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Staten Island’s Wagner College New Exhibit Showcases Woman Professional Wrestlers: “Fight Like A Girl”
Woman Professional Wrestlers at Center Ring for Wagner Exhibit Editor’s note: Also in sports, we previously…

Staten Island’s Project Hospitality, Other New York Orgs Receive Toy, School Supplies, Clothing Donations For Local Families In Need
Spreading Holiday Cheer to Families In Need Editor’s note: This year we covered the Bayonne…

Happening Tomorrow! Coat Distribution Event On Staten Island For Local Families In Need Of Warm Coats For Their Kids This Winter
Happening Tomorrow! Coat Distribution Event On Staten Island For Local Families In Need Of Warm…

Bayonne Toy Drive To Benefit Local Kids Happens Tomorrow! Bring Toys, Gift Cards
Editor’s note: Staten Islander covered this toy drive event which also occurred last year. Giant…

New Exhibit ‘Arcadia’ Unveiled At Wagner College ‘Poetry of Painting’ At Galleries By Painters Abigail Dudley, EM Saniga
‘Poetry of Painting’ Exhibit at Wagner’s Galleries shfap owner curates show by artists Dudley, Saniga…

SempreFit, Staten Island StartUp, Seeks To Revolutionize Aging, Beginning With Reversing Gray Hair
Staten Island’s Newest Biotech Startup Aims to Revolutionize Aging Following are questions Staten Islander News…

Healthy Aging Fair This Past Thursday Drew Hundred Of Attendees To Learn About Active, Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy Aging Fair to Draw Hundreds of Attendees for a Day of Wellness Promoting Active…

Brendan Gill Prize Winner For 2024 Announced: Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces Exhibit At MoMA
Announcing the Winner of the 2024 Brendan Gill Prize Editor’s note: From the MAS page…

Charities With Thrift Shops Can Use Advance Emails With Specific Tactics To Get Better Quality Used Items From Donors
How charities with thrift shops can get better stuff from their donors instead of junk Hauling…

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…

Noble Industrial Collection Of John A. Noble’s Lithographs, Paintings, Drawings At Snug Harbor’s Noble Maritime Collection
The Noble Maritime Collection presents the new exhibition Noble Industrial Editor’s note: Staten Islander News has…

NYC DOT To Announce Bee Bunkers, Bee Hotels To Make Public Plazas, Open Streets The Bees Knees
EARTH WEEK: BEE HOTELS AND BEE BUNKERS TO MAKE NYC DOT PUBLIC PLAZAS AND OPEN…

Tunnel To Towers Foundation Benefits From Annual Softball Tournament – See Video From Last Year’s Tournament On Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks
7th Annual ‘Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers’ Softball Tournament on the 23rd Anniversary of the…

Supportive Community, Connection Is Absolutely Essential In Treatment Of Parkinsons With New Theme Living Better Together
AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION TO CELEBRATE THE POWER OF A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY DURING PARKINSON’S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH…

Newly Formed CSI Nursing Student Alliance Partnered With Staten Island’s Where To Turn Charity To Provide Toys For Local Children They Serve
Holiday Toy Drive Organized by the Nursing Student Alliance at CSI Our previous article, linked…

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…

Anita Fein Award Will Be Given To Local Volunteers For Outstanding Record Of Supporting Food Pantry Service
Legislative Forum, Featuring Natasha Pernicka – Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger NYS,…

Staten Island Hunger Task Force: Nominate Your Candidates For Anita Fine Memorial Award for Volunteer Service
Nominate your candidates for the Anita Fine Memorial Award for Volunteer Service Nominations are now…

Staten Island Senior Student Athlete At Susan Wagner HS Receives 2023 Elite 32 Scholarship From Ballin4Peace
Mehki Jackson (Senior, Susan E. Wagner High School) Awarded NYC Elite 32 Scholarship We wanted…

MAS Invites Public To Submit Nominations For 2024 Brendan Gill Prize For Exceptional Creative Work In 2023
Brendan Gill Prize Nominations Open Through 1/19! Now through January 19th, MAS invites the public…

Last Staten Island Toy Giveaway Of This Holiday Season Thursday, Saturday: Urban Hope NYC Invites Community To Christmas Celebration
Staten Islander Exclusive Urban Hope NYC is a nonprofit focused on helping our precious low-income communities…

