May 2013
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“HOUSE NOW BOOBY TRAPPED WELCOME!”
– spray-painted onto the plywood wall of a home in Oakwood Beach Staten Island, Post-Sandy
May 22nd
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May 10th
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May 7th
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“After the Hurricane, it’s like the earth sped up, BRO. Everything gives...”
– ..Overheard at the local pizzeria
May 3rd
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May 1st
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April 2013
7 posts
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Apr 30th
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Apr 20th
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Staten Islander emerges as Boston hero →
Apr 16th
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WWE Wrestlers talk to Staten Students →
Anti-Bullying Campaign invades I.S. 51 during Wrestlemania weekend.
Apr 5th
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Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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March 2013
7 posts
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Mar 30th
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My two great burdens: social justice and cultural...
Looking back to my younger years in the close-minded suburbs of Staten Island, I realize that I’ve always been burdened for social justice and cultural reconciliation (but didn’t even know it at the time). Whether it was my multi-ethnic friends from public school, standing up for the weak and marginalized, or hating the divisiveness that cliques have caused, these experiences have all shaped me...
Mar 29th
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Mar 22nd
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Mar 19th
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Mar 10th
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Mar 9th
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Mar 9th
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February 2013
3 posts
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Feb 19th
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An open letter to my best friend
I’ve been hesitant to comment publicly and personally about your nightmare. I want people to hear it firsthand from you and your family on your timing alone. I wrote this letter publicly because people need to publicly see how you’ve affected my life. If this is supposed to be where I tell you how sorry I am for your loss, I can’t even begin to imagine, let alone understand or...
Feb 5th
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Feb 2nd
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January 2013
13 posts
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Jan 30th
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Staten Island Family starts search for loved one... →
Jan 27th
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P.S. 22 Chorus at the Obama Inauguration
Jan 21st
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Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 11th
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“Now, Washington Heights knows how Staten Island feels ALL THE TIME.”
– Fifth & Forgotten
Jan 10th
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“My new favorite preference: creamsicles. Orange on the outside, white in the...”
– Stat-Tanned & Caucasian
Jan 8th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 3rd
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Jan 3rd
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“You tried to outdrink all of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.”
– Felix Ungar to Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple
Jan 2nd
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Happy 2013 indeed! Plan for giant Ferris wheel in... →
Jan 2nd
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December 2012
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Dec 31st
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“If one more person tries to rob a recovery center or abandoned home on Staten...”
Dec 30th
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NYC's loudest neighborhoods - All of Staten Island... →
Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 19th
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Staten Islander living in tent after Hurricane Sandy destroys home
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Anonymous asked: The religious stuff on this page - when did that start? I don't feel like it was there a few months ago. (I'm referring to your discussion of the community group of Apostles, the Gospel Enjoyment link, etc....
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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