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Al Lambert, Janice Friedman and friends ready to jam at Z 2 Thursday: | Inside Out
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (881+ words) Editor's note: Welcome to Inside Out, our weekly roundup of stories about Staten Islanders making waves, being seen, supporting our community and just making our borough a special place to live. Have a story for Inside Out? Email Carol Ann…...
N.Y. awards $42.9M for addiction recovery job training programs across state, including Staten Island
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (350+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $42.9 million in funding to support job training and placement programs for New Yorkers impacted by addiction across the state. Twenty-two addiction services providers across the state received five-year contracts totaling $35,620,085. Each recipient can hire or retain…...
Dear Abby: I’m crushed that they won’t let me see my own grandchild
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (379+ words) Kayla's parents are divorced, so her father doesn't see his grandchild often either, but it's far more often than my husband and I do. I wrote a text to my son. It wasn't a nice one, but please ... Dear Abby:…...
A ‘foolhardy proposal?’ Staten Island pols criticize NYC Mayor Mamdani’s move to scrap 5,000 new NYPD hires
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (704+ words) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. " Staten Island officials are sounding the alarm after Mayor Zohran Mamdani moved to scrap plans for hiring 5,000 additional NYPD officers " a reversal that critics in the borough say will leave an already understaffed force stretched even thinner. According…...
Dear Abby: Ouch! I was crushed when my daughter said she won’t care for us when we’re older
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (306+ words) I recently had a conversation with my daughter, my only child. She has three sets of parents'us, my ex and his wife, and her husband's parents. She said she loves us, but she doesn't want to take care ... Dear Abby:…...
Staten Island Dems push back on NYC Mayor Mamdani’s property tax ultimatum, call for ‘better path’
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (893+ words) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. " Assemblymember Charles Fall and state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton on Wednesday pushed back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's suggestion that the city may need to raise property taxes to balance its budget. The mayor, outlining his $127 billion FY 2027 preliminary plan,…...
‘It’s a really dumb idea.’ BP slams plan to put affordable housing on College of Staten Island campus
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (438+ words) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. " Borough President Vito Fossella on Wednesday blasted a proposal to construct affordable housing on CUNY campuses, arguing that turning over parking areas at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook would disrupt a campus that depends heavily on…...
2 Staten Island Dems set to oppose property tax hike after NYC Mayor Mamdani warns of ‘last resort’ option
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (209+ words) UPDATE: Staten Island Dems push back on NYC Mayor Mamdani's property tax ultimatum, call for "better path' STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. " Assemblymember Charles Fall and state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton will hold a press conference in West Brighton on Wednesday afternoon to oppose…...
Mamdani warns of ‘harmful’ property tax increase if tax-the-rich plan can’t support $127B budget
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (1015+ words) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. " The wallets of New York City homeowners could take a hit under Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget. As explained by the mayor during a press conference at City Hall Tuesday afternoon, the city finds itself with…...
‘You chose to be more’: FDNY promotes 107 officers at Staten Island ceremony
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (372+ words) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. " The FDNY promoted 107 new officers to its ranks on Tuesday. Hundreds of friends, family and firefighters from all over the city packed into the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex to cheer and watch as fire department leadership swore in…...