Hundreds Walkout of Wagner High School Protesting Climate of Anti-Palestinian Sentiment As many as 400 students rallied in protest of Wagner's suppression of pro-Palestine views on school premises.
Empire Outlets Terminates Tenant's Lease Eight Months Early Retail complex informed BADASS BOOTCAMP their lease would be terminated because a tenant offered more for their space, but there are forty other vacancies at Empire Outlets.
Constituents speak out on Councilperson Kamillah Hanks' Travel to Israel Councilperson Hanks traveled to Israel on Feb 21st, just one day after the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the fourth time.
HEGAZY Sisters Leila and Omnia Hegazy form the duo HEGAZY. Their music reflect their intersectional identities, and do not shy away from the urgency of the moment.
Commentary: Cognitive Dissonance from the Wagner College Holocaust Center As time passes, the focus of community institutions such as Wagner College's Holocaust Center remains affixed to the acts of slaughter within the 24-hour window of October 7. Grassroots activists, by contrast, point to a context that led up to that day, and the horrors committed since then.
Shut it Down for Palestine Demands for an immediate ceasefire, cutting all aid to Israel, and lifting the siege on Gaza have broader support than ever. Stop the Palestinian genocide.
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 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 The ComeUnity Fridge approaches its second year anniversary in tackling food insecurity as food prices continue to soar.
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.
August in Review This month PFT5 celebrates the creation of art. PFT5's Online Concert Series gives a platform to musical artists making waves here on Staten Island. Our new Small Business Spotlight series discovers a local business selling homemade crochet items. Below are our August publications: PFT5's Online Concert