Free Palestine
Activists March from Borough Hall to FerryHawks Stadium
Members of Staten Island 4 Palestine March from Staten Island Borough Hall on May 30, 2024.
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Staten Island 4 Palestine
Commentary: Wherever we Live is our Homeland
My journey as a Jew who has turned away from Zionism did not take place overnight - it took years of education, serious confrontation, and self-reflection.
Susan Wagner High School
Hundreds Walkout of Wagner High School Protesting Climate of Anti-Palestinian Sentiment
As many as 400 students rallied in protest of Wagner's suppression of pro-Palestine views on school premises.
Empire Outlets
Empire Outlets Terminates Tenant's Lease Eight Months Early
Retail complex informed BADASS BOOTCAMP their lease would be terminated because a tenant offered more for their space, but there are forty other vacancies at Empire Outlets.
Kamillah Hanks
Constituents speak out on Councilperson Kamillah Hanks' Travel to Israel
Councilperson Hanks traveled to Israel on Feb 21st, just one day after the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the fourth time.
Summer Concert
HEGAZY
Sisters Leila and Omnia Hegazy form the duo HEGAZY. Their music reflect their intersectional identities, and do not shy away from the urgency of the moment.
Aaron Bushnell
Desperate Acts of Protest
Self-Immolation is a desperate act of protest designed to arouse public outrage. We send our sympathy and solidarity to Aaron Bushnell's family and loved ones.
Free Palestine
Commentary: Cognitive Dissonance from the Wagner College Holocaust Center
As time passes, the focus of community institutions such as Wagner College's Holocaust Center remains affixed to the acts of slaughter within the 24-hour window of October 7. Grassroots activists, by contrast, point to a context that led up to that day, and the horrors committed since then.
Free Palestine
Shut it Down for Palestine
Demands for an immediate ceasefire, cutting all aid to Israel, and lifting the siege on Gaza have broader support than ever. Stop the Palestinian genocide.
Staten Island Ferry
Commentary: New NYC Ferry Service Must link Staten Island and Brooklyn
Despite repeated calls from former and current elected officials to expand the NYC Ferry system for Staten Islanders, pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
Substance Use
'End our neglected borough status' calls Coalition at Legislative Breakfast
Staten Island community coalition calls on State and Federal elected leaders for more investment in the public health workforce, supportive housing for those in recovery, and a fair share of opioid settlement funding.
ComeUnity Fridge
Lack of Fresh and Healthy Food has become the Focal Point of Building a Hub for Neighborhood Solidarity
The ComeUnity Fridge approaches its second year anniversary in tackling food insecurity as food prices continue to soar.