Struggling NJ Residents Choose Between Medical Care And Eating
By Kristine Villanueva Bill and Rose Morgan of Monroe Township are a retired couple who…
Category: Health
Florida Mother Barred From Suing Doctor Over Death Of Her Baby
Ruth Jacques, distraught over the fatal injuries her son suffered during childbirth, couldn’t sue her…
Opinion: President Biden Should Mail N-95 Masks To All People Living In U.S.
I thought it was a step in the right direction when President Biden assured Americans…
Press Release: NYC Care Reaches Milestone of 50,000 Enrolled Members
NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that NYC Care, the de Blasio administration’s health care access program…
The Free Tick App: A Research Tool To Help Track Tick Exposure And Identify Ticks
Most Staten Islanders have never heard of the Tick App. However, it has been around…
Street Party At Mac’s! Shutdown Protest In Grant City Draws Hundreds
On Wednesday, Grant City was jumping, with loud music blaring and a large crowd of…
COVID-19, Amazon Drones, and The New Shopping Experience
COVID-19 sucks. And, whether you’re a believer in its death-dealing capacity, or a doubter who…
Parts Of Staten Island Now Orange Zones As Governor Warns Of More Restrictions After Thanksgiving
Parts of Staten Island have become defined as Orange Zones, from the previous designation of…
Vodega In DUMBO Serves Up Plant-Based Bodega Faves
If you’re looking for vegan versions of old-school NYC bodega fare, Vodega in DUMBO is…
Affordable Care Act Required Purchase Of Consumer Product Under Penalty Of Fine, But Now Just Another Law
Health Insurance is a consumer product. It is the purchase from a for-profit company (which…
HeavenLee Float Spa: Quantum Healing On SI
Staten Islander reporters visited HeavenLee Float Spa in Richmond Valley in early September. The spa…
Mayor de Blasio: Hyper-Local COVID-19 Resource Deployment To Hardest Hit Areas Of NYC
NYC’s Test & Trace Corps will hit the streets in Tremont, a Bronx neighborhood among…
Quarantine Checkpoint Pilot Program Begins At Staten Island Crossings Into NJ
If you’re coming into NYC from any of the thirty five “high COVID infection rate”…
NYC Phase IV Reopening Finally Here
New York City has been in the midst of a shutdown for months, since way…
NYS PAUSE For COVID-19 At Day 100: Phase I Of Reopening Begins Today With Curbside Pickup
It’s already been one hundred days. Have you been counting? Neither have I. Finally, as…
How To Remove A Tick: A Tested And Effective Method
Staten Islander News Organization is planning a series on Lyme Disease. This silent destroyer is…
FB Video of Staten Island Shoprite Mob Yelling For Unmasked Woman To Leave Store Goes Viral
It’s national news now. Staten Islanders don’t play. If you’re planning to enter a grocery…
Joe Biden And The RAVE Act: Targeting Music In The Name Of Public Safety
It happens in every generation. Parents hear what the kids are listening to and scream…
Why In The World Did Gov. Cuomo Send COVID Patients To NY Nursing Homes?
COVID-19 kills. It’s indisputable. And, it favors the elderly and the infirm, those suffering from…
Save Staten Island Small Business Rally In Annadale Draws Huge Crowd; Big Media Conspicuously Absent
Today there was another rally organized by Staten Islanders advocating on behalf of small businesses…
Interview With Mr. Frank Siller, Chairman of Tunnel2Towers Foundation About COVID-19 Aid Programs
The Stephen Siller Tunnels2Towers Foundation is one of the best things to ever come out…
Travis Protest Draws Islanders Seeking End To NY PAUSE, Cites Harm To Small Business
Staten Islanders gathered Saturday at noon for 45 minutes to express their solidarity in opposing…
JetBlue NYC Flyover Panned By Some New Yorkers, Claim Evoked 911 Trauma
The Navy’s Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds put on an air show last week…
A Nurses Day Like No Other: Expressing Gratitude To Our Frontline Health Care Workers
Coronavirus. By now, the very word probably sends a shudder up your spine. The COVID-19…
Were The Tottenville Park ‘End The Shutdown’ Rally Flyers A Hoax?
