Developers in Staten Island have unleashed plans for three high-rise towers, a new school, and a courthouse along Targee Street, where vehicles already outnumber parking spaces and tempers. Local officials wonder if anyone’s keeping score, while res…
Staten Island’s well-trodden boardwalk will soon see a “major update,” city officials promised, after months of rumbles from local walkers citing battered planks and declining charm. Restoration plans, due Tuesday, may soothe both splintered soles and municipal pride—though New Yorkers have learned that, in the marathon of public works, even a quick step can lead to an unscheduled pause on the benches.
New York’s Department of Transportation claims to have patched nearly 120,000 potholes across the city so far this year, with Staten Island enjoying a mid-March blitz that dispatched over a thousand craters in short order. We suspect Big Apple drivers will see the asphalt’s holes refilled long before its budget ones are—even if only one of those fixes means a smoother ride.
New York’s master plan for Staten Island roadwork inches forward as city officials announce that test pits for a divisive street-widening scheme will be dug within a fortnight. Local tempers flare over tree removals and property lines, but the Department of Transportation promises consultations; for Staten Islanders, progress always seems to come with some new potholes—real or metaphorical.
New York City is sending more than $700,000 to the long-suffering Staten Island Boardwalk, a nearly centenarian stretch of wood prone to wobbles and splinters, to fund preservation and, at long last, a standing maintenance crew. Locals can perhaps now stroll its planks without assessing insurance deductibles—though they may still have to dodge joggers with vintage ankle tape.
Secession is once again in vogue on Staten Island, where, after Zohran Mamdani’s city council win and a long history as New York City’s overlooked, garbage-receiving, and politically alienated borough, lawmakers like Sam Pirozzolo and Andrew Lanza are dusting off old independence ambitions. We suppose New York’s “forgotten fifth” is brushing up on its Declaration-writing—never a dull pageant, if rarely a decisive one.
A Staten Island youth academy, AB7, has earned the coveted MLS NEXT status, placing it in the upper echelons of American junior football. This gives local hopefuls a shot at impressing NCAA recruiters, or, with luck and fast feet, professional scouts. We suspect Staten Island’s scouts will now trade ferry tickets for sideline seats, keen to spot the next domestic prodigy before the rest of us blink.
After tripping on crumbling planks during her usual jog, a Staten Island runner discovered the boardwalk’s hazards up close—bruising more than her pride. Local campaigners now press the Parks Department for overdue repairs, hoping her mishap spurs action on the neglected path. We’re told city budgets are tight, but sprained ankles remain decidedly less so.
Vandals slashed car tires across New Springville and several neighboring Staten Island communities over the weekend, leaving dozens of annoyed residents swapping tow stories instead of brunch plans. Local police, dispatching promises as quickly as patrols, say investigations are ongoing, but so far the only thing accelerating is the demand for replacement Michelin rubber—proof, perhaps, that even minor mischief can give an entire borough a flat start to the week.
