Staten Island Sunrise Day Camp: ShopRite Donation Helps Kids With Cancer, Their Siblings Enjoy Summer Fun
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the recent job fairs hosted across ShopRite…
Category: Daytripping On SI
New Yorkers Invited To Participate In MTA Transit Spring 2026 Customers Count Survey
MTA Launches Spring 2026 Customers Count Survey Online Survey Available from Monday, April 13 Through…
For Staten Island’s Rep., Congestion Pricing Fight Is Not Over: MTA CEO Weighs In On Court Decision
We’ve previously reported on the initial action taken by the Trump Administration to revoke…
Cracking Down On Drunk, Speeding Drivers For Holidays, Washington Heights Plaza Named For Dominican Cultural Inst., Harlem River Greenway, Curb Enthusiasm Reflection, 5th Ave Signs, Water-Highway, Historic Progress: NYC DOT
Cracking Down On Drunk, Speeding Drivers For Holidays, Washington Heights Plaza Named For Dominican Cultural…
NYC Taxi Limousine Commission Honors Safest Drivers, Bases Across City With Gracie Mansion Ceremony; Record Electric Vehicle Gains Announced For Climate Week
TLC Recognizes City’s Safest Drivers and Bases 11th Vision Zero Safety Honor Roll Ceremony Celebrates Drivers…
NY Kids: Request Free Explorer Activity Book For Outdoor Adventures From NY Parks – Get Offline, Get Outside!
New York State Parks Announces New Children’s Activity Book Explorer Club Activity Book aims to…
Staten Island Transforms into Pig Island NYC on September 6 At Snug Harbor With Pork Barbecue, Craft Beverages – Presented By Food Karma
Editor’s note: Like so many other Staten Island events, meat, particularly pork, will feature heavily…
In NYC, PETA, Curtis Sliwa Call For Change After Lady, Carriage Horse On City Streets, Dies While Hauling Heavy Carriage
In NYC, PETA, Curtis Sliwa Call For Change After Lady, Carriage Horse On City Streets,…
BP Fossella and ATU Local 726 President Cassella Call Concern to Deteriorating MTA Express Bus Service, Canceled Trips, Necessary Improvements
BP Fossella and ATU Local 726 President Cassella Call Concern to Deteriorating MTA Express Bus…
On Staten Island TONIGHT At 6:30: NYC Ferry Optimization Plan Public Input Session Including St. George Ferry Route
After years of advocacy, we finally have the opportunity to secure a direct ferry connection…
Staten Islanders, New Yorkers: 100K Free Tickets To Fourth Of July Fireworks Display
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES 100,000 FREE TICKETS FOR NEW YORKERS TO WATCH MACY’S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS® Lighting…
Bike Stops Here: Removing Illegal Vehicles For Safer New York.
Community Op-Ed: The bike stops here: Removing illegal vehicles for a safer New York. Editor’s note: This…
NYC Parking Meter Scam Alert: QR Codes Don’t Belong, Don’t Pay Using Them; Flatbush Ave Redesign: NYC DOT
NYC DOT ISSUES PARKING METER SCAM ADVISORY Scammers Post at Least One QR Code on…
“We Outside Summer” – Improving Safety Citywide For All New Yorkers
“We Outside Summer” Editor’s note: With an average temperature of 65 degrees and rain almost…
Safe, Fun Summer in the Greatest City in the World
Community Op-Ed: A Safe and Fun Summer in the Greatest City in the World Editor’s…
Staten Island FerryHawks, NYC DOT, NYPD, Bike New York Partner To Give Away Bikes To Undeserved NYers
NYC DOT, NYPD, STATEN ISLAND FERRYHAWKS, AND BIKE NEW YORK PARTNER TO DONATE BIKES TO…
New Yorkers: Learn About Daylighting, Vision Zero Initiatives – Fewer Travel Lanes on 34th Street
Editor’s note: Readers learned about daylighting from DOT, where they provided descriptions of…
New Jersey Transit Union Strike Disrupted Two Work Days To Get Long-Overdue Higher Wages – Tentative Agreement Reached, Service Resumes In Full This Morning
New Jersey Transit Union Strike Disrupted Two Work Days To Get Long-Overdue Higher Wages –…
Staten Island’s Silver Lake Residents Want Victory Blvd Connection To Forest Avenue Reopened To Vehicular Traffic To Improve Safety, Alleviate Gridlock
Staten Island Silver Lake Residents Want Victory Blvd Connection To Forest Avenue Reopened To Vehicular…
