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HOST, “MORANO IN THE MORNING” AM 970
CEO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF RICHMOND
DISTRICT MANAGER STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY BOARD 1
FORMER PRESIDENT NEW YORK STATE AFL-CIO
HENRY THOMPSON has helped turn
JOSEPH CARROLL
IT WASN’T so long ago that Denis Hughes was one of the most powerful union leaders in New York, which is one of the most labor-friendly states. The Staten Island native, who also served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is now operating in the private sector. He handles government and labor relations as a senior operating partner at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm.
FRANK MORANO
THE STATEN ISLAND
Reform Party chairman and talk radio host – you can hear him on AM 970 early Sunday morning – boosts candidates both prominent and obscure on the party’s ballot. Last year, the party endorsed six candidates, including Charles Fall, Ron Castorina and several incumbents. Frank Morano recently testified before the 2019 Charter Revision Commission, criticizing New York City’s 8-to-1 matching funds campaign finance program, which he called “legalized bribery.”
HENRY THOMPSON
around the Community Health Center of Richmond since joining the organization in 2009. “It was important to make sure that we had the right direction,” Thompson told Modern Healthcare. He is also expanding the health center’s medical office in Stapleton and using state-funded seed grants to combat childhood obesity. “This is the beginning step” in what has been a long-standing issue, Thompson told the Staten Island Advance.
JOSEPH CARROLL
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KEN MITCHELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STATEN ISLAND ZOO KEN MITCHELL’S previous job as New York City councilman – navigating the disparate personalities of council members and commissioners – likely prepared him for his current role at the Staten Island Zoo. Now he spends his days with rambunctious Geoffroy’s marmosets and premonitory rodents who have kept their thoughts about the mayor’s presidential chances mum. Mitchell, who kept a low profile on the City Council, previously worked for then-Rep. Michael McMahon.
had the unenviable job of maintaining order during the contentious Bay Street rezoning hearings. Faith leaders, housing advocates and community activists opposed the plan, arguing it did not meet the community’s needs for affordable housing. The board largely agreed, voting down the plan while demanding more open space, new schools and a ferry stop – but the New York City Planning Commission passed it. Negotiations among the various stakeholders are expected to continue.
DENIS HUGHES
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