STATEN ISLAND -- Public Defender and New Brighton resident Kelvin Richards wants to take his experience in the courtroom to serve as an advocate for North Shore residents as its next City Council ...

When New York City Council Member Debi Rose decided to run for the City Council seat on Staten Island’s North Shore in 1999, there were no other politicians in the borough who looked like her. Rose ...

For the first time in 12 years, residents of the North Shore will soon have a new representative in the City Council. Democrat Kamillah Hanks and Republican Patricia Rondinelli are vying to replace ...

Council Member Deborah Rose made history as the first Black lawmaker elected to office on Staten Island. About 12 years later, a crowded slate of predominantly Black candidates are hoping to fill her ...

Staten Island Democrat Deborah Rose at a 2010 rally outside City Hall. Kamillah Hanks is mounting a serious challenge to the two-term incumbent. In recent years the North Shore has become the focal ...