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Guy V. Molinari
Of Counsel
Email: guy@statenlaw.com
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New York, N.Y., November 23, 1928 |
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| College: |
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Wagner College, B.A., 1949 |
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| Law School: |
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New York Law School, J.D., 1951 |
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| Membership: |
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Richmond County Bar Association. |
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| Admissions: |
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1953, New York |
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| Biography: |
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GUY V. MOLINARI: Mr. Molinari is the only Staten Island official to serve at all three levels of government: as a New York Assemblyman (1975-1980); as a United States Congressman (1981-1989); and as Borough President of Staten Island (1990-2001). One lasting legacy of Mr. Molinari’s three terms as Borough President was the landmark agreement with then New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and current State of New York Governor George Pataki to close the Fresh Kills Landfill – ending fifty continuous years of dumping on Staten Island. As a United States Congressman, he successfully lobbied for the one-way toll on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to ease traffic congestion, he saved the former Public Health Service Hospital and orchestrated its conversion to Bayley Seton Hospital, averted environmental disasters by preventing the operation of dangerous liquefied natural gas tanks and coal burning power plants, and gained national attention for his report on airborne toxic waste and its relation to cancer. Guy V. Molinari is revered as a national figure in Republican politics, whose support, dedication, and hard work has culminated in the election of numerous prominent elected officials including former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, New York City’s Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and Staten Island Borough President James P. Molinaro. In September of 2003, Mayor Bloomberg recognized Mr. Molinari’s decades of accomplished public service by naming the Staten Island Ferry fleet’s newest vessel after him, marking the first time this honor was bestowed on an individual during their lifetime. Mr. Molinari and his wife, Marguerite, have one daughter, Susan, a prominent Republican party leader and Washington, D.C. lobbyist, and the former United States Congresswoman who delivered the keynote speech at the 1996 Republican National Convention. |
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