June 2011
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29 years of grace, 25 years of NYC, 2 years of...
So, I made it to 29 … glad to have experienced my mid-life crisis at 25 … becoming 30 next year should be a walk in the park … While I’m no longer a big blogger, it’s always interesting to see how our past shapes our future on paper (or word processor?) … I apologize to those who already heard this story before but for now, deal with it, chumps:
-born and lived in Brooklyn for a few years -moved...
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The Forgotten 5th: Five Stories Making Headlines:...
New Reality Show: Staten Island Cakes Take “Jersey Shore” and cross it with “Cake Boss” and you’ve got the recipe for “Staten Island Cakes” – a reality