NYC Helicopter Accident, NYPD Launches Quality Of Life Division, 3,700 New Teachers, 2 Million Meals To Veterans, Minimum Pay App-Based Drivers, Traffic Deaths Historic Low: Mayor Adams
NYC Helicopter Accident, NYPD Launches Quality Of Life Division, 3,700 New Teachers, 2 Million Meals…
Staten Island’s Outlier Status Applies To Commuting: Surprising Financial Tradeoff For City Residents: Public Transit Saves Money – Not Necessarily Time
Staten Island’s Outlier Status Applies To Commuting: Surprising Financial Tradeoff For City Residents: Public Transit…
Staten Island’s Seaview Avenue Safety Redesign Ribbon Cutting, New Bike Lane Traffic Signals On 3rd Ave,
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND STATEN ISLAND OFFICIALS CUT RIBBON ON SEAVIEW AVENUE…
Axe The Tax For Working Class, Women-Led Families Affordable Housing, Get [Scaffolding] Sheds Down, Baseball Season Starts, Free Swim Lessons: Mayor Adams
Axe The Tax For Working Class, Women-Led Families Affordable Housing, Get [Scaffolding] Sheds Down, Baseball…
New York’s Fingerlakes Region Should Be Designated National Heritage Area Due To Its Cultural, Historic Significance
GILLIBRAND REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE THE FINGER LAKES REGION AS A NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA Legislation…
Adams Administration Neighborhood Plans Will Bring More Jobs, Housing, and Opportunity to the City
Adams Administration Neighborhood Plans Will Bring More Jobs, Housing, and Opportunity to the City Editor’s…
Alice Austen House Industrial Remains Photo Walk
Photowalk Series: The Industrial Waterfront → Saturday February 22nd. 11am–12:30pm Editor’s note: The following information…
Fair Fares Transition To OMNY, Community Health Center, Restitution For 3,4000 Workers, T-Mobile NYC’s Major Cell Carrier, Migrant Shelter Closure Announced
Fair Fares Transition To OMNY, Community Health Center, Restitution For 3,4000 Workers, T-Mobile NYC’s Major…
Weight-In-Motion Ticketing Success, Traffic Safety Banners, Roadway Dining Season Begins Next Month, Curb Enthusiasm Podcast: NYC DOT
OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS ON THE BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY DROPPED 60 PERCENT SINCE NYC DOT DEPLOYED ROADWAY…
Staten Island Leads Way In New Tree Growth, Followed By Queens, the Bronx
From the original study referenced below, published in Public Library Of Science (PLOS): Spatial patterns…
Staten Island’s Greenbelt: Borough of Parks Evolution From Beginning To Modern Day
Staten Island’s Greenbelt: Borough of Parks Evolution From Beginning To Modern Day Staten Islander…
Staten Island Asm. Pirozzolo Blasts Plan To Remove Bus Routes, Stops On Property
Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo Blasts Staten Island Mall’s Plan to Eliminate Bus Routes & Stops On…
Bayonne Mayor Davis Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Bayonne Ferry Terminal
Mayor Davis Signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for Bayonne Ferry Terminal Editor’s note: Readers may…
NYC DOT Fills 500,000th Pothole, Celebrates Fast Pothole Repair Times; E-bike Trade In Program For Food Delivery Workers
MAYOR ADAMS AND COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATE DOT CREWS FILLING ADMINISTRATION’S 500,000TH POTHOLE, INVESTMENTS IN STREET…
City Of Linden Awarded Pedestrian Safety Grant: Safe, Aware, Educated Drivers Save Lives
Linden Awarded Pedestrian Safety Grant: Safer Drivers Save Lives Editor’s note: According to the Notice of…
New Study Reveals 94% Reduction In Speed Camera Fines Where They Are Installed – Indicating Fine Recipients Likely Pass Them Often, Learn Where They Are Through Fines
NYC DOT’S SPEED CAMERAS ACHIEVED A 94 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SPEEDING IN LOCATIONS WHERE THEY…
Blue Mailboxes Removed From Port Richmond, Staten Island Neighborhood: Local Pols Ask Post Office To Return Them, Tighten Security
We covered this press conference on Saturday; you can learn more about the issues here….