Police are investigating fliers claiming there would be an “End the Lockdown Rally” at Conference…
PBA Pres. Lynch Press Release: “Get Cops Out of Social Distancing”
Police Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch was direct and to-the-point on Monday in his…
Mayor de Blasio Wishes Jews Happy Yom Ha’atzmaut, Late Last Nite Singled Out Bklyn Haredeim
What gives? Today is Yom Ha’atzmaut, Isreal’s nationally celebrated Independence Day. This day marks Israel’s…
Genius Cryptocurrency Mining Concept Will Save Energy; Cospiracists Fear Mark of the Beast
Ever hear of Bitcoin? By now, who hasn’t. While this article is not about Bitcoin,…
Lack of Evidence and Unintended Consequences: Social Distancing and Social Isolation
While everyone is stuck in their homes, many of them are wondering where the evidence…
Summer Sun’s Heat Cannot Destroy the COVID Virus, But Various Other Seasonal Factors May
It’s well known that with warmer weather, many viruses begin circulating more slowly through the…
Mayor de Blasio: Snitch On Social Distancing Scoffers, NY’ers
Rat ’em out! Mayor de Blasio is telling New Yorkers do do just that to…
Notice Alpine Air Lately? Shutdown Improving NYC’s Polluted Air
As motor vehicles stay in their driveways, instead of venturing out onto the highways and…
COVID-19 Lockdown: Harbinger of Virtual Reality Digital Pandemonium
Note: The following is purely fictional. But in a few years time, it may be…
Gov Cuomo: Mask Up In Public. NOW! Employers Must Provide Masks To Essential Workers.
Governor Cuomo has issued an Executive Order mandating that all employers provide essential workers with…
Skin Patch Vaccine Administration Via Micro-needles Embeds Invisible Tattoo
As reported on April 3 by the Staten Islander News Organization, a vaccine that looks…
The Flaws Of Pandemic Modeling and Mitigation Tactics: Grocery Shopping Fostering COVID-19 Herd Immunity
Is Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, promoting a…
Staten Islanders, Including Adults, Children, And Families, Can Pick Up Meals For Free At Public Schools
Since the schools have closed back in March, and there is an understanding that some…
A Summary Of Aid Islanders Might Qualify For Under The CARES Act
Since it is now the second week of April, and this pandemic lock-down has been…
World Famous Local Artist Scott LoBaido Toils Away At COVID-19 Heart-Flag At P.S. 35
Scott LoBaido is at it again. This time, he’s painted a massive 15 foot plus …
HOAX: NYC NOT Planning To Bury COVID-19 Dead In Your Local Park!
Stop scaring New Yorkers! Earlier today, Manhattan Democrat Mark D. Levine, City Council health committee…
New Habits: Lasting Lessons The CV Pandemic Is Teaching Us As A Culture
Right now we’re all stuck at home, waiting for COVID-19 to run its course. But…
Needle-Less COVID-19 Skin Patch Vaccine Developed By U Pittsburgh Researchers
A research paper outlining a new type of rapidly developed vaccine effective against COVID-19 that…
Lancet Study: Covid-19 Death Rate Lower Than Projected; Comparisons of Flu and Covid-19 Meaningless. Methodologies Contribute to Inaccurate Metrics: Stamford Professors
People keep saying Covid-19 can’t be compared to the flu. Yet it can. In fact,…
You Were Warned! Basketball Rims Removed In NYC Parks Due To Social Distancing Noncompliance; Playgrounds Closed; Other Parks Closures
It was all but inevitable. The NYC Parks Department took action this week to stop…
Workers Protest At Amazon’s West Shore Warehouse Over Covid-19 Safety
Workers protested this afternoon in front of Amazon’s JKF8 855,000-square-foot mega-warehouse in Bloomfield, Staten Island’s…
Did Liberal NYS MJ Decrim Policy Increase Young People’s Chances of Covid-19 Complications?
Liberal policy with regard to decriminalizing marijuana in NYS, enacted by Governor Cuomo, may have…
Well-Maintained FDA Position On Vitamin Therapy Challenged By Covid-19 Case Studies
Linus Pauling. Chemist. Nobel Peace Prize Winner 1962. Nobel Chemistry Prize Winner 1954. Medical researcher….
