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Sport & Fitness Spotlight: Magdalena Rymut, Renowned Athletic Trainer At Bond Street Equinox
Spotlight: Magdalena Rymut Hello readers, I am honored to write this week’s Fitness Spotlight on…
India Week Artist Sonny Singh At Lincoln Center This Thursday – Interview With Staten Islander News In Advance Of Celebrations Starting This Coming Wednesday
In advance of India Week at Lincoln Center, Sonny Singh spoke with Staten Islander News…
Mayor Adams Hosts Reception Celebrating Caribbean American Heritage At Gracie Mansion
TRANSCRIPT FROM THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2024: MAYOR ADAMS HOSTS RECEPTION CELEBRATING CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE Editor’s note: Staten…
Philanthropist Privateer Founder Statue Of Sailor’s Snug Harbor Relocated To SUNY Maritime College
Statue of Philanthropist Captain Robert Richard Randall Relocated to SUNY Maritime College Editor’s note: Staten…
Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act Would Eliminate Requirement For Tribal Peoples To Prove They Are 50% Native American When Crossing Between Canada, US
GILLIBRAND, DAINES INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO END BLOOD QUANTUM RULE FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, MAKE TRAVEL…
OPINION: Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly Must Stop Ripping Off Americans With High Prescription Drug Prices
NEWS: Bernie Sanders and President Biden Fire Warning Shot to Big Pharma in New Joint…
PETA Highlights Suffering, Plight Of Pigs Destined To “Participate” In Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
PETA Highlights Plight Of Pigs Destined For Slaughter, Suffering They Experience During Their Entire Lives…
Doggie Driving School: The Dos and Don’t Of Doggie Driving
Here’s the Staten Islander News Organization’s latest video reel, entitled “Doggie Driving School: the Dos…
Luxury Full-Home Rentals In Largest US Cities: Staten Island Has No Luxury Home Rentals Available, NY Overall Holds 7% Share Of Luxury Rentals
Staten Islander News submitted the following question regarding the study on luxury home rental availability…
$250 First Time Fine Is “Limited” For Homeless, Jobless Individuals: Criminalization Of Homelessness Now Sanctioned By US Supreme Court – Even For Cities With No Shelters, Sleeping On Streets Is Criminal Activity
For context, the first time fine in the Oregon city at the center of the…
Federal Funding Secured For NYCEDC To Renovate Currently Closed Pier 1 On Staten Island’s North Shore, Restoring Public Access To Waterfront Pier, With Recreational, Educational Opportunities For Local Community
Malliotakis Announces $2.5 Million for Pier 1 Restoration Project Editor’s note: Staten Islander News has…
Sounds Of Summer Series Kicks Off Tonight With Fireworks, Cause & Effects Concert Performance – All Free, Open To All Ages
“The Sounds of Summer”: BP Fossella Announces Annual Summer Concert Series Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Staten Island’s Only Non-Sectarian Cemetery Founded By, For NYC’s Black Community
MAYOR ADAMS, LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION DESIGNATE STATEN ISLAND’S FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL PARK AS INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK Frederick Douglass…
Groundbreaking At New Track and Field At Staten Island’s I.S.61: BP Fossella, CM Hanks Attend
BP Fossella, CM Hanks to Break Ground on New Track and Field at I.S. 61…
Bayonne’s Fourth Of July Celebration With Fireworks, Concert, Children’s Entertainment Set For Tuesday, July 2nd
Fireworks, Concert, and Children’s Entertainment Set for Tuesday, July 2 Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…
Limitless Monday: Why Embracing Discomfort Leads To Success
Limitless Monday – Why embracing discomfort leads to success One of the first pieces of…
Street Preachers’ Freedom Of Speech Upheld By Oklahoma Supreme Court As Protective Order Is Vacated
Victory: Oklahoma Supreme Court Vacates Protective Order Against Street Preacher Who Criticized Gay Marriage, Denounced…
Native American Fishing Stock Destroyed On Purpose By US Govt Officials Building Dams
The Federal Government Just Acknowledged the Harm Its Dams Have Caused Tribes. Here’s What It…
Sport & Fitness Spotlight: Returning Next Week
