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Commentary: New NYC Ferry Service Must link Staten Island and Brooklyn

Commentary: New NYC Ferry Service Must link Staten Island and Brooklyn

Despite repeated calls from former and current elected officials to expand the NYC Ferry system for Staten Islanders, pleas have fallen on deaf ears.

'End our neglected borough status' calls Coalition at Legislative Breakfast

'End our neglected borough status' calls Coalition at Legislative Breakfast

Staten Island community coalition calls on State and Federal elected leaders for more investment in the public health workforce, supportive housing for those in recovery, and a fair share of opioid settlement funding.

Lack of Fresh and Healthy Food has become the Focal Point of Building a Hub for Neighborhood Solidarity

ComeUnity Fridge Featured

Lack of Fresh and Healthy Food has become the Focal Point of Building a Hub for Neighborhood Solidarity

The ComeUnity Fridge approaches its second year anniversary in tackling food insecurity as food prices continue to soar.

Mariners Harbor Houses Farm

Mariners Harbor Houses Farm

Local Youth Create Zine with their New Awareness of the Risks of Vaping

Local Youth Create Zine with their New Awareness of the Risks of Vaping

Don’t Vape Yourself Away, Uncovers the Dangers of Vaping and Spreads Awareness

Mayer

Mayer, a hip-hop artist entrenched in Staten Island’s music scene, performed a set for Plea for the Fifth’s Online Concert Series.

Lil Z

Lil Z, a young and upcoming Staten Island artist, spoke to Plea for the Fifth about the challenges and opportunities he faced while working on his EP Moving On during the pandemic.

Justy

Justy speaks about the release of her first album, how her identity influences her music, and her love for Staten Island.

Small Business Spotlight: Triple A Stitches

Small Business Spotlight: Triple A Stitches

A family of artisans brings unique crochet creations to Staten Island

Queen Blizzy

Queen Blizzy discusses her work as a Hip Hop artist and her activism related to Eric Garner and police brutality.

Extended: Meet Plea for the Fifth and founding member Sean Ghazala

Read Sean Ghazala [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/author/sean/]'s extended interview below. [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/author/sean/]Sean Ghazala with his Nephew.PFT5 is a grassroots news and media outlet based out of Staten Island, N.Y. The platform is a cooperative(co-op). At its inception, PFT5 founder

June in Review

PFT5 commemorates Juneteenth with an exploration of grassroots movements happening in Staten Island. Christian Smalls [https://www.instagram.com/chris.smalls_/] has an intimate discussion with PFT5 on his fight for workers' rights despite Amazon's retaliation and intimidation tactics. PFT5 member Zeta reflects on the June 2020 marches in Staten

City Council D-49 Candidate's Forum [Video]

City Council D-49 Candidate's Forum [Video]

Tuesday June 22 is Primary Election Day. We are sharing our D-49 Candidate's Forum with full transcription for your convenience. Polls are open until 9 PM, find your poll site, and don't forget to vote.

Follow the Money (D-49): Final Entry

Follow the Money (D-49): Final Entry

Tomorrow is the final day to vote in the Democratic Primary for District 49, Let’s see how much money flowed into the race.

Fighting For Power: The Movement to Independently Unionize Amazon (Subscriber Bonus)

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Fighting For Power: The Movement to Independently Unionize Amazon (Subscriber Bonus)

Amazon Under Pressure: The Grassroots Movement to Unionize a Workforce

Amazon Featured

Amazon Under Pressure: The Grassroots Movement to Unionize a Workforce

Amazon fired Christian Smalls during the pandemic, and now he’s leading a nonstop protest to unionize workers in Staten Island.

Justice or Pacification: One Year After Staten Island's Largest Protests for Racial Justice

Defund the Police Featured

Justice or Pacification: One Year After Staten Island's Largest Protests for Racial Justice

A year ago, in response to George Floyd’s murder, Staten Islanders marched for Black lives in some of the largest demonstrations the Island has ever seen.

What Started When Hundreds of Islanders Marched To Save The Graniteville Wetlands

Photography Featured

What Started When Hundreds of Islanders Marched To Save The Graniteville Wetlands

Photographs from one of Staten Island’s most visible struggles for climate justice: The march to save the Graniteville wetlands. Photographs by Stephen Obisanya

May in Review

PFT5 stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine as they endure the current oppressive occupation of their land at the hands of the state of Israel. Below are our May publications: Free Palestine [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/free-palestine/] Written by Editorial Committee [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/author/editorial/] [https:

Free Palestine

Plea for the Fifth stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine as they endure the current oppressive occupation of their land at the hands of the state of Israel. We are an organization that supports indigenous sovereignty both domestically and abroad. Since its creation in 1948 [https://www.google.

Utilizing a Strength-based Approach to Teaching Students with Disabilities in Staten Island Schools

Utilizing a Strength-based Approach to Teaching Students with Disabilities in Staten Island Schools

A Staten Island special education teacher describes how she utilizes a strength-based approach to teach students with disabilities.

A Last Stand for The Wetlands

A Last Stand for The Wetlands

Between a march and looming litigation to stop construction of a big box store, activists are urgently calling to save Graniteville wetlands