The United States Is Doing Only Half Of What China And South Korea Did, And Misses The Treatment Entirely
Americans in most major cities, and in smaller towns and counties across the country as…
Track Covid-19 Infections, Worldwide, In Real-Time
As you, our reader, may have noticed, Staten Islander News Org is NOT publishing a…
President Trump Cautions “Cure Cannot Be Worse Than The Problem”
Politics aside, Coronavirus is destroying our society. While no one can argue that deaths from…
NYS Covid-19 “Pause”: Time To Catch Up With Life
Time. You can never have too much of it, and no matter how much you…
COVID 19 – Matilda’s Law And What We Can Do Today To Help Our Neighbors And Keep Calm In This Uncertain Time
The COVID 19 virus pandemic is having a very strong effect on people located in…
The New York Public Library Is Closed Until Further Notice Due To COVID 19. Here Is How NYPL Is Helping New Yorkers During The Closure
The New York Public Library has reached out to all their members who have provided…
Preventing the Greatest Depression Ever: Congress, Act Now!
Right now, there are proposals on the table to bail out some companies and provide…
Defense Production Act Kicks In: Corporate Giants Pledge Help
Earlier this week, President Trump enacted the Defense Production Act, and major corporations have already…
NYS Gov: State on PAUSE. Stay Home. Outdoor Exercise OK. B-Ball? No way!
“The No. 1 opportunity is to flatten the curve. The best way to do that…
Governor Cuomo Orders All Non-Essential Businesses Shuttered. What is Essential?
Executive order 202.6 further clarifies Governor Cuomo’s New York State “pause,” for the purpose of…
Ventilator Shortage? Just Manufacture More! No Hospital Beds? Convert Empty Commercial Strip Malls, Hotels!!
Right now, the biggest issue we face is the lack of available medical ventilators and…
“Flatten the Curve,” Explained: Preventing An Avalanche of Covid-19 Cases
You’ve likely heard or read the phrase flatten the curve. But what exactly does this…
Keep Calm! Containment & Preparedness Keys To Community Readiness For Covid-19
Keep Calm! Containment & Preparedness Keys To Community Readiness For Covid-19 As Staten Island, NYC,…
Opinion: Sam Pirozzolo Calls For IMMEDIATE NYC Public School Shutdown
March 13, 2020 I am calling for an immediate shutdown of NYC Public Schools. As…
Covid-19 Pandemic Proves Why Universal Healthcare Is A Necessity
We all have our opinions on health care. Some say it should cover every American,…
Impossible Whopper of a Lie Fake News Debunked: Vegan “Meat” Does Not Make Men Grow Breasts
The Internet is abuzz with claims that the Burger King Impossible Whopper, made by Impossible…
Solving Homelessness: Build Green “Last Resort Towers”, Institute “Homeless Solution Game”
Homelessness is gripping the United States like never before. If you’ve been to Manhattan in…
Tests CONFIRM Bootleg Vapes LOADED With CYANIDE From Toxic Myclobutanil, Vitamin E; Gov’s Order For Flavored Vapes To Disappear Stayed By Court
First reported on Cannabistical.Com, and syndicated for publication here, at the Staten Islander News Organization’s…
Port Authority Playing Pong On Bayonne Bridge? No; It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Anyone in Bayonne, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Mariner’s Harbor, Graniteville, Arlington, or even Westerleigh may…
Are Climate Change Predictions Actually Hurting the Cause for Environmentalism? Would Pollution Be A Wiser Focus Than Climate Change?
Greta Thunberg is now the face of the environmental movement. The sixteen year old Swedish…
“Tick-Tock” Tick Control System May Be Staten Island’s Best Way To Combat Lyme Disease
New York City, and particularly Staten Island, has a real problem: Lyme Disease. First discovered…
NY State Moves To Ban Flavored E-Cigs; Media Conflates E-Cigarette & Illicit THC Vapes
It’s official. Flavored E-Cigs are Out in NYS. Emergency Regulations were enacted after the NYS…
Purdue Pharma, Source Of OxyContin Addiction Epidemic, Files For Bankruptcy Amid Settlement
Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the ill-famed OxyContin (oxycodone) synthetic opioid responsible for sparking the addiction…
CDC: STOP VAPING! Fake THC Vapes Common Denominator In Deadly Pulmonary Condition
The following piece has been syndicated for publication from Cannabistical.com.The fact that we have now…
As The Amazon Burns: Can Planting Trees Help? 10 Ways To Aid Our Ailing Earth
The Amazon Rainforest serves as the lungs of the Earth. Recently, with all the infernos…
Surgeon General’s Warning: Pot Dangerous, Causes Physical Dependence, Has No Medical Value!
The following article appeared today in Cannabistical.com, and is syndicated here at StatenIslander.Org with full…