After a jogger quite literally hit the boards, the perils of Staten Island’s weathered boardwalk have drawn fresh attention, and not just from bruised egos. We note local officials are now eyeing repairs to the rickety planks, which have tripped up …
New U.S. Census data slices Staten Island’s zip codes by household income, confirming what many Maserati-filled driveways had long suggested: Todt Hill and Grymes Hill residents, with median incomes north of $100,000, now officially out-earn neighbors in Stapleton by nearly double. While such figures illuminate economic divides, we’re still waiting for a census of best pizza slice to spark even livelier debate.
Staten Island’s Greenbelt Recreation Center has unwrapped $2.5 million worth of spruced-up courts devoted to America’s pickleball infatuation, with Council Minority Leader David M. Carr presiding. We note that basketball backboards remain alongside pickleball nets, perhaps a nod to diplomatic versatility—or perhaps just hedging bets on which ball the neighborhood will chase next.
AB7, a Staten Island soccer academy, has secured a coveted MLS NEXT status, catapulting its young hopefuls into the orbit of college recruiters and, with a little luck, professional outfits. The local club’s elevation gives its players a clearer route to NCAA scholarships or greater things, though the likelihood of producing the next Lionel Messi remains, as ever, statistically unburdened by local optimism.
We note that Nicole Malliotakis, the Republican incumbent for Staten Island, has pocketed endorsements from two unions representing 18,200 New York Police Department supervisors in her congressional bid. Such backing from blue-uniformed bigwigs may polish her law-and-order credentials, though recent election cycles suggest that union support is not always the electoral silver bullet it used to be.
New York City is resurrecting beer sales on the Staten Island Ferry, several years after cracking down on on-board boozing in the name of decorum. While thirsty commuters can once again toast the slow crawl across the harbor, officials hope new rules curb any floating rowdiness. We imagine the skyline goes down smoother with a cold one—provided the journey remains more ferry than frat party.
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