Dear Readers, Due to an emergency, this week’s Spotlight Health Professional had to go out…
Reparations For Caribbean Islands Including Grenada To Rebuild Education, Healthcare Systems After Devastations Of Slavery – Laura Trevelyan Interview
Reparations For Caribbean Islands Particularly Grenada – Laura Trevelyan Interview About Slave-Holding Ancestors, Moving Forward …
Celebrating Pride Month: New Installations In City Hall Rotunda, Gracie Mansion Created By LGBTQ+ Artists
MAYOR ADAMS UNVEILS NEW INSTALLATIONS IN CITY HALL ROTUNDA, GRACIE MANSION TO CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH…
To Honor Anniversary Of Historic Stonewall Inn Resistance In NYC, Opening Of New Visitors Center Next Door
TODAY IN NYC: SENATOR GILLIBRAND, PRESIDENT BIDEN, DR. BIDEN, PRIDE LIVE ANNOUNCE HISTORIC OPENING OF…
Brooklyn-Based Performance Ensemble, Dance Company Urban Bush Women Kicks Off 40th Anniversary With Week-Long Series At Lincoln Center
Urban Bush Women (UBW) kicks off their 40th Anniversary with a week-long series at Lincoln Center!…
“Summer of Possibility:” NYC DOT, Mayor Adams Announce Largest Ever Summer Streets Program, With Nearly 20 Miles Of Car-Free Streets
MAYOR ADAMS KICKS OFF “SUMMER OF POSSIBILITY” BY ANNOUNCING LARGEST-EVER SUMMER STREETS Summer Streets Will…
Submit Your Videos For Staten Island’s Natural Beauty Contest Held By BP Fossella: Show Off Our Natural Treasures
Seconds of Staten Island’s Natural Beauty Contest! Editor’s note: Submissions for this contest end on…
Federal Pell Grant No Longer Pays Anyone’s College Tuition: Legislation Introduced To Increase, Expand Grant Amount
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO DOUBLE PELL GRANT, MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES Editor’s…
Concerted Effort By Billionaires To Dismantle America’s Public School System: HELP Committee
New Report on the Coordinated Effort by Billionaires to Dismantle the American Public School System…
Community Movie Night At Staten Island Ferryhawks Stadium This Friday: Free Showing Of Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently covered the bike donation event at the Staten Island…
UPS To Hold Job Fair This Friday At New Bayonne Facility – Multiple Employment Opportunities Available
UPS To Hold Job Fair at New Bayonne Facility: June 28 Staten Islander News has…
Protecting Homeowners Against Squatters
SENATOR SCARCELLA-SPANTON AND COUNCILWOMAN HANKS MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PROTECTING HOMEOWNERS AGAINST SQUATTERS Editor’s note: Staten…
NYPD Medal Day: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks
MAYOR ADAMS DELIVERS REMARKS AT NYPD MEDAL DAY Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage…
Limitless Monday: Do You Feel Right?
Limitless Monday – Do you feel right? I am currently reading a book called The…
Lawmakers Pass Bill To Fund Stillbirth Prevention Research: Most Are Preventable
Bill to Fund Stillbirth Prevention and Research Passes Congress by Duaa Eldeib ProPublica is a…
In-Vitro Fertilization Most Successful Fertility Treatment, Creates Human Life Allowing More Couples To Have Children
Republican Lawmakers Should Continue Effort to Protect In Vitro Fertilization Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…
Sport & Fitness Spotlight NYC: Michael Hewett – Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Ishta Yoga Teacher For 25 Years, Musician For Over 40 Years
SPOTLIGHT: MICHAEL HEWETT Since being introduced by the great Swami Vivekananda, Yoga has been…
Mayor’s Office Of Management and Budget Roundtable: NYC Budget Is Balanced Without Any Layoffs, Service Disruptions, Increased Taxes
The Mayor’s Office Of Management and Budget Held a Roundtable Discussion With Ethnic and Community…
One Pathway Foundation Dedicated To Helping Immigrants In Their University Careers: Validate Their Degrees, Navigate Abundant Resources Available
One Pathway foundation launched dedicated to helping immigrants in their university careers Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
Heat Wave Continues: Please Help Homeless Fellow New Yorkers You See Outside Today
Extreme heat kills. 350 New Yorkers died prematurely last year from preventable heat illness. If you’re elderly…
Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional By 9th Circuit: Does Not Confer Immunity, Is Medical Treatment Thus Required To Be Voluntary
HUGE Legal Victory – HFDF Wins Appeal in Ninth Circuit By HFDF Team Editor’s note:…
