The Staten Island Problem - Part 5: Revenge of the Forgotten Borough
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Pushkin. Election night, New York City, 1993. Staten Island Cable. Remember Frank? Former assistant press secretary for the Staten Island Borough president, the one who got yelled at in those sham meetings late into the night.
He got a new job. Which gave him a front row seat. Channel 77 bringing you that live. I'm The end of the campaign had been crazy.
Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari drove around the island in something called the Freedom Bus, talking secession. Staten Island politicians worked the rush hour fairies to try and gin up more votes to secede. And on election night. It looked like it at all. paid off.
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