Frank Morano
Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island)
Frank Morano is a Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island). Republican.
- Party
- Republican
- Level
- City
- Member since
- 2025-05-14
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 212-788-6989
- Office
- 2955 Veterans Road West, Suite 2E, Staten Island, NY 10309
- Neighborhoods
- New Springville, Willowbrook, Bulls Head, Travis, Freshkills Park, Oakwood, Richmondtown, Great Kills, Eltingville, Arden Heights, Rossville, Annadale, Huguenot, Princes Bay, Woodrow, Tottenville, Charleston
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 63
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 332
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $75,741
- Contributions (2025)
- 685
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $36,277
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 12 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2026-2027)
- $4,371,000 · 94 organizations
Represents
- City Council District 51 NYC Council district
Chair of
- Committee on Veterans Committee
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Civil Service and Labor Committee
- Committee on Finance Committee
- Committee on General Welfare Committee
- Committee on Parks and Recreation Committee
- Committee on Oversight and Investigations Committee
- Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Committee
- Committee on Small Business Committee
- Committee on Criminal Justice Committee
- Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Committee
Overlapping representatives
- Andrew J. Lanza State Senator, District 24
- Michael Reilly Assembly Member, District 62
- Sam Pirozzolo Assembly Member, District 63
- Michael Tannousis Assembly Member, District 64
- Vito Fossella Staten Island Borough President
Community boards in district
- Staten Island Community Board 2 Community Board
- Staten Island Community Board 3 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Res 0599-2026 Creating a centralized income verification system for all income-based homeowner property tax exemptions administered by the NYCDOF and authorizing NYC to use such system to determine applicants’ income eligibility for Committee
- Int 1013-2026 Requiring public education on benefits for those harmed by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. Committee
- Int 1012-2026 Establishing a 9/11 week of service. Committee
- Res 0601-2026 DOT to authorize veterans with a 100 percent service-connected disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to use the Staten Island Expressway’s high occupancy vehicles lane regardless of Committee
- Res 0600-2026 The Major Richard Star Act (H.R.2102/S.1032). Committee
- Res 0598-2026 Allow consumers to cancel subscription services for deceased family members. Committee
- Res 0597-2026 Establishing dedicated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) leave. Committee
- Res 0554-2026 Professional sports franchises, major entertainment venues, and ticketing partners operating within NYC to establish reduced-price Fan Access Programs giving priority to local residents, veterans, students, first Committee
- Res 0559-2026 Exempting active duty military members based at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY and Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, NY who reside in a city with a population of one million or more from E-ZPass tolls associated with the Committee
- Res 0557-2026 Allocating funds for the preservation of AM radio broadcasting. Committee
- Res 0555-2026 Improve utility affordability, transparency, and consumer protections (S.5553C/A.5442B, S.1847A/A.2400A, S.1896/A.1028, S.1327A/A.4105A, and S.7693/A.8150). Committee
- Res 0556-2026 Recognize, commend, and support the MTA’s planned display of the American flag on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. Committee
- Res 0558-2026 Provide toll exemptions on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and other bridges within the state for active duty Servicemembers and their families based in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, and Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. (S.4530A) Committee
- Int 0962-2026 Prohibiting city elected officers and their spouses from appearing in advertisements produced with public funds displayed on city infrastructure, and technical amendments in relation thereto. Committee
- Res 0502-2026 Authorizes the City of New York to explore and implement pension reforms that reduce costs, maximize return on investment and preserve vested pension rights for retirees and employees. Committee
- Res 0503-2026 Review Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption and the Federal Communications Commission to explore approaches that promote the availability of professional sports programming on free, over-the-air broadcast Committee
- Int 0945-2026 Requiring ranked choice voting in general elections for municipal offices . Committee
- Res 0504-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to amend the Education Law, in relation to authorizing limited borough-level emergency operational Committee
- Res 0481-2026 Resolution calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to exempt veterans from tolls under the Central Business District Tolling Program Committee
- Int 0916-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to waiving permit fees for mobile food unit commissaries that reserve space for veteran vendors Committee
Bills they co-sponsored
- Int 0991-2026 Requiring a catalog of standard designs for small recurring capital projects. Committee
- Int 0997-2026 Creating a pilot program to provide hearing protection equipment for city police officers and providing for the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof. Committee
- Int 0994-2026 Requiring third-party food delivery services to maintain liability insurance. Committee
- Int 0986-2026 Using micromobility dynamometers to test micromobility devices operating in the city. Committee
- Int 1010-2026 Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for the senior citizen homeowner’s exemption and the disabled homeowner’s exemption. Committee