Rep. Malliotakis Meets With Dalai Lama In India, Presents Gifts From Staten Island’s Tibetan Museum, Discusses Resolve Tibet Act
Malliotakis Meets Dalai Lama As Part of Bipartisan Congressional Delegation In India Presented gifts from…
Lincoln Center Presents Baand Together: Five Of New York’s Most Celebrated Dance Companies Returning For Five Shows, Part Of Summer For The City
Five of New York’s Most Celebrated Companies, Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American…
Missing Pets In US Spike In Summer: Vacations, Routine Changes, Open Windows Possible Culprits – What You Can Do
US Missing Pets Spike by 49% in Summer July is National Lost Pet Prevention…
Three Staten Island Teachers Win FLAG Award For Teaching Excellence – Grand Prize Winner From SI School
Three Staten Island Teachers Win FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence Total of 36 NYC…
While States Across US Restrict Reproductive Rights, Freedoms, Sen. Gillibrand Championed Failed Legislation To Protect Access To Birth Control
AS STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY RESTRICT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, GILLIBRAND CHAMPIONING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT ACCESS TO…
Addressing Crisis Facing Public School Teachers In America: HELP Committee To Hold Hearing
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Addressing the Crises Facing Public School Teachers in America…
Celebrating Juneteenth With New Heritage Walk, Landmarking Of Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Other Progress Toward Equality
Celebrating Juneteenth with a New Heritage Walk, Landmark, and Progress Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…
City Trying To Save Money Using Churches As Migrant Shelters: BP Fossella To Raise Alarm Over Faith United Methodist Church Plans
BP Fossella, Local Elected Officials, Port Richmond North Shore Alliance to Raise Alarm to Upcoming…
Extreme Heat Expected This Week – Cooling Centers Around NYC Available To Help Vulnerable New Yorkers In These Conditions With No A/C
MAYOR ADAMS HOLDS BRIEFING TO DISCUSS EXTREME HEAT EXPECTED THIS WEEK Editor’s note: The Salvation Army…
$27 Million Coming To NYC To Combat Youth Vaping Epidemic: Same Big Tobacco Co’s Targeting Kids With Addictive Products, Social Media Posts – Negative Impact On Mental Health
MAYOR ADAMS, ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES ANNOUNCE $27 MILLION COMING TO NEW YORK CITY TO COMBAT…
Limitless Monday: Power Of Constants In Your Life
Limitless Monday – The power of constants Whether we like it or not, we…
Hollywood’s Founders Were Jewish: New Hollywoodland Exhibit At Academy Museum Portrays Them With Nuance, Personality – Enduring Legacy Of Marginalized Underdog
How I helped bring the story of Hollywood’s Jewish founders to the Academy Museum — where…
Failed Cannabis Rollout, Social “Equity” Fund: Internal Emails Showed Predatory Lending Agreements For Dispensary Owners Already Affected By Racial Justice Issues – Pols Call For Investigation
State Senators Call for Investigation of Cannabis Fund After Reading CITY Exposé State Sens. Liz…
Sport & Fitness Spotlight: Stefan Lessie – Chelsea Piers Fitness Trainer
SPOTLIGHT: STEFAN LESSIE: Hello Readers, I hope that everyone is enjoying these Spotlights…
Staten Island Entrepreneurs Weigh In On Highs, Lows Of Succeeding In Today’s Post-Covid Economy
Local Business Owners Weigh In On The Highs and Lows of Being An Entrepreneur In…
NYC’s Trash Revolution For Residential Buildings, Including Apartments, Private Homes Using New Trucks To Automatically Dispose Of Trash In Bins That Are Impervious To Wildlife
The following questions were provided to the Department of Sanitation about the new trash bins…
NYC DOT, NYPD, STATEN ISLAND FERRYHAWKS, BIKE NEW YORK, AND PROJECT HOSPITALITY TO DISTRIBUTE BICYCLES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE ISLAND
NYC DOT, NYPD, STATEN ISLAND FERRYHAWKS, BIKE NEW YORK, AND STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL/NORTHWELL PARTNER…
President Trump’s Convictions Evisceration Of Judicial Process, Violate Constitutional Rights, Due Process
Dr. Rand Paul Leads Letter to AG Garland Condemning Evisceration of American Judicial Process, Conviction…
Face Mask Wearing, Absent Any Other Crime, Specifically At Public Protests, Rallies, Any Other Public Assembly To Become Misdemeanor – No Medical Exemptions, Arrestable Offense