High Cost Of Free Parking In Cities: NYC DOT Curb Enthusiasm Podcast Features Professor Donald Shoup Discussing Parking Reforms
NYC DOT’S CURB ENTHUSIASM PODCAST FEATURES PROFESSOR DONALD SHOUP, AUTHOR OF THE HIGH COST OF…
Making New York City Best Place To Raise Your Family, Including Lower, Middle Income Residents
Making New York City the Best Place to Raise a Family Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
Cracking Down on Obscured License Plates: New Rules For Drivers, Increased Enforcement
ADAMS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW RULES TO CRACK DOWN ON DRIVERS WITH OBSCURED LICENSE PLATES …
Staten Island, Port Richmond Residents Weigh In On Congestion Pricing Effects Thus Far In First Week
Editor’s note: See our previous coverage of this new below-60th Street toll for vehicles in…
Brighton Beach Parking Lot: Unfair Burden With High Rates Comparatively, No Guaranteed Spot Or Enforcement Of People Parking Without Permits Taking Spaces From Paying Residents
SENATOR SCARCELLA-SPANTON CALLS ON NYC DOT TO MAKE CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BRIGHTON BEACH MUNICIPAL PARKING…
Involuntary Commitment Changes; New Hate Crimes Prevention Director; NonProfit Services Director; Drought Watch Lifted; NYC Health + Hospitals Possible Strike; Kingsbridge Armory Reimagining
MAYOR ADAMS’ STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PLANS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO FINALLY CHANGE NEW YORK’S INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT…
Six Staten Island Buses (4 Of Them SIMS) To Receive Service Enhancements, Improvements In Scheduling: Governor Hochul
Service Enhancements Planned for 24 MTA Bus Routes in NYC Editor’s note: Staten Islander recently…
Congestion Pricing: What Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Need To Know
Congestion Pricing: What Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Need To Know Editor’s note: Readers learned more…
New Jersey Federal Judge Also Refuses Injunction – Congestion Pricing In Effect Yesterday
Malliotakis on Congestion Pricing: “We will continue to relentlessly fight this unfair tax on commuters”…
Almost 65 Million Reasons Why New York City Tourism is Back: Mayor Adams
Almost 65 Million Reasons Why New York City Tourism is Back Editor’s note: The Mayor’s…
While MultiFamily Dwellings Surged By 54%, Overall Housing Shortage Persists Nationwide; Fixer-Uppers Gain Traction; Exurbs, Suburbs Outpaced Urban Centers In New Inventory Growth: 2024 Year-In-Review
While MultiFamily Dwellings Surged By 54%, Overall Housing Shortage Persists Nationwide; Fixer-Uppers Gain Traction; Exurbs,…
2024 Accomplishments Of NYC TLC: Better Driver Pay, Added 1,100 Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles To Fleet, EV Trip Expansion
Doing More in ‘24: TLC Celebrates a Year Defined by Driver Initiatives and Accessibility …
Happy New Year To New York’s 11th Congressional District: Year In Review From Rep. Malliotakis
Happy New Year To New York’s 11th Congressional District, Year In Review From Rep. Malliotakis…
Record Year of Delivering For New Yorkers Coming To A Close: Mayor Adams
2024: A Record Year of Delivering for New Yorkers Editor’s note: This week’s rundown of…
Touring Brookfield Park, Revitalized Staten Island Dump Site
Touring Brookfield Park, Revitalized Staten Island Dump Site Staten Islander News went…
