New York City Budget
Recent City Budget Cuts Threaten Staten Island's Youngest Workers
Cuts to the Learning to Work and Summer Youth Employment Program could impact future job development for the next generation of students.
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Leticia Remauro
Local Power Broker for Borough President traveled to D.C. on Day of Capitol Insurrection
Leticia Remauro, a GOP candidate for Staten Island Borough President with a history of racist remarks, was among a busload of Islanders who traveled to Washington D.C. on January 6. In screenshots from a now-deleted Facebook Live video, Remauro – a 30-year power broker in the borough – broadcast herself from
Audre Lorde
An Unseen Photo Album Preserves Life of Audre Lorde
Victoria Munro, director of The Alice Austen House shares an excerpt from the exhibition focused on the legacy of the author and activist.
Council District 49
Follow the Money (D-49): Entry 1
The North Shore (City Council District 49) leads off our series on campaign financing for Staten Island’s City Council races.
Fighting Fascism
Commentary: Trump is Gone, Fascist Trends are Not
'Trumpism' is only the most recent name for far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist movements that first came to prominence a century ago, during economic hardships triggered by the Great Depression. Countering fascism, however, remains just as important now that Trump has left office.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Commentary: MLK Tried to Tell Us
While it is true that King championed nonviolent, direct action, and that his methods required great character, solidarity, and composure, Americans have, instead, reduced his legacy to one of compromise. King, however, was not compromising at all.
Nicole Malliotakis
Calls for Malliotakis' Resignation Echo Across the District
The energy of the Bay Ridge Rally on Saturday, January 9, 2020, calling for the resignation of newly elected Congressmember Nicole Malliotakis, was palpable from beginning to end. Just before noon, a small, entirely masked crowd began to gather around Congressmember Malliotakis’s office at 7716 3rd Avenue within the
Sandy Ground
How This New App Can Teach You About Forgotten Histories
The virtual Staten Island African American Heritage Tour brings Staten Island’s Black History right to your fingertips.
Park Hill
North Shore Communities Unite to Provide Holiday Cheer
Local organizations team up to better serve their communities through a series of toy drive giveaways.
Political Cartoon
Holiday Gifts - A Cartoon
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Nicole Malliotakis
A Collective Demand for Pandemic Relief
In contrast to recent rallies against COVID-19 restrictions, Staten Island Coalition Organizes Campaign Demanding Immediate Pandemic Relief from Congress
Sandy Ground
Sandy Ground and the Continued Gentrification of Staten Island's Communities of Color
On August 1, a relatively new Young Leaders of Staten Island (YLSI) led the first annual “Path of Liberation” march along Staten Island’s former Underground Railroad route, beginning at the often forgotten Sandy Ground Settlement. “Sandy Ground is the oldest continuously inhabited free black settlement in the United States