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Mayor Adams, Councilmember Hanks Celebrate $5 Million Investment in First-Ever Staten Island Community Justice Center to Foster Further Community Engagement
Community Justice Center Will Provide Critical Services to Young People and Adults to Reduce Crime and Incarceration, Strengthen Community Trust in Criminal Justice System. Former Criminal Courthouse to Be Transformed Into Community Asset That Delivers Hands-On Programming to Keep Community Safe and Prosperous. New York – New York City Mayor...
Staten Island station, Maker Park Radio, celebrates seven years with a music and art fest: Date, lineup, and ticket info
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Maker Park Radio, a Staten Island community radio station, is hosting its seventh-anniversary music and arts fest on Saturday, July 20 at Maker Park in Stapleton. Started in 2017 by founders Kristin Wallace and Tom Ferrie, Maker Park Radio is a non-profit community streaming radio...
Quick-service deli and grocery store to open on Staten Island
Staten Island’s gluten-free community will soon have another quick-service option in the borough.<\p> Castleton Farm to Bagel, a quick-service deli and grocery store with gluten-free options, is expected to open at 857 Castleton Ave. in West Brighton sometime during the first week of August.<\p>
Garbage piles up at Staten Island beach, as local laments lack of trash cans
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Staten Island resident recently reached out to the Advance/SILive.com to raise awareness of the trash situation by the South Beach waterfront. A video sent in from Louis DeFeo, shows a pile of several empty water bottles and cans among other items, with the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in the view behind.
Staten Island intersection gets a makeover with new safety features
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As a part of continuous efforts to beautify and reinforce the safety of the neighborhood, the Forest Regional Residential Civic Association (FRRCA) has helped renovate a bustling West Brighton intersection. After increasing concerns about pedestrian safety at the intersection of Forest and Bard Avenues, the...
Haunting photos show shattered remnants of these stations on the old North Shore rail line
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The ghost of the North Shore rail line never seems to go away. The Sanitation Department recently removed 220 tons of trash from an area of the deactivated train line. Much of the old rail line infrastructure, including trestles, staircases, support columns and railroad tracks,...
Staten Island Republicans share outrage and sorrow while condemning shooting at Trump rally
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In a hall off Richmond Road, elected Staten Island GOP officials gathered to express their sorrow and outrage over the apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-South Shore), Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island/South Brooklyn), Councilman Joe Borrelli (R-South Shore), Assemblyman...
NYC weather: New York City under a flood advisory Monday morning
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory at 5:01 a.m. on Monday in effect until 6:30 a.m. for Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island as well as Nassau County. The weather service adds, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas," explains...
The JCC of Staten Island has Everything for Everyone
The JCC of Staten Island has Everything for Everyone In today’s fast-paced world, it can be daunting for parents to find children’s activities that fit into the family’s busy schedule. Are you looking for a place where each member of the family—from little ones to parents to grandparents, and everyone in between—can find what they […] The post The JCC of Staten Island has Everything for Everyone appeared first on SI Parent.
FerryHawks Notebook: Staten Island starter is heading to...China!?
Get ready to learn Chinese, buddy. No, seriously. Staten Island FerryHawks ace hurler Aaron Leasher may want to brush up on the language after he was signed by the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan on Monday. The southpaw is now the sixth FerryHawk to garner...
Little League Section 3 South All-Star 12s baseball: South Shore blows away Greenwich, 16-0 (photos)
South Shore Little League’s 12-year-old team cruised through District 24 play with a perfect 6-0 record to notch its first banner of the 2024 season. Sunday night at Joseph Anthony Verdino Stadium of Dreams in Tottenville, Bob Laterza’s club inched one step closer to its second title of the summer with a 16-0 thrashing of Greenwich Village LL to move within one game of the Section 3 South championship.
Finding a path: First-gen student discovers his future in history
Around two years ago, Josep Romero was facing a tough decision: transfer schools or drop out. The Staten Island native was studying electrical engineering at the time. The day before the add/drop period ended in spring 2022, he made a decision that completely changed his trajectory: He enrolled in three history courses.
Staten Island obituaries for July 15, 2024
SATTEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In honor of those who have died, here is a compilation of obituaries posted on SILive. Viewing times and guest books can be seen here. George W. McClaughry Jr., 96, passed away on Jul. 12, 2024. A lifelong Staten Islander, he served in the US Army from January 1946 to July 1947 overseas in the occupation of Japan as a surgical technician and paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division where he earned a World War II Victory Medal and an Army of Occupation Medal-Japan.
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