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A two-day indie sleaze music festival is coming to Staten Island this weekend
Time Out
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Staten Island remains the most shamefully under-visited of the city’s five boroughs, even with a ferry service that has that rarest of NYC transport qualities: it’s free. But for those looking for a nostalgic-slash-music reason to visit our...
TC3 Offers Free Associate Degrees to Adult New Yorkers
Ithaca Times - New York
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Adult New Yorkers looking to pursue higher education can now work toward a free associate degree at Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in select fields. Tuition, fees, books and supplies costs will be covered through SUNY Reconnect, a new...
Staten Island native Ryan Kehoe signs with FerryHawks
SI Live - New York
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July 9, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Staten Island FerryHawks have added a homegrown arm to their pitching staff, officially signing Staten Island native Ryan Kehoe. A product of the borough’s rich baseball tradition, Kehoe’s journey to professional...
NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani camp says he had ‘constructive’ meeting with Big Apple CEOs
AM New York Metro
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July 16, 2025
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign late Tuesday described the democratic socialist candidate’s first of two major confabs with New York City’s business executives...
Inside the Times’ sick scaremongering on New Yorkers losing health care
New York Post
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July 10, 2025
The New York Times’ lead headline Thursday was outright, deceptive fearmongering: “Why 1.5 Million New Yorkers Could Lose Health Insurance Under Trump Bill.” Yet the story was little more than a rewrite of Democratic campaign releases. For...
15 Things About Wisconsin That Will Shock New Yorkers
I-Rock 93.5 - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
Wisconsin is a different place. And for those of us who grew up there, live there, or lived there, we love all the things that make it different. When somebody from, say, New York, moves or visits Wisconsin, they might know some things to expect....
Staten Island youth sports notebook: Two Island girls headed to soccer nationals with NJ Premier FC
SI Live - New York
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July 9, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Islanders Isabella Gindin, 14 of Great Kills and Emma Knight, 13, of Huguenot are sure to have a summer to remember. The two girls are headed to the United States Youth Soccer (USYS) National Championships in Orlando,...
Major delays reported on Staten Island Expressway after Thursday afternoon crash
SI Live - New York
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July 10, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Extensive delays are reported on the Staten Island Expressway during Thursday afternoon’s rush hour. A vehicle collision was reported in the vicinity of Exit 7/Richmond Avenue on the New Jersey-bound side of the expressway...
What Happens When Washington Cuts Workforce Development? | Opinion
Newsweek
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July 16, 2025
Though the FY2026 budget isn't final, the newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has already triggered devastating disinvestment in New York's workforce and economic stability. Rather than supporting cities in their efforts to build...
Heated Staten Island Amazon Warehouse Workers Rally for Better Conditions
The City - New York
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July 10, 2025
Support local news today! Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. The Amazon Labor Union held a rally outside the JFK8 Fulfilmment Center in...
Exclusive look at FDNY water rescue drill on Staten Island
WABC ABC 7 - New York
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July 10, 2025
STATEN ISLAND (WABC) -- The FDNY Water Rescue Unit took part in a real-life training exercise to rescue distressed swimmers on Staten Island on Thursday. Eyewitness News got an exclusive look at the training. "I have a history - background in life...
Is NYC Real Estate Quietly On Sale For Foreign Investors?
Forbes
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For buyers transacting in select foreign currencies, this could be a strategic opportunity to deploy ... More capital into hard assets, entering a market that is historically resilient, globally respected, and available at a discount.getty While...
New Yorkers Take the Cake as America’s Biggest Risk Takers
98.1 The Hawk - New York
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July 9, 2025
A new study from The Action Network dropped some interesting stats about which states love to take risks—and to nobody's surprise, New York tops the list. The Empire State is the most risk-friendly state in the country because we aren't afraid to...
$262K In Gold Coins Scammed Out Of Senior By Staten Island Man: Nassau County Police
Daily Voice
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July 11, 2025
The scam started in Massapequa on Thursday, May 1 at 9 a.m., when the woman received an email claiming she had been charged $364 through PayPal. She called the number listed in the email and spoke to an unknown man posing as a customer service...
Salsa fest draws smiling faces, swaying hips on Staten Island
SI Live - New York
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July 10, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For Richie Gonzalez, the sounds of conga drums and screaming brass permeating the Empire Outlets in St. George has become a welcome tradition. On Saturday, June 28, the Staten Island resident and cement truck driver...
Staten Island student wins N.Y. civics competition with speech on eating disorders
SI Live - New York
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July 9, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Victoria Figliolia, a recent middle school graduate of Staten Island Academy, Todt Hill, captured the top prize at the 2025 National Civics Bee state competition. Competing against eight other students from across New York...
Who is David Berkowitz, where is the Son of Sam serial killer now and what do we know about his victims?
The U.S. Sun
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July 16, 2025
A NEW Netflix documentary claims to offer new insights into the investigation and the enduring impact of David Berkowitz’s infamous murder spree in bustling 1970s New York. One of America’s most infamous serial killers, Berkowitz was known as the...
Zohran Mamdani takes breakfast meeting with Democrats in Washington
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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WASHINGTON − New York City's mayoral frontrunner and Democratic disruptor Zohran Mamdani hopped south July 16 to the nation's capital, as he looks to shore up the support of some wary party bigwigs. Mamdani, a 33-year-old state lawmaker, declared...
Homeless crisis deepens at Staten Island Ferry terminal
AM New York Metro
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July 10, 2025
A Staten Island Ferry boat at St. George in 2018. Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office The Staten Island Ferry terminal in Lower Manhattan has long been a place where homeless New Yorkers seek shelter, but according to many NYC commuters, it has...
Homeless crisis deepens at Staten Island
AM New York Metro
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July 10, 2025
A Staten Island Ferry boat at St. George in 2018. Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office The Staten Island Ferry terminal in Lower Manhattan has long been a place where homeless New Yorkers seek shelter, but according to many NYC commuters, it has...