Donate Toys, Gift Cards For Local Kids In Need: Toy Drive Event This Sunday In Bayonne At K of C On Avenue C
Giant Toy Drive Event on Sunday, December 17: Mayor, Fire Department, Non-Profits, Clubs, and Businesses…

Toy Donations Needed For 1,800 New York Children: Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Gifts Must Be Received By This Friday
Staten Islander Exclusive The Salvation Army Says Friday, 12.15 is last day to make a holiday toy…

Always First To Go: Libraries Help Kids Get Excited About Learning – Sunday Hours At All NYPL, BPL Branches Cut, Spending On Materials, Programming, Building Improvements
The New York Public Library deeply regrets to announce that, due to the first of…

YMCA, Rep. Malliotakis Announce Funding For Upgraded HVAC, Ventilation, Pool Dehumidification Systems
Malliotakis, YMCA to Announce Funding for New Ventilation Systems STATEN ISLAND, NY – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis…

Healthcare Cost Dilemma: Patient Knowledge Is Ideal Way To Lower Prices, Individuals Make Informed Choices When It’s Their Money, Not Someone Else’s
Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector I am happy to announce the…

Bayonne Residents: Help Stock Your Local Food Pantries – Assist Those In Need
Banner Image: Food pantry flier. Image Credit – Bayonne Police Dept.

Regaining Lost Intimacy For Parkinson’s Patients: APDA’s ParkinSex Wins Several Awards, Seen As Compassionate, Improving Overall Health
NEW YORK, NY – At the MM+M Awards, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) won…

While Nonprofit Hospitals Required To Have “Charity Care” To Qualify For Tax Breaks, Most Use Profits To Pay CEOs Astronomical Salaries, Provide No Public Benefit
Chairman Sanders Releases New Report Showing Major Nonprofit Hospital Systems Exploiting Tax Breaks and Prioritizing…

Sen. Gillibrand Announces Bill Protecting Jobseekers Receiving SNAP
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PREVENT JOBSEEKERS FROM BEING KICKED OFF SNAP BENEFITS If Jobseekers Earn…

Remembering Joan K. Davidson, Member Of Municipal Arts Society BOD, Champion Of Historic Site Preservation, Urban Center Books, Other Causes
Joan Davidson, an extraordinary woman and champion of New York City and New York State…

How Ultra Wealthy Use IRS Rules, System To Claim Massive Tax Deductions, While Failing To Offer Promised Public Benefit
How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the…

Noble Maritime Collection, Alice Austen House Present Exhibition Picturing The Water: The Photography Of Alice Austen
Noble Maritime Collection and the Alice Austen House present the new exhibition Picturing the Water:…

Staten Island Hunger Task Force Provides Updates On Food Insecurity, Toiletry / Feminine Products Need At Local Colleges For Scholarship Recipients, Low Income Students
A Message From Ruben Sibri of the NY Comptroller’s Office A Message from Ruben Sibri…

National Lighthouse Museum Cordially Invites You To Their 13th Annual Light Keeper’s Gala Friday, August 4th
13th Annual Light Keeper’s Gala Friday, August 4, 2023 5:30pm Doors Open Parking not permitted…

National Lighthouse Museum Golf Outing Coming Up Tonight, Monday June 5th
National Lighthouse Museum Golf Outing, Monday, June 5th, 2023, Shot Gun Start 1:00pm, Scramble Silver…

Preeminent Bandleader, Pianist Peter Duchin, Tony-Award Winning Playwright John Guare, Speak About Six Degrees Of Connection To NYC Communities With Shared Connection To CitizensNYC
Peter Duchin: six degrees of connection to NYC communities One of the preeminent bandleaders and…

Sen. Gillibrand To Announce EATS Act To Expand SNAP Eligibility To More College Students Suffering From Food Insecurity, As Covid-19 Emergency Benefits Expire In June
TODAY AT BARUCH COLLEGE: WITH EMERGENCY COVID-19 SNAP BENEFITS SET TO EXPIRE, SENATOR GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES…

Staten Island Hunger Task Force Releases April Meeting Notes: Food Insecurity, Rising Costs Of Food; A Peculiar Point Of View By Susan Fowler
April Meeting Notes & “A Peculiar Point of View,” by Susan Fowler Staten Island Hunger…

Senator Gillibrand, Rep. González-Colón, Others Call For Congress To Address Inequalities In Food Assistance To Puerto Rico, Convert NAP To SNAP
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Hispanic Federation, Coalition for Food Security Puerto…

Staten Island Hunger Task Force Releases Announcements, Meeting Minutes For March, Updates To Membership
Governance Information to Consider for May Meeting & Link to April Meeting Video Article IV….

