Staten Island seawall project underway as officials mark 12th Hurricane Sandy anniversary
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A long-awaited coastal resiliency project finally got underway Monday in South Beach as officials marked the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation of Staten Island.
A host of federal, city and state officials joined Malliotakis for Monday’s groundbreaking, including State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/Southern Brooklyn), Assemblyman Charles Fall (D-North Shore/Brooklyn/Lower Manhattan), Assemblyman Michael Reilly (R-South Shore), Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R-East Shore/South Brooklyn), Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo (R-Mid-Island), and Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island/South Brooklyn).