As Richmond University Medical Center frets over looming closure and dwindling funds, federal officials seem disinclined to toss a lifeline—especially as Washington’s own Medicaid cuts put the Staten Island hospital in jeopardy to start with. One mi…
A bill to guarantee that all five New York City boroughs have a seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board has stalled in Albany, leaving Staten Island’s Borough President Vito Fossella fuming about “transportation without representation.” The existing board leans Manhattan-heavy, which might explain why some train lines move faster than the city’s bureaucracy—though perhaps not in the direction Staten Islanders want.
A bout of severe thunderstorms battered Staten Island, felling trees and plunging swathes of the borough into darkness mere hours after the mercury flirted with 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Utility crews scurried to restore power amid downed lines, while residents swapped sweaty discomfort for sodden inconvenience. As the rain relented, New Yorkers were left pondering whether to invest in rubber boots—or perhaps simply learn to expect the unexpected.
Memorial Day on Staten Island finds our federal schedule in its customary disarray: government offices and banks take the day off, schools remain shut, and even the city’s garbage collectors pause for reflection. New York’s subways and buses cling to a holiday timetable, while ferries chug on; shopkeepers, meanwhile, mostly eye opportunity over observance. As ever, marking America’s fallen heroes comes neatly paired with unpredictable bin collections.
A storm waylaid Staten Island commuters on Wednesday evening, after a fallen tree near Annadale halted Railway service and forced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority into arboreal improvisation. Crews are clearing the tracks and advising would-be passengers to consider other means of escape, while the rest of New York’s transit network humbly reminds us that at least this time, the “leaves on the line” excuse was refreshingly literal.
Wagner College has commenced its takeover of the former St. John’s University campus on Staten Island, marking the occasion with a not-too-crowded ceremony attended by over 100 guests and Borough President Vito Fossella, who lauded the “shared vision”—a suitably collegiate sentiment, even if visions on campus tend to diverge fairly quickly after the speeches end and the coffee cools.
A $1m contract dispute has landed yet another blow to Staten Island’s embattled North Shore development, where plans for a seven-storey tower have riled neighbours keen on keeping the area’s low-rise charm. The project’s backers now face both legal headaches and local grumbling—neither of which, we suspect, appear on glossy architectural renderings.
As Staten Island shivers through unexpectedly cool weather, forecasters promise only brief solace: Thursday will bring scattered showers with highs hovering in the low 60s, while the Memorial Day weekend looks set for a soggy affair, with rain ramping up from Saturday night into Sunday. For those seeking sunshine, the city’s traditional barbecue optimism may be confined to umbrellas and wistful weather apps.
Two Staten Island therapists, Christina Goodheart and Danielle Quinto, have joined forces, merging their practices to deliver more integrated care to infants—pairing speech pathology with occupational therapy in hopes of nudging more babies toward those precious milestones. We are told this partnership could spark a trend; babies, it seems, are now getting their “first words and first steps” in stereo.
