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Kelvin Richards, one of the Democratic party candidates running for Council District 49 in Staten Island, told Black residents yesterday that the meaning of independence is very different for Bla...

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“What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!  That was the cry of the day as hundreds of  Black Lives Matters protesters in Staten Island were joined by city officials to paint Black...

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Adolphus Freeman is 46. He arrived in Staten Island, New York with 50 others in 1999 fleeing the conflict from his home country Liberia through a U.S. government repatriation program. He said  t...

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In an emergency health situation, food is as important as medicine. So, says two African American women who are giving back to their communities.  Christiana Jabbie the head of  Being Human o...

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Ronald Castorina, Jr. speaks at Richmond County Young Republicans. Photo by Dale Isip. On Staten Island – the city's most conservative borough – voters are hoping to make an impact on one o...

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The remains of Pier 6, Cromwell Center, Tompkinsville Staten Island. Photo by Dale Isip As grey clouds drifted rapidly outside on a cool spring afternoon, Robert Honor sat and stared outside of...

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The New York City Department of City Planning's model of the proposed rezoned Bay Street Corridor. The buildings on the left are intended to be taller-scale residential units with a percentage of...

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Three Christmases after Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc in New York, Staten Island couple Helena and John Mahon have something to be merry about. Thanks to the gift of mild weather this December, ...

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Vanis Trapp, 59, sits outside of Von Briesen Park. She was disappointed that she could not use the park to view the marathon as in previous years. Photo by Dale Isip. Vanis Trapp sat on a low w...

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