Clifton
UPS Will Not Deliver to the Doors of Nearly 1,500 Units
Residents of the Fox Hill and Park Hill Apartments are not taking 'No' for an Answer
Sean Ghazala
Sean lives in Grant City. His background is in coalition-building, and education. He obtained an MPA, and M.A. in Labor Studies. His interests include history, cycling, and worker-owned coops.
Harm Reduction
Free Public Health Vending Machines Open on SI
Two machines funded with opioid settlement dollars will provide free health and overdose prevention supplies 24 hours a day.
Christian Smalls
Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls Detained & Beaten by Israeli military, But US Media Ignores It
Smalls and twenty other human rights defenders were aboard a vessel bringing baby formula, diapers, food, and medicine to Palestinians being deliberately starved.
Staten Island
Two-Year Old Doing 'Exceptionally Well' Following Open-Heart Surgery
Taya is receiving support from a foundation for the congenital heart disease she was afflicted by.
Richmond University Medical Center
RUMC Notifies Federal Regulators They Were Hacked 18 Months Ago
The hospital breach potentially affected 674,033 individuals including full names, dates of birth, Social Security and driver’s license numbers.
Method Man
Music as Solidarity and Resistance
From Method Man's debut solo album in 1994 to Leila Hegazy's in 2024, local artists recognize music can effectively express desires, experiences, and grievances of oppressed peoples.
Amazon Labor Union
Workers at Island's Largest Employer Authorize a Strike if the Company Continues Refusing Contract Negotiations
Employees at Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse have voted overwhelmingly to authorize the Amazon Labor Union (ALU-IBT Local 1) to call an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike.
Annadale
Reports Reveal South Shore's 10312 Most Surveilled Zip Code Within Borough; NYC 5th Most Surveilled City in the Nation
Crime rates aren’t reduced by having more cameras in place. The most surveilled city in the United States, Washington DC has seen violent crime skyrocket recently.
Port Richmond
Paratransit Business Warns 150 Local Employees of February Lay Offs
MV Transportation notified New York State that 80% of their workforce in Port Richmond will be laid off, just as the Holiday season begins.
Elections
Staten Island Votes for President
The borough saw a 1% increase in Republican Party votes, a 28% decrease in Democratic Party votes, and a 377% increase in write-in candidates from 2020 to 2024. Total ballots cast for President dropped 12%.
Willowbrook
Local Synagogue holds Discriminatory Sale of Homes to Expand Occupation
Tens of community members attempted to halt the illicit sale.
NYC Ferry
Campaign for Island to Brooklyn Fast Ferry Route Expands
Despite increasing support from community members, organizations, and politicians the NYC EDC remains reluctant to expand NYC Ferry Service.