Staten Island’s Assemblyman Michael Reilly introduced a bill to make the wearing of a mask…
SCOTUS Unanimous Decision Protects Access To Birth Control Pill Mifepristone: Politicians, Organizations Weigh In
In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court dismissed a case against the abortion drug…
Airline Workers, Flight Attendants Stuck In Expired Contracts Without Ability To Strike: 32 Senators Send Letter To National Mediation Board
Sanders and 31 Senators Call on National Mediation Board to End Delays and Allow Airline…
Investment To Install Enhanced License Plate Readers At Staten Island Bridge Crossings To Locate Stolen Vehicles, Toll Evaders
Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon & Port Authority Announce $10 Million Investment to…
Bayonne Announces Summer Sounds By The Bay’s Return For 2024 Season Featuring Ultimate Elvis Performance, Eagles Tribute Band, Journey And More – Free Concert Series
Bayonne Division of Recreation Announces the 2024 Summer Sounds by the Bay Concert Series Editor’s note:…
Allowing Greater Access To Safe & Effective Contraception Act Blocked In Congress: Increases Access To Contraceptives, Bringing Transparency To Tax Spending
Dr. Paul, Sen. Ernst Work to Promote Access to Safe, Effective Birth Control Senate Democrats…
Mayor Adams, Gov Hochul, NYCEDC, Others Attend Groundbreaking On Transformation Of South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Into Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Port
TRANSCRIPT: MAYOR ADAMS, GOVERNOR HOCHUL, NYCEDC, EQUINOR, SSBMT ANNOUNCE START OF CONSTRUCTION TO TRANSFORM SOUTH…
NYC’s Red Light Camera Program Quadrupled In Size By New Legislation: DOT UPDATED
STATEMENT FROM NYC DOT COMMISSIONER YDANIS RODRIGUEZ ON THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO RENEW AND…
Staten Island’s Tibetan Museum Hosts Exhibit Largest Display Of Himalayan Musical Instruments In US
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art presents The Dailey Collection of Himalayan Organology …
Limitless Monday: Life Is Unfair! But Is It Really?
Limitless Monday – Life is unfair. Is it really? How many times have you heard…
OPINION: Socialism Takes Over Society Quietly, Proceeding By Stealth To Convince Constituents That They Can Be Shielded From Vicissitudes Of Life While Offering Fairness, Justice: DEI May Be Exemplary Of This Takeover
Socialism’s Very Quiet Revolution Editor’s note: Readers can learn more about the topic of socialism…
“Born in the USA” One Of Bruce Springsteen’s Most Misunderstood Songs: Not An Anthem For Republicans Who Have Left Poor, Struggling Americans Behind
‘Born in the USA’ turns 40 − and still remains one of Bruce Springsteen’s most…
Sport & Fitness Spotlight NYC: Spotlight: Jordan Morgan, NFL Player, Among Top Trainers In NYC, MMA World Heavyweight Champion
Sport & Fitness Spotlight NYC: Spotlight: Jordan Morgan: NYC’s fitness industry is a very tight knit…
Homegrown National Park: Interview With Doug Tallamy On Personal Environmental Responsibility, Bringing Nature Back To Our Backyards
Please see our review of the author’s book Nature’s Best Hope. Doug Tallamy is…
Composting Now Occurring In All NYC Public Schools, Some Charter Schools – Educating Students, Reducing Food Waste, Increasing Renewable Energy Resources
MAYOR ADAMS COMPLETES ROLLOUT OF COMPOSTING IN ALL NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Editor’s note:…
Andre Zemnovitsch Returns To Staten Islander With New Column “Sport & Fitness Spotlight NYC”
What to expect from my upcoming “Sport & Fitness Spotlight NYC”: Editor’s note: Readers may…
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,…
State Sen. Scarcella-Spanton Secures Accidental Death Benefit For Port Authority Officer, MLB Pitcher, Staten Island Native Anthony Varvaro
SENATOR SCARCELLA-SPANTON PASSES BILL SECURING ACCIDENTAL DEATH BENEFITS FOR THE FAMILY OF FALLEN PORT AUTHORITY…
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Presents Interesting, Visually Exciting Art Exhibit By Italian Artist Emilio Giuseppe Dossena; Impressionism To Expressionism
At the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, from June 12th to June 30th, there will be an interesting…
Congestion Pricing: Legislation Can Kill This Plan Completely – But Lawsuits, Other Means Still In Works
