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Great Staten Island Restaurants: Tres Amigos Taqueria & Restaurant

November 27, 2025 Lou 0

The only restaurant in the world with a Scott LoBaido American Flag mural on its side. It is on the corner of Main Street and Amboy Road in Tottenville. Tres Amigos Taqueria is relatively new […]

Arts & Sciences

The Mystery of the Tiki Statue/Totem Pole on Staten Island — Solved

November 22, 2025 Lou 0

The mystery of the Easter Island-like Tiki statue — or Totem pole — on Staten Island. It came out of nowhere one year around 2017 on the beach by Sequine Avenue and Lemon Creek Park […]

Arts & Sciences

Charlie Azzue Designed Frank-Lloyd-Wright Inspired Buildings on Staten Island

November 21, 2025 Lou 0

When I was a kid in the 1970’s, our family would go to Clove Lakes Park and my mom would point out the Physicians and Surgeons Building on Victory Boulevard across the street from the […]

Arts & Sciences

The Only Frank Lloyd Wright House in NYC Is on Staten Island

November 16, 2025 Lou 0

The ONLY residential home in New York City designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is on Staten Island. It is named The Crimson Beech, and it is on Lighthouse Hill at 48 Manor Court. It is […]

Where to Eat & Drink

Main Street Coffee in Tottenville & Richmondtown

November 16, 2025 Lou 0

Main Street Coffee started with a cafe on Main Street in Tottenville, Staten Island and has expanded to a 2nd cafe in Richmondtown. It offers espressos and cappuccinos and a pretty big menu of breakfast, […]

Arts & Sciences

Scott LoBaido Patriotic Flag Murals on Staten Island

November 16, 2025 Lou 0

World-renowned artist and political activist Scott LoBaido — out of New Dorp, Staten Island — has been a patriotic artist for over 30 years. He has gained prominence during President Donald Trump’s 2016, 2020, and […]

Arts & Sciences

Historic Richmondtown, Staten Island

October 12, 2025 Lou 0

Historic Richmond Town — aka Richmondtown to most Staten Islanders — is a living museum of old buildings from the 1600’s through 1800’s on 25 acres of country-like land in the middle of Staten Island […]

Where to Eat & Drink

Great Staten Island Restaurants: Lobster House Joe’s

October 11, 2025 Lou 0

Joe’s Lobster House — or, formally, Lobster House Joe’s — is one of the treasures of Staten Island restaurants. It started as a little storefront restaurant on Hylan Blvd by Seaver Avenue in the 1990’s […]

Business

Staten Island Advance & SILive — Tip of Massive Advance Empire

October 6, 2025 Lou 0

Many and/or most readers of The Staten Island Advance and its online presence, SILive.com, have no doubt thought for years it was a small family-run newspaper that perhaps was part of a larger chain of […]

Music

The Wu-Tang Clan — from Staten Island

August 28, 2025 Lou 0

The Wu-Tang Clan — formed in Staten Island in the early 1990’s — are considered one of the greatest Hip Hop groups of all time. They are not only known for their great music — […]

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