Business
Holtermann’s Bakery
Like the end of the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”, Staten Islanders came out strong to support and buy products from Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island — falsely accused by Whoopi Goldberg of denying her […]
Articles by Lou
The Beach
Oysters Are Coming Back to Staten Island — But Not to Eat (Yet)
Staten Island was once an oyster capital of the United States. Oysters were harvested off the Island’s south shore, especially by Tottenville and Princes Bay. But Typhoid Fever in 1916 was linked to Staten Island […]
The Beach
Staten Island Was Once an Oyster Capital
Oysters are coming back to Staten Island, via the Living Breakwater project. This makes a lot of sense, as Staten Island was once an oyster capital of the United States and the world. 1. Native […]
Film & TV
The Relentless Patriot — A Film About Artist Scott Lobaido
“The Relentless Patriot” is a documentary film about political activist and artist Scott LoBaido from New Dorp, Staten Island. The documentary is made by Christopher Martini. LoBaido has been a patriotic artist for years, and […]
Business
Richard & Lois Nicotra & the Staten Island Corporate Park
Richard and Lois Nicotra are the Vanderbilt’s of our day — except they are good guys. Cornelius Vanderbilt began the Vanderbilt empire by operating a ferry on Staten Island; the Nicotra’s began their business by […]
Arts & Sciences
Freedom Fighter & Patriotic Artist Scott LoBaido
World-renowned artist, freedom fighter, and political activist Scott LoBaido — out of New Dorp, Staten Island — has been a patriotic artist for over 30 years. LoBaido has recently gained prominence during the fight against […]
Going's On
The Kreischer Mansion — and the Kreischer Factory for Fire-Bricks
The Kreischer Mansion at at 4500 Arthur Kill Road in Tottenville is one of Staten Island’s landmarks — a 140-year-old Victorian with a history of murder and reported ghosts, which in recent years has been […]
Going's On
New R211 Trains Arrive on Staten Island Railway
The Staten Island Railway is finally receiving new R211 railcars during the week of October 15, 2024 — several years behind the rest of the city. The R211 trains are replacing Staten Island’s fleet of […]
Business
CSX Railroad on Staten Island
CSX railroad operates freight train operations on Staten Island — picking up freight off container ships at a ship-to-rail, Intermodal, on-dock terminal at the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Port Ivory. The Howland Hook facility […]
Film & TV
Movies Filmed in Staten Island: “Goodfellas”
A 1990 mob movie based on a true story — a film adaptation of Nicholas Pileggi’s 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy. The movie was directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler. Plot The movie follows […]