Tracey Porpora

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News Manager and Editor, Public Interest and Advocacy Team at Staten Island Advance

News Manager of the Public Interest & Advocacy Team @ The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com

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Here are the winners, losers from NYC’s contentious 2025 primary election

3 days ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More than 990,000 New Yorkers braved the extreme heat to cast their votes in various primary races on Tuesday, with a highly contested Democratic primary race for mayor topping the ballot. With 11 candidates vying for the title of “Hizzoner” of the Big Apple, the Democratic candidate in the November 2025 election will be the person who receives the most votes through a ranked choice voting process.
Staten Island Primary Election Guide 2025: What voters need to know Tuesday

4 days ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

Tuesday is the day many New Yorkers have been eagerly awaiting to cast their votes in the 2025 primary election.Advance composite
This Staten Islander has dedicated 43 years to helping children with autism; ‘‘I still love what I do.’

6 days ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Pride 2025 is a series of profiles of LGBTQ+ Staten Islanders who have made a difference in the community.
This Staten Islander has dedicated 43 years to helping children with autism; ‘I still love what I do.’

6 days ago | autism.einnews.com | Tracey Porpora

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Pride 2025 is a series of profiles of LGBTQ+ Staten Islanders who have made a difference in the community.
NYC mayoral race 2025: SILive.com launches AI tool to help voters navigate issues

1 week ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --SILive.com has launched a news analysis tool powered by AI technology to help voters navigate the issues in the very crowded primary race for New York City mayor. The tool, developed in conjunction with Capitol AI, uses SILive.com content and policy stances from candidate websites to provide answers to your questions on key issues. Eleven Democrats are vying for the party’s nominations in the June 24 primary.
This artist, educator, curator is keeping the history of one of S.I.’s most notable residents alive

1 week ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Pride 2025 is a series of profiles of LGBTQ+ Staten Islanders who have made a difference in the community.
Staten Island man’s son is 4,000 miles away; Trump’s travel ban could keep it that way

3 weeks ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New Brighton resident Alhaji Nyallay immigrated to the U.S. alone from Sierra Leone more than 12 years ago, arriving with no money, job or higher education. Today he is a successful business owner. But he still vividly remembers his struggle growing up in the African country plagued with poverty, high crime rates, and political instability. When Nyallay was 2 years old, his father died.
‘I’m scared’: Staten Island charity founder fears Trump travel ban will block injured children from getting medical care

3 weeks ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Elissa Montanti wakes up every morning with a nagging sense of fear. With President Donald Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries, Montanti is afraid her organization, the Global Medical Relief Fund, will not be able to help all the children around the globe who desperately need care. Many of the children her organization helps live in impoverished African countries, Central and South America, and the Middle East.
NYC group says proposed Medicaid, SNAP cuts would disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ community

3 weeks ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

NEW YORK – At the start of Pride Month, the Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC has criticized the Trump Administration’s proposed legislative package -- dubbed “The Big Beautiful Bill,” as an attack on the LGBTQ+ community. The vote on the bill passed the House of Representatives on May 22 by a 215-214 margin, and now heads to the Senate, where it may face revisions.
Pride 2025: Meet the man who’s saving Staten Island’s hidden treasures one park at a time

3 weeks ago | silive.com | Tracey Porpora

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Pride 2025 is a series of profiles of LGBTQ+ Staten Islanders who have made a difference in the community. If you have someone you would like to nominate for “Pride 2025,” e-mail their name and a brief nomination to [email protected].)STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As a suburban kid growing up on Long Island, John Kilcullen, 58, loved to explore. He often spent hours freely roaming nearby preserves simply enjoying all that nature and the outdoors had to offer.

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N.Y. officials fight Social Security cuts that could delay checks for seniors https://t.co/K9Y90yDbfY

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Articles

Here are the winners, losers from NYC’s contentious 2025 primary election

Staten Island Primary Election Guide 2025: What voters need to know Tuesday

This Staten Islander has dedicated 43 years to helping children with autism; ‘‘I still love what I do.’

This Staten Islander has dedicated 43 years to helping children with autism; ‘I still love what I do.’

NYC mayoral race 2025: SILive.com launches AI tool to help voters navigate issues

This artist, educator, curator is keeping the history of one of S.I.’s most notable residents alive

Staten Island man’s son is 4,000 miles away; Trump’s travel ban could keep it that way

‘I’m scared’: Staten Island charity founder fears Trump travel ban will block injured children from getting medical care

NYC group says proposed Medicaid, SNAP cuts would disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ community

Pride 2025: Meet the man who’s saving Staten Island’s hidden treasures one park at a time

Journalists covering the same region

Kyle Morel

Heidi Waleson

Andy Milone

Chris Pedota

Mike Condon

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