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on the Indefinite Postponement of MTA’s Congestion Pricing…
Congestion Pricing Indefinitely Suspended By Gov. Hochul: Asm. Pirozzolo Concerned This Is Only For Election Reasons, ‘Indefinite’ Is Neither Defined Nor Necessarily ‘Permanent’
Victory for Staten Island: Governor Hochul Pauses Congestion Pricing, But Our Fight Continues A Statement…
Congestion Pricing Halted Indefinitely! Attention Fellow New Yorkers – Gov. Hochul Pauses MTA Cash Grab AKA “Congestion Pricing”
Malliotakis Urged NYC Commuters to Keep Up Pressure on Congestion Pricing Hochul considering delaying program…
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…
NYC Charter Revision Commission Announces Staten Island Public Input Session Thursday
Staten Island Public Input Session Editor’s note: According to the Mayor’s announcement of the new…
Pride Month Celebrations At Pride Center Of Staten Island: Dave & Buster’s, Interfaith Discussion, Night At Carousel
Pride Month Celebrations At The Pride Center of Staten Island All During The Month Of…
Livable Neighborhoods Program Open Until June 16th: Community Involvement Is Essential To City Planning
The Livable Neighborhoods Program (LNP) 2024 application is now open! Editor’s note: From the MAS website describing…
Limitless Monday: Think More, Change Your Life For The Better
Limitless Monday – Think more I was cycling home one late afternoon when my mind began…
Abraham & Moses: Is Episode of Akeidah Yitzhak Connected To Episode of Matan Torah (Giving of the Torah)?: Parallels In The Torah For Shavuot
Is the Episode of Akeidah Yitzhak Connected To Episode of Matan Torah (Giving of the…
SCOTUS Rules Unanimously In Favor Of Free Speech For NRA Against Government Regulators: Applies To All Advocacy Organizations
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of NRA in Free Speech Case, Upholds First Amendment…
Landmark SCOTUS Ruling Unanimously In Favor Of Free Speech: Government Officials Cannot Use Their Regulatory Power To Blacklist Advocacy Groups
NRA Secures Landmark Legal Victory; Supreme Court Unanimously Rules for NRA in First Amendment Case…
Pathogen Responsible For Great Irish Famine Still Virulent, Responsible For Loss Of Potatoes Sufficient To Feed 80 To Many Hundreds Of Millions Of People – Also Affects Tomatoes, Eggplants
Phytopthora Infestans: for those who are familiar with this pathogen, the name itself might inspire…
Mayor Adams Provides Updates On Lifeguard Shortage, Beach Drones To Help Drowning Beachgoers Or Lost Children, Hiring Halls, Teenspace For Mental Health, More
MAYOR ADAMS HOLD IN PERSON MEDIA AVAILABILITY Editor’s note: Mayor Adams and his office provided…
Helping New Yorkers Beat The Heat: Mayor’s Office Announces Expanded Cooling Center Locations, Mitigation Strategies For Hurricanes, Air Quality Issues
MAYOR ADAMS, NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCE PROACTIVE SAFETY PLAN TO HELP NEW…
HELP Hearing Next Tuesday To Discuss Devastation Caused By Republican Abortion Bans Nationwide Two Years Post-Dobs: 41 States Have Bans With Limited Exceptions
Sanders and Murray Announce HELP Hearing on Devastation Caused by Republican Abortion Bans Two Years…
Supporting Veterans With Dedicated Liaisons In State Agencies: State Sen. Scarcella-Spanton
Senator Scarcella-Spanton Passes Legislation to Support Veterans with Dedicated Liaisons in State Agencies Editor’s note:…
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…
“What Does Memorial Day Mean To Me?” Essay Contest Winners Award Ceremony Friday For Staten Island Fourth Graders Hosted By Senator Lanza
SENATOR LANZA TO HOST ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY ESSAY CONTEST Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently…
Key Education Programs Previously Funded With Temporary Stimulus – $500 Million To Be Permanently Funded By NYC, Expanding Access To Subsidized Child Care
MAYOR ADAMS, SPEAKER ADAMS PROTECT OVER $500 MILLION IN KEY EDUCATION PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED WITH…
CUNY’s CSI Graduates Most Diverse Class In Its History, Reminded Them That They Face A Unique Moment In History – Don’t Shy Away From It
COMMENCEMENT 2024 CELEBRATES CSI’S NEWEST GRADS Editor’s note: In related news, the Staten Islander News…
Bayonne Hometown Fair Next Weekend: Performers, Food, Vendors, Rides, Musical Entertainment – Fun For Your Whole Family!
