaro. “They are much too important to the quality of life on the South Shore. They offer valuable alternatives for motorists when expressways are jammed with non-local traffic, and they provide emergency vehicles with access that can save lives.”

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B.P. Molinaro Rallies Support for Wind Power on Staten Island.

Fresh Kills windmills would make Staten Island the renewable energy capital of New York City.

With New Yorkers paying the third-highest energy rates in the country and Con Edison customers bracing for the biggest one-time increase in their bills, Borough President James P. Molinaro has asked Governor David Paterson to support his plan for a Wind Farm at Fresh Kills to help keep energy costs down and prevent businesses from leaving the state.

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State of the Borough Address 2008

B.P. Molinaro is surrounded by children as he concludes his 2008 State of the Borough Address with the message "Children are our Future".

Borough President James P. Molinaro delivered the 2008 State of the Borough Address on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 in the Center for the Arts at the College of Staten Island.

He identified plans to improve traffic conditions and mass transit, promote tourism, and boost Staten Island's jobs and economic activity. The 2008 State of the Borough Address can be viewed on Time Warner Cable On Demand, Channel 1111.

View the Video's that were Presented at the 2008 State of the Borough:

Opening Windmills Video

Staten Island Attractions Video

Ferry Fish Tanks Video

Staten Island Railroad Video

Staten Island's First Official Attractions Magazine Debuted by B.P. Molinaro

Borough President James P. Molinaro announces the launch of a cultural publication to help promote tourism for Staten Island.

“Staten Island is inviting the world to experience our great attractions,” said B.P. Molinaro. “Thanks to the support of George Fertitta, NYC & Company, and the NYC & Company Foundation, my office is helping to promote Staten Island to tourism markets throughout the country. We would like to introduce Staten Island to a new audience of visitors. My office recognizes the important benefits of tourism to our cultural organizations, local businesses, and citizens at large.” The magazine highlights the Borough’s non-profit cultural organizations, including museums, the zoo, botanical gardens, art centers and historic sites.

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