Celebrating Record Of Accomplishment in 2024, Vision Zero For Holiday Travel, Curb Enthusiasm Podcast New Episode: NYC DOT
NYC DOT CELEBRATES RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2024, IMPROVING STREET SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND BUILDING PEOPLE-CENTRIC…
Community Victory! Lawsuit By Staten Island Politicians Averted To Remove Martling Avenue Bridge Fence At Clove Lakes: Mayor Adams Overrides DOT
BP Fossella, Local Elected Officials to Announce Mayor Adams’ Decision To Override DOT and Order…
Improving Quality Of Life For All New Yorkers: Mayor Adams
Improving the Quality of Life for All New Yorkers Editor’s note: The Department of Sanitation…
Major Expansion of Citi Bike Program Announced, Bicycle Ridership On East River Bridges Gets Higher Each Year: NYC DOT
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION OF CITI BIKE SERVICE IN OUTER BOROUGHS AS RIDERSHIP CONTINUES…
NYC DOT Commissioner Provides Testimony Before City Council Committee On Transportation and Infrastructure Regarding Micromobility, E-Bikes, Other Technologies To Alleviate Transportation Issues
NYC Department of Transportation Testimony Before the City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Editor’s note:…
NYC DOT Installs Over 500 Loading Zones To Help With Double Parking, Announces Congestion Pricing Pilot Authorization, Reminds New York Restaurants That Roadway Outdoor Dining Structures Must Be Removed By November 29th While Sidewalk Structures Remain Year Round
NYC DOT COMPLETES INSTALLATION OF OVER 500 LOADING ZONES IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON…
OPINION: Subway Mask Ban Won’t Fight Anti-Semitism, But Will Punish Immunocompromised Jews
A subway mask ban won’t fight antisemitism, but it will punish immunocompromised Jews like me…
Dusk & Darkness Campaign Launched To Prevent Pedestrian Injuries, Fatalities From Increasing During End Of Daylight Savings Time
VISION ZERO: NYC DOT, NYPD, TLC AND BIC LAUNCH ANNUAL ‘DUSK AND DARKNESS’ CAMPAIGN TO…
Subway Surfing Real Danger, NYPD Graduation Ceremony, Do Your Part To Conserve Water During Drought, Hotel Safety Bill Intro 0991C, President Trump’s Election: Mayor Adams Updates
Subway Surfing Real Danger, NYPD Graduation Ceremony, Water Conservation During Drought, Hotel Safety Bill Intro…
EXCLUSIVE: Annual Awards For Excellence In Public Design Awarded With One Staten Island Winner – NYC DCA
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC DESIGN Projects in All Five…
Staten Island’s Waterways To Become Cleaner, Greener With Renewable Diesel Testing on Staten Island Ferry, New York City Ferry
NAVIGATING NEW YORK CITY’S WATERWAYS TO BECOME CLEANER AND GREENER AS STATEN ISLAND FERRIES AND…
Applications Available For 2025 Open Streets Partners: Community-Based Organizations, Schools, Businesses, Other Partners Welcome To Join Program
NYC DOT ANNOUNCES APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2025 OPEN STREETS PARTNERS Community-Based Organizations, Schools, Businesses,…
Journey To Modern Transit On SIRT: New Train Cars, Other Improvements To Make Staten Islanders’ Commutes Easier, Faster
A Journey To Modern Transit: January 2020 Editor’s note: Staten Islanders may remember our coverage of…
NYC DOT Details New Concepts To Enhance Safety, Resiliency, Public Spaces Along BQE In Brooklyn
SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, CONNECTED: NYC DOT DETAILS CONCEPTS TO ENHANCE SAFETY, RESILIENCY, AND PUBLIC SPACES ALONG…
Sammy’s Law: NYC DOT Moves To Lower Speed Limits On Streets Across Staten Island To Prevent Fatalities
NYC DOT BEGINS REDUCING SPEED LIMITS IN SELECT LOCATIONS FOLLOWING ENACTMENT OF SAMMY’S LAW …
NYC Mayor’s Office Roundtable: Proposed Zoning Updates Including Accessory Dwelling Units, Shared Housing, Faith-Based Initiatives, Other Methods In Public Comment To Tackle Housing Crisis
NYC Mayor’s Office Roundtable of Proposed Zoning Updates Which Include Accessory Dwelling Units, Shared Housing…
NYC DOT Launches Largest-Ever Number Of Open Streets At Schools – Facilitate Easier Pickup Of Kids After School
BACK TO SCHOOL: NYC DOT LAUNCHES LARGEST EVER NUMBER OF OPEN STREETS AT SCHOOLS City…
Book Review: Until The Streetlights Come On By Ginny Yurich – Before Excessive Restrictions On Kids Freedom To Play Outside When Outdoor Play Was Ubiquitous
Book Review: Until The Streetlights Come On By Ginny Yurich: Remembering Before Excessive Youth Restrictions,…
NYC TLC Celebrates City’s Safest Drivers, Bases With Ceremony At Gracie Mansion
TLC Celebrates the City’s Safest Drivers and Bases at Gracie Mansion 10th Anniversary Vision Zero Safety…
BQE Closures, Detours This Weekend For Necessary Deck Repair: NYC DOT
NYC DOT REMINDS NEW YORKERS OF CLOSURES ON BROOKLYN-QUEENS EXPRESSWAY THIS WEEKEND, JUNE 1-3 FOR…
Jane’s Walk NYC Starts This Week: MAS President Suggests Possibilities For Community, Nature, Time Travel Themed Walks, Including Staten Island Locales – All Free!
One Week Away: Jane’s Walk NYC 2024 (May 3-5) Walk Recommendations from President Elizabeth Goldstein…
NYC Car Free Earth Day: Ride Citi Bikes For Free April 20th, Open Streets Celebration With Special Bike-Only Streets For One Day
NYC DOT TO LAUNCH OPEN STREETS SEASON WITH EXPANDED CELEBRATION FOR CAR-FREE EARTH DAY NYC…
Safety Of New York Bridges Should Be Immediately Evaluated, Any Issues Addressed After Baltimore Tragedy
Assemblyman Fall calls on Governor Hochul for immediate safety evaluation of Staten Island bridges Editor’s note:…
E-Cargo Bikes Authorized For Use On NYC Streets, Key Safety Standards Established By DOT
NYC DOT AUTHORIZES THE USE OF E-CARGO BIKES ON CITY STREETS AND ESTABLISHES KEY SAFETY…
NYC DOT Proposes New Route Options, Gathering Community Feedback At Next Round Of Harlem River Greenway Workshops
NYC DOT TO PROPOSE ROUTE OPTIONS, GATHER FEEDBACK AT NEXT ROUND OF HARLEM RIVER GREENWAY…
This Year’s Christmas Bird Count Showed More Bird Species Than In Prior Years, Plus An Unexpected Bird Not Seen Before At This Season
Cliff Hagen, President of Protectors of Pine Oaks Woods, answered several questions about the Christmas…
Doggie Cam – Paddy Takes Us On A Dog’s Eye View Tour Of Staten Island’s Parks
Paddy the Dog brings us a dogs-eye view of Staten Island’s extensive parkland. Visiting most…
Staten Islander Walks: A Walking Tour of the Serpentine Art and Nature Commons
Video by PatThis video is the beginning of a new series, called Staten Islander Walks:…
Serpentine Art and Nature Commons: A Talk With John Garcia
Serpentine Art and Nature Commons on Google Maps Staten Islander’s Interview With John Garcia of…
Rowing Out Onto Clove Lakes: Day-tripping On SI
It’s been years since I was out on the water at Clove Lakes Park. Back…