The Staten Island Ferry has been the backdrop of many movies, tv shows, and music videos. The Best: I Love Lucy — “Staten Island Ferry” The classic of course is the 1956 I Love Lucy […]
The Staten Island Ferry through the years always has had a mix of boat types in service — old and new. The current fleet consists of the following boats and boat types: Sgt. Michael Ollis […]
“Combat Shock” is a cult classic film made in 1986 and distributed by the infamous Troma Entertainment. Written, directed, and produced by Buddy Giovinazzo, and starring his brother Ricky Giovinazzo, it is the story of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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