Bayonne Hometown Fair Set for Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9 Editor’s note: Staten…
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park Landmark Preservation Hearing: CM Hanks Testifies At Hearing
FREDRICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL PARK HEARING AT LANDMARKS Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of…
OPINION: More Stories Of Trans Violence In Massachusetts: Suspect Stabbing Spree Identified As Trans
Suspect In Mass. Stabbing Spree Wounding 6 Allegedly Identified As A Trans Woman [VIDEOS]……………HERE WE…
Five Million Gallons Of Water, 5 Days – And Still Burning! Battery Storage Site In California, Similar To Those Proposed For Staten Island, Still On Fire – Emitting Toxic Fumes
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on San Diego Battery Facility Fire Editor’s note:…
Limitless Monday: You Are Only As Strong As Your Greatest Weakness
Limitless Monday – You are only as strong as your greatest weakness It’s not just…
Freedom To Choose Educational Plan Suitable To Their Family’s Needs May Solve Chronic Absenteeism Problem Plaguing Schools Across US Post Pandemic
Educational Freedom: The Overlooked Answer to Chronic Absenteeism Erika Donalds Visiting Fellow, Center for Education…
Animals Self-Medicate With Plants: First Documented Evidence Of Active Wound Treatment By Wild Animal With Biologically-Active Plant
Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia A goat with…
Mayor Adams Expresses Gratitude To Service Members This Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day 2024 Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently published Mayor Adams’ op-ed about migrant…
Interview With Mark Pinsky, Author Of Gospel According To Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust
Mark Pinsky is a longtime journalist and author of many books, including The Gospel According…
Acclaimed American Actor, Award- Winning Producer Scott Hamm From California: Passionate Storytelling, Commitment To The Craft
Scott Hamm: A California Actor, Author and True Artisan Editor’s note: This author previously wrote…
Staten Island Residents Should Not Have To Pay Toll To Cross Verrazzano Bridge – Asm. Pirozzolo Applauds Asm. Fall’s Efforts To Make VZ Bridge Free For Residents
Staten Islander News previously covered the introduction by Asm. Fall of a bill that would…
Williams Syndrome Awareness Month In New York: Asm. Pirozzolo Presents Resolution In Assembly
Pirozzolo Presents Williams Syndrome Resolution Editor’s note: According to the National Institutes of Health, “Williams…
NYC DOT, NYPD Remind New Yorkers Not To Drive Impaired During Memorial Day Weekend – Police Will Be Looking For Reckless Motorists
Vision Zero: NYC DOT and NYPD Remind New Yorkers to Not Drive IMPAIRED During Holiday…
Staten Island Entrepreneur, Chef, Accused As Drug Lord, Fraudster Against Government Agencies, Credit Card Companies, Individuals
Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon & NYPD Announce Arrest and Indictment of Staten Island…
NIH Proposes New Policy To Make Drugs Invented By Government-Funded Scientists More Accessible To Americans By Lowering Cost
Sanders on NIH Proposal to Lower Prices for Taxpayer-Funded Drugs Editor’s note: The proposed policy…
Covid-19: Dangerous Gain-Of-Function Research By EcoHealth Alliance – Doctor In Charge Debarred By NIH – Efforts By Committee With Staten Island’s Rep. Malliotakis, OH Rep. Wenstrup Chair
Malliotakis Statement on HHS Debarment of Dr. Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance Editor’s note:…
Retiree Victory! Unanimous Appeals Court Ruling Affirms NYC Retired Municipal Workers’ Right To Keep Their Public Medicare Programs – UPDATED
New York Appellate Division Affirms City Retirees’ Right to Promised Medicare Benefits Today’s Ruling Bars…
NYC Extreme Budget Cuts Put Food Pantries On Chopping Block With 60% Funding Cuts To Community Food Connection, Supplier For 22 Pantries On Staten Island: Rally At City Hall Thursday
22 Pantries on SI Set To Lose Funding Editor’s note: As Lt. Esther Mobley, of…
Retiring Sandy Ground Museum Executive Director Honored With May 22nd Declared “Sylvia Moody D’Alessandro Day: BP Fossella
BP Fossella to Declare May 22nd “Sylvia Moody D’Alessandro Day” on Staten Island Editor’s note: Readers…
FDA Power Grab: Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests For Patient Diagnostics Not Within Their Purview – Already Overseen By Medicare, Not Authorized By Congress
Dr. Paul, Rep. Finstad Introduce Resolution to Repeal Harmful FDA Rule Limiting Access to Laboratory…
Rear Admiral SUNY Maritime College President Michael A. Alfutis Honored By Rep. AOC On His Retirement
TRANSCRIPT: Ocasio-Cortez Delivers Floor Speech Honoring Rear Admiral Michael A. Alfultis Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
Limitless Monday: Did You Do It All? Have You Really Lived?
