Al-Qaeda supporter instructing Staten Island children in Arabic
Controversial Figure Teaching at Staten Island’s Muslim Community Center Tarek Mehanna, convicted of plotting to kill Americans and training with terrorist groups, has been teaching young children at a Muslim community center in Staten Island. It’s a surprising turn, considering his past. For around five months, Mehanna has taught Arabic and the Quran to preschoolers […]
A closer look at the Staten Island composting center run by DSNY
Here’s an interesting twist on waste management. Each week, millions of discarded food items collected from New York City’s streets are transformed into what many affectionately call “black gold” through a growing composting initiative. This process involves taking apple cores, wilted spinach, and greasy containers, and putting them through a lengthy, rigorous transformation. Over several […]
Colin Jost attempts to sell his Staten Island ferry in an ‘SNL’ skit after referring to it as his ‘worst’ purchase ever.
Colin Jost Pleads for Staten Island Ferry Buyer on SNL During a recent sketch on Saturday Night Live, Colin Jost made a humorous plea for someone to purchase the outdated Staten Island Ferry. In the May 3rd episode, host Quinta Brunson and cast member Mikey Day enacted a comedic rivalry between two drivers, using exaggerated […]
‘Oh no!’ Kool-Aid Man TikTok challenge back on Staten Island
What a disaster! Twisted teens have revived the “Kool-Aid Man Challenge,” which wreaked havoc on Staten Island and elsewhere between 2021 and 2023, leading to several arrests. The destructive Tiktok challenge requires teens to mimic the popular Kool-Aid commercials. There, a bright red drink pitcher mascot explodes walls and fences. The destroyer who destroyed the […]
Radio talk show host running for City Council on Staten Island latest target by far-left vandals comparing Republicans to Nazis
The host of the radio talk show at Staten Island City Council has become the latest New York Pol targeted by far left-handed vandals comparing Republicans to Nazis. The hated act was discovered on Friday. “Nazi Scum” scribbled in his namelocated at the corner of Richmond Road and Morley Avenue. “All kinds of vandalism, all […]
Three firefighters injured battling two-alarm Staten Island house fire
Reports say three firefighters were injured in fighting two alarm flames at their Staten Island home on Saturday night. A fire broke out at Rosewood Place in Tompkinsville on the island's North Shore just past 7pm. According to ABC 7. Fire blew up on the roof and top floor of a house near Tompkins Building […]
Staten Island high school teacher busted for groping two students and three women: NYPD
According to the NYPD, a Staten Island High School teacher allegedly sexually assaulted two female students and several women in a series of unpleasant attacks dating back to the second half of last year. According to criminal charges, Jose Joaquin Diaz Barahona, 37, allegedly loved two minors at Susan Wagner High School and three women […]
US Coast Guard, NYPD recovery efforts in progress near Staten Island after boat capsized with six people onboard
A search is underway for a missing person near the New York coast after a boat carrying six people was eventually killed and two others hospitalized on Sunday. The U.S. Coast Guard and New York City police and fire departments are involved in the rest of the sailors' recovery efforts. Coast Guard officials said they […]
NYC Staten Island Democrats endorse Cuomo for Mayor race
Staten Island Democrats officially supported Andrew Cuomo for the mayor on Thursday, despite the new York governor not declaring that he was running. The borough's Democratic executive committee has called on Cuomo to join a crowded field of candidates seeking to abdicate Mayor Eric Adams in the June primary. The Staten Island Commission cites Adams' […]
Griffin Fossella, 27-year-old son of Staten Island borough president, to run for City Council
Griffin Fossella, son of Staten Island President Vito Fossella, announced plans to run for New York City Council on Saturday. At a campaign kickoff event at La Fontana in Oakwood, the 27-year-old financial worker at Great Kills said he is pursuing politics for his deep affection in his hometown. Staten Island Advance has been reported. […]