Several Zoom Presentations On Non-Profit Leadership, Along With Non-Profit Academy Awards Gala, Upcoming In April With Institute For Non-Profit Leadership
The Institute for Nonprofit Leadership at Slippery Rock University is hosting the Annual Nonprofit Academy…

Rep. Malliotakis Announces Federal Grant For Staten Island’s Own Community Health Center Of Richmond Healthy Start Initiative
Malliotakis Announces Federal Grant for Community Health Center of Richmond’s Healthy Start Initiative Aims to…

Join Staten Island Hunger Task Force Tomorrow Morning For “Food For All” Meeting
Food For All Meeting Tomorrow Morning At 11AM – Learn About What SI Hunger Task…

Support The Library: NYPL’s Triple Match Offer From Penguin Random House Ends Tonight At Midnight
In my twenties, at loose ends, I took a break from my roofing job and…

New York Legal Assistance Group
Name:New York Legal Assistance Group Phone Number: (212)613-5000Tap To Call Fax Number: Email: [email protected]/ Web…

Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund
Name:Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund Phone Number: (212) 966-5932Tap To Call Fax Number:…

CAMBA Legal Aid
Name: CAMBA Legal Services Phone Number: (646) 973-1420Tap To Call Fax Number: Email: Web Site:…

The Legal Aid Society – Richmond County Juvenile Rights Court Office
Name: Legal Aid Society – Staten Island Neighborhood Office Phone Number: (347)422-5333Tap To Call Fax…

Staten Island’s National Lighthouse Museum To Feature Staged Reading Of Mind The Light This Sunday
Staten Island’s National Lighthouse Museum To Feature Staged Reading Of Mind The Light This Sunday…

Updates From Staten Island Hunger Task Force, Including Results Of Surveys, Next Meeting Scheduled For Tonight
MONDAY: March 6th, 2023 Meeting 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Zoom Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 840…

Don’t Walk By Homeless Outreach Event Organized by City Relief, The Salvation Army Greater NY Division, The Bowery Mission and Hope for New York: About This Year’s Event With Zack Hodgson, Emergency Svcs Director at Salvation Army GNY
Staten Islander News Organization sat down with Zack Hodgson, Emergency Services Director at Salvation Army…

More Americans Will Find It Hard To Put Food On The Table Starting In March As Emergency SNAP Program Ends
Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income…

In Honor Of Black History Month, National Lighthouse Museum Presents Lighting The Way: African American Lightkeepers In Civil War America
Lighting the Way: African American Lightkeepers in Civil War America The National Lighthouse Museum (NLM)…

Annual Don’t Walk By Homeless Outreach Event Organized By Rescue Alliance NYC To Occur This Saturday
Nearly 70,000 people in New York City (including more than 20,000 children) are homeless. This Saturday, February 18 is “Don’t Walk…

Robin Hood Invites Non-Profits In NYC To Apply For Grant Readiness and Insights Training (GRIT) Program
Robin Hood Invites NYC Nonprofit Leaders to Apply to the Grant Readiness and Insights Training (GRIT)…

Deadline Today For Food Pantries Across Staten Island To Submit Their Survey On Total Number Of Clients Needing Assistance, Pre-, Post-COVID
Survey: Numbers Needed for the Legislative Forum As we discussed at the January meeting (notes…

NYS’s New Assemblymember Helping In Our Community – Asm. Pirozzolo Facilitates Donation Of Clothing To Project Hospitality From Korean Dry Cleaners Of SI
ASSEMBLYMAN PIROZZOLO FACILITATES THE DONATION OF HUNDREDS OF CLOTHING ITEMS FROM THE KOREAN DRY CLEANERS…

Noble Maritime Collection To Receive $10K Grant From National Endowment For The Arts
Noble Maritime Collection to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts STATEN…

Behind Facade Of Effective Altruism, Is Charity Still Charity When Performed For Uncharitable Reasons?
Infective Maltruism: Is Charity Still Charity When It Is Performed for Uncharitable Reasons? Looking beyond…

Toy & Children’s Items Stop ‘N’ Swap Next Wednesday At Clay Pit Ponds Nature Interpretive Center
Hello Staten Islanders! Still in need of a perfect children’s gift for the holidays? Or…

Hank the Horse, Rescue Horse From Kentucky, Rings Bells At Times Square On Giving Tuesday For Salvation Army GNY
This year more than ever, New Yorkers and their families are suffering economic pressure. Thousands are…

Noble Maritime Museum Announces New Trustees
The Noble Maritime Collection announces the appointment of Elizabeth Bennett and Christine Johnson to its…

Congresswoman Malliotakis Delivers 500 Pounds Of Food To Bay Ridge Community Center In Brooklyn
(BROOKLYN, NY) – Monday, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) delivered 500 pounds of food to the Bay…

Annual Stamp-Out Hunger Campaign Set For Saturday May 14th Nationwide
30th Food Drive Will Help Feed Needy Families in All 50 States WASHINGTON, April 22, 2022— The…

NAMI Presents Free Educational Program For Families, Significant Others, Friends Of Those With Mental Health Conditions
NAMI Family to Family Signature Program NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for…

National Lighthouse Museum Announces Their Annual Golf Outing Scheduled For June
National Lighthouse Museum is holding their annual Golf Outing June 2022 at the Jumping Brook Country Club…

Assist Veterans Exiting Homelessness With Boy Scouts’ Household Essentials Drive
Boy Scout Troops 74 and 2 are placing boxes in both our churches for household essentials…

Non-Profit Orgs Invited To Apply To NYC Imagine Awards
The 2nd Annual New York City Imagine Awards, the premier event that shines the spotlight…

Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month Kicked Off By APDA, Celebrates Unshakeable Spirit Of People Living With PD
From Coast to Coast, APDA is Connecting, Supporting & Engaging the Parkinson’s Community. Awareness is…

United Way Worldwide Launches United For Ukraine Fund
March 4, 2022 Alexandria, VA – United Way Worldwide today announced that it has established a…

AOC Secures Millions For Bronx, Queens Community Projects In Latest Spending Bill
March 10, 2022 QUEENS, NY – In May 2021, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez formally requested nearly…

Early Learning Programs Offered By The Salvation Army Put Childcare Within Reach of Many New York Families
It’s no secret that what children learn in their first few years of life can…

Salvation Army Responds To Accusations Of Racism Due To Their “Let’s Talk About Racism” Guide
Originally published by the Salvation Army The holidays are a welcome reminder of the things…

Salvation Army Toy Giveaway And Valentine’s Day Immersion Experience Videos Posted
Video of the NYCHA Marcy Houses Toy Giveaway in December The first part of the above…

This Valentine’s Day, Visitors To Rockefeller Center Are Invited To Experience An Immersion In Love And Charity
The Salvation Army Celebrates Valentine’s Day with a Different Kind of Gift. On the romantic…

Testing Eyesight Of The Poor In South Africa, Soon Zimbabwe To Provide Better Vision For Everyone Who Needs It
Overlanding with a Noble Purpose – Helping People See the World Dealing with vision impairment…

Uber Delivers Coats To Salvation Army Greater NY, Funding Adult Rehabilitation Centers
Uber Connect will allow users in select cities to push a button and donate a…

Deadly Apartment Fire In Bronx Likely Caused By Malfunctioning Space Heater And Open Doors; Salvation Army GNY Assisting Relief Efforts
On Sunday, a tragic five-alarm fire at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx claimed…

What Doing The Most Good® Looks Like – This Holiday Season, Salvation Army Kicks Off Toy Giveaway Program At Marcy Houses
Note From The Charity: Thousands of NY children are facing a Christmas without a single toy,…

Salvation Army Of Greater NY Seeks To Make Sure All NYCHA Children Receive At Least One Toy This Holiday, Starting With Marcy Houses In Bedstuy
Some 3,000 New York children are facing a dismal Christmas with literally no toys to…

Salvation Army Greater NY Stands Ready To Distribute Meals For Thanksgiving To New Yorkers In Need Across The State
Largest Human Services Provider in Country to “Serve” 25,000+ meals throughout New York COVID-19 and its…

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies…

Tzom Gedaliah Fast Day: All Jews Invited To Fast Day After Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is here again, the beginning of the Jewish new year, Yom Teruah (יוֹם…