Limitless Monday – Did you do it all? I was listening to a song the…
Peer Mediation, Conflict Resolution Over Punitive Measures Such As Suspensions: Restorative Justice Programs To Receive Less Funding This Year
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Restorative…
No Laws Broken: Intimidation Of Journalists Reporting On Government In Negative Light: Prosecution Of YouTube, Internet Host Pete Santilli
Rutherford Institute Warns Against Government Attempts to Intimidate Journalists by Prosecuting Radio Shock Jock Pete…
Mayor Adams Hates Rats! PETA Rushed Him Empathy Kits, “Rats Have Rights” Mugs
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently reported on suggestions that PETA has for humanely dealing…
Going Green With Lisa Bronner: Benefits Of Green Cleaning To Your Health, Environment, Pets – Using Dr. Bronner’s Soaps, Formulas
Lisa Bronner is well known among people who practice green living, particularly those who use…
Book Review: The Gospel According To Disney By Mark Pinsky – Revealing Religious Symbolism In Disney’s Canon
Disney movies have symbolism in them, much of which relates to Christian themes, but they…
Estates, Trusts, Inheritances: Unclaimed Funds In New York State: What Happens When Next Of Kin Cannot Be Found, There Is No Will?
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently covered unclaimed funds as they relate to bank accounts…
Staten Islanders Benefit From New 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund – Even Those Who Worked In Area During Years Following
The Undying Legacy of 9/11: A Call to Action for Staten Island Editor’s note: Staten…
Protecting Ethnic, Cultural Foods Utilizing Coal Ovens From Environmental Regulations In NYC
Assembly member Pirozzolo introduced Assembly Bill 2023-A9698 to allow an exemption to the new environmental…
Today Is National Bike-To-Work Day – NYC DOT Encourages Residents To Ride Their Bike To Work Today
NYC DOT ENCOURAGES NEW YORKERS TO GO FOR A RIDE ON ‘BIKE-TO-WORK DAY’ THIS FRIDAY…
NYC’s Participatory Budget Process Now Open For 2024: All New Yorkers Over Age 11 Invited To Submit Suggestions For Expense Projects Funded By Mayor’s Office
Participatory Budget Process For 2024 Now Open To Suggestions From New Yorkers 11 Years Old…
Aircraft, Passenger Safety Upgraded In New FAA Reauthorization Act: Rep. Malliotakis
Malliotakis Provisions to Improve Airline Safety Included in FAA Reauthorization Act Passed House & Senate…
Protecting Our Electric Grid, Power Transmission Ability: New FERC Rule Applauded By Rep. AOC
Ocasio-Cortez Statement Applauding New FERC Transmission Rule Editor’s note: According to the FERC: “The rule…
Illegal Smoke, Cannabis Shops Ordered Closed, $6 Million In Fines, 3,800 Counts Of Violations “Operation Padlock To Protect”: Mayor Adams
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES 75 ILLEGAL SMOKE AND CANNABIS SHOPS ORDERED CLOSED, NEARLY $6 MILLION IN PENALTIES, AND…
Police Unity Tour To DC: Twelve Bayonne Officers In Contingent To Visit NJ, NY Locations
Bayonne Officers On Annual Police Unity Tour to D.C. Editor’s note: Staten Islander News previously…
OPINION: President Trump Won In 2020, Will Win Again With Same Outcome – What Has Changed?
Nearly 100,000 people pack Wildwood beach for Donald Trump rally; As it was in 2020,….so…
Squatters Rights About To Be Significantly Curtailed: No Longer Non-Paying ‘Tenants’ – New Legislation Seeks To Restore Ownership, Allow Trespass, Burglary Charges
Senator Scarcella-Spanton Announces Legislation to Combat Squatting Included In State Budget Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
Limitless Monday: Take Responsibility For Your Mistakes, Actions – So You Can Learn From Them, Grow, Move On
Limitless Monday – Taking Ownership My 16 year old son recently recommended I watch a…
Property Rights As An Exercise Of Human Will – Not Privileges Granted By State
Property Rights and the Will to Own Editor’s note: Staten Islander has recently covered issues…
Suicide Prevention: Maybe We’ve Been Focusing On Wrong Aspects For Prevention
Have we been trying to prevent suicides wrongly all this time? Michael Kyron, The University of…
Cannabis Must Be Stopped, Both Legal And Illegal: Dispensary Licenses Should Be Paused Until Every Illegal Shop Is Padlocked – BP Fossella
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on Granting of New Dispensary Licenses in Midst…
No One Fought For The Dead – Forgotten African-American Cemetery on Staten Island Now A Parking Lot
This African-American Slave Cemetery Couldn’t Be Saved: Documentary Filmmaker Discusses How This Graveyard Became A…
US Farm Bill Framework Contains Major Wins For New Yorkers Including Expanded SNAP Access, Increased Food Bank Funding, Support For Dairy, Specialty Crop Farmers
GILLIBRAND HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR WINS FOR NEW YORKERS IN FARM BILL FRAMEWORK Major Legislative Package Would…
Language To Lower Prescription Drug Costs, Expand Telehealth Services Passes Ways & Means Committee, To Be Included In Upcoming Legislation
Malliotakis Language to Lower Prescription Drug Costs, Expand Telehealth Services Passes out of Ways &…
Staten Island Home Prices Rose 43% In Recent Years While Manhattan Median Sale Price Under $1 Million For First Time Since Pandemic
Manhattan median sale price under $1M for the first-time since the start of the pandemic…
Just Like Unscheduled Potentially Harmful Cigarettes, Alcohol, Cannabis Should Be Descheduled, Available For Use By All Adults Like Cigars, Whiskey
Beer, Wine, Whiskey, Cigars, and Cigarettes Are Not on the DEA’s List of Controlled Substances….
