In the 1990s, Staten Island no longer wanted to be part of New York City. It was physically detached from the rest of the ...

From Staten Island to upstate, some New Yorkers have long been asking for a breakup. Only Vermont has been successful, seceding from the Empire State in 1777. A century later, New York City Mayor ...

Leaders of New York City’s “Forgotten Borough” — and most conservative enclave — are re-introducing stalled legislation for Staten Island to secede from what they fear will become the People’s ...

A robust collective of Republican lawmakers in Staten Island is discussing seceding from New York City in response to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's win on Nov. 4. "It's only going to get louder," ...

Conservative residents of Staten Island have been discussing plans to secede from New York City ever since the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, visited Staten Island late last month. There has already ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island plans to secede from New York City. For real this time. Maybe. Assemblymember Sam Pirozzolo, who declared Staten Island’s figurative independence in November, ...