- Res 0609-2026 Require the City of New York to mitigate property damage caused by environmental issues which are caused by acts or omissions of such municipality (S.2200/A.3079). Committee
- Res 0610-2026 Authorizing the City of New York to provide a full exemption from real property taxation to homeowners eligible for the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE). Committee
- Int 0990-2026 Emergency notifications related to delays in ambulance dispatch. Committee
- Int 1008-2026 Protecting the health insurance coverage and contribution for Medicare-eligible retired employees of the city of New York and their Medicare-eligible dependents. Committee
- Int 0998-2026 Limiting nighttime illumination for certain buildings. Committee
- Res 0560-2026 Enact the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025. (H.R. 1803) Committee
- Res 0548-2026 Amend Education Law to grant the Council the authority to designate one seat on the Panel for Educational Policy. Committee
- Res 0550-2026 Establishing a 25-year retirement program for members of the NYC employees' retirement system employed as New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police. (S.9356/A.10414) Committee
- Int 0980-2026 Requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Committee
- Int 0977-2026 Trainings regarding sexually exploited youth. Committee
- Int 0976-2026 Signage indicating hazardous conditions at beaches under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation. Committee
- Int 0975-2026 Property tax exemption for members of a volunteer firefighting or ambulance service. Committee
- Res 0552-2026 Requiring teachers colleges to incorporate a course of instruction in mental health. (S.6814) Committee
- Int 0956-2026 The naming of 103 thoroughfares and public places. Enacted
- Res 0526-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3537/A.9157, to require the New York State Education Department to include the history of Italian immigrants and their descendants Committee
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $71,516
- PACs & political committees $2,975
- Other / employer / unknown $1,250
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- 360 Smarter Administration Inc. via Anderson Kill P.C. · 2026
- 360 Smarter Administration Inc. via Gerstman PLLC · 2026
- NYU Langone Health System in-house · 2026
- Orenda, Inc. via TLM Strategic Advisors LLC · 2026
- Staten Island Chamber of Commerce via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Staten Island Children's Museum via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Theatre Development Fund, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Anthos Home, Inc. via Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC · 2025
- Arthur Englewood LLC via Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC · 2025
- Arthur Kill Terminal LLC via Moonshot Strategies LLC · 2025
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Inc. via Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC · 2025
- National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2025
- Staten Island Chamber of Commerce via CMW Strategies LLC · 2025
- Trucking Association of New York via CMW Strategies LLC · 2025
Who shares their backers?
Other council members tied to the same lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders. Ranked so a backer shared by only a few members counts for more than one shared by many; the actual shared ties are shown. A pattern in the money and lobbying, not a claim of coordination.
- Kamillah Hanks 5 shared lobbying clients · 2 shared PACs
- David M. Carr 5 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC
- Julie Menin 4 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC
- Joann Ariola 1 shared lobbying client · 1 shared PAC
- Shaun Abreu 3 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC
- Kayla Santosuosso 2 shared lobbying clients
- Yusef Salaam 2 shared lobbying clients
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers 1 shared lobbying client · 2 shared PACs
Who's connected to them through more than one channel?
Outside interests connected to this official through more than one independent channel — drawn straight from the records the rest of the site already shows. “Lobbied them” = a lobbying filing that named the member. “Outside spending” = an independent-expenditure committee the interest funds spent in
- Anthos Home, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
Discretionary funding they sponsored
Organizations this member steered City Council discretionary (member-item) money to (FY2026-2027), largest first. From the Council's Schedule C funded disclosure (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is named). Organizations with a profile here link through.
- Sundog Theatre FY2026-2027 · 21 awards $360,000
- IlluminArt Productions FY2026-2027 · 14 awards $280,000
- New York City H2O FY2026-2027 · 10 awards $280,000
- Department of Education FY2026-2027 · 53 awards $211,000
- Where to Turn FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $210,000
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 12 awards $190,000
- Staten Island Community Services Friendship Clubs, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 8 awards $180,000
- Staten Island Historical Society FY2026-2027 · 10 awards $170,000
- Catholic Charities of Staten Island FY2026-2027 · 7 awards $140,000
- Department of Sanitation FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $130,000
- Intrepid Museum Foundation, Inc FY2026-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $115,000
- Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 6 awards $87,000
- On Your Mark, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 8 awards $81,000
- Staten Island Economic Development Corporation FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $80,000
- Marquis Studios FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $80,000
- Lifestyles for the Disabled, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $65,000
- South Shore District Management Association, Inc FY2026-2027 · 3 awards $60,000
- ArtBridge Projects Inc FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $60,000
- District Attorney - Richmond FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $50,000