Nationwide Student Protests, Occupations Have Storied History – Majority Of Americans Polled Agree With Their Demands
Sanders on the Nationwide Student Protests and the Ongoing Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza Editor’s note:…
NYS Assembly Disallows Resolution For Observance Of Loyalty Day Acknowledging American Freedom
Assembly Socialists Squash Resolution Acknowledging American Freedom Editor’s note: Asm. Pirozzolo previously commented on Governor…
Free Catalytic Convertor Etching Event This Friday In Brooklyn: State Senator Scarcella-Spanton
SENATOR SCARCELLA-SPANTON TO HOLD FREE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ETCHING EVENT IN SOUTHERN BROOKLYN Editor’s note: State…
American Corps Program Could Combat Climate Crisis: Local Pols Pen Letter To Appropriators
Ocasio-Cortez, Neguse Lead Letter to Top Appropriators to Combat the Escalating Climate Crisis Through the…
Human Trafficking Victims Should Be Protected, Not Prosecuted For Crimes Committed Under Duress: New Legislation Introduced In Senate
GILLIBRAND, RUBIO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…
NYC Dept of Aging Launches Citywide Survey To Assess Needs Of Older New Yorkers
NYC Aging Launches Citywide Survey to Assess the Needs of Older New Yorkers Survey is…
Amidst Housing Crisis, Local Pols Reintroduce Housing Bill To Invest $5 Billion Annually In Affordable Housing For NY Residents
AMIDST HOUSING CRISIS, GILLIBRAND, CLARKE ANNOUNCE REINTRODUCTION OF HOUSING BILL TO INVEST $15 BILLION ANNUALLY…
Motorcycle Safety Major Concern Amid Rising Fatalities: NYC DOT Announces New Partnership To Expand Enforcement
NYC DOT, NYPD, AND STATE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT AMIDST…
Limitless Monday: Never Too Old For New Stories
Limitless Monday – New stories I was visiting a good friend of mine recently while…
Florida’s Idea Of Freedom: Government Will Dictate That You May Only Eat Slaughtered Meat, Never Lab-Grown Non-Animal Derived Meat
Governor DeSantis Tells Residents of the “Free State of Florida” What Kind of Meat He…
Ukraine-Russia War As Ecocide Reflected In Mavka: The Forest Song
Mavka: The Forest Song – Ukrainian animation echoes the ecocide of wartime Viktoriia Grivina, University of…
Planned Bus Priority With Improved Bus Lanes, Busways To Assist Commuters Navigating To Manhattan’s Soon-To-Be-Tolled Central Business District
CONNECTING THE CORE: ADAMS ADMINISTRATION DETAILS AMBITIOUS EFFORTS TO HELP NEW YORKERS ACCESS MANHATTAN’S CENTRAL…
Can’t Escape The Asphalt: Staten Island’s Forgotten African-American Slave Cemetery Paved Over With Remains Underneath – Heather Quinlan Interview
Documentary in production about Cherry Hill Cemetery, on what is now Forest Avenue and Livermore…
Book Review: Life Is Hard. God Is Good. Let’s Dance By Star 99.1 Morning Radio Host Brant Hansen
Life Is Hard. God Is Good. Let’s Dance – Experiencing Real Joy In A World Gone Mad…
New Legislation Introduced In House To Kill NYC’s Congestion Pricing Scheme – Expected To Generate Revenue, Harm Working NYers With Excessive Tolls
Malliotakis, Gottheimer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Kill New York City’s Congestion Pricing Program Editor’s note:…
Parallels In The Torah: Noah’s Birds, Moses’ Spies Appearing In Both Episodes, In Same Order
Avraham Edery 1 Culture, Editorials, Equality, Faith On Staten Island, Morality and Ethics, Staten Island Families, Staten Islander Exclusive
BIRDS AND SPIES Editor’s note: Avraham Edery has previously contributed to Staten Islander News with…