What state of origin does Louis DeSalvio and Staten Island have in common?
Louis DeSalvio Louis F. DeSalvio (May 29, 1910 – August 17, 2004) served in the New York State Assembly for over 38 continuous years, longer than all but one other member in the history of that body. From 1941 to 1979, he represented districts that included the southern end of Manhattan (including the Lower East Side), Liberty Island, Ellis Island, Governors Island, and (after 1972) the eastern edge of Staten Island. From 1975 to 1978, he served as the Assembly’s speaker pro tempore. In that capacity, he often presided over the body.
The Republic of Wolves The Republic of Wolves is an indie rock band from Long Island, New York, USA, consisting of Mason Maggio and Christian Van Deurs of the indie folk band Tigers On Trains, as well as Billy Duprey, Chris Wall of the Hip Hop band The Kickdrums and Ryan Sean Cullinane. AbsolutePunk named their first extended play "His Old Branches" "the best EP to be released in 2009". Punknews.org has noted that there are "some moments of brilliant restraint in their songs". The Republic Of Wolves were placed on a list of the "Top 10 Indie Bands" in "Substream Music Press" magazine, in which they were described as having "dark sounds, slowly but forcefully delivered vocals, and aggressively smart lyrics." The band has performed with acts such as Good Old War, Vinnie Caruana and Brandon Reilly of The Movielife, Gabriel the Marine, The Felix Culpa, Robbers, HRVRD, Sainthood Reps and Tiger Riot.