The premise is simple. Go to different areas of the city and ask people: What are you doing tonight? Read more »
When a holiday thief decided to steal some packages from the porch of a Staten Island residence, he didn’t know he was being recorded by a stealthy surveillance camera. The homeowner took the tape to the local police precinct and the local news broadcast the daylight heist. Read more »
There’s something very Civil Rights Era-looking about a group of young people being sprayed by fire hose-like bursts of water, but it may been the best course of action in lieu of a near riot scene that broke in Staten Island on Tuesday. It all started when a pack of over 50 teenagers congregated in front of a teenage girl’s home and demanded she come out and fight. Read more »
Secluded from the rest of New York City, residents of Staten Island are a unique breed of people. They predominantly vote Republican, drive cars, and yes, a lot of them are frightened to death of turkeys. Read more »
Thanks to the 2010 U.S. Census, we now know that Williamsburg is filled with the most pairs of roommates. We don’t think they were counted, but the number of Orthodox Jewish children sharing rooms could’ve put that neighborhood at number one very easily. The census also shows that central Staten Island, specifically those in 10314, has the highest percentage of white and married homeowners, making it the most boring zip code in all of America. Didn’t need a headcount to tell us that.
The damage from Hurricane Tropical Storm Irene could have been much worse for the tri-state area. Some locals lost power and experienced flood damage, but residents in the ritzy Todt Hill section of Staten Island, self-titled “Zone Z,” loved what the storm did for their property. Read more »
Staten Island, which today enjoys its 350th birthday, has good reason to celebrate. S.I.’s very own Midland Beach was named the best beach in New York by an organization called New Yorkers For Parks in their annual report. Read more »
An ill-intentioned informant tipped off the DEA about a hydroponic weed growing operation on Staten Island a little over a week ago and on Monday, authorities moved in. They seized 450 pot plants from the converted auto garage and according to a senior agent, there’s been a steady increase in the number of indoor farms in New York catering to country’s top cash crop. Read more »
Earlier this week, we learned how badly Staten Islanders abuse oxycodone, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that a drug gang decided to peddle the popularly abused pills out of an ice cream truck.
New York City’s lonely borough, Staten Island, is so far removed from the lives of most New Yorkers that it might as well be part of Jersey. However, besides the Wu-Tang Clan, it does have at least one, make that two redeemable qualities the rest of us can enjoy: snow sculptures and unbridled tackiness. (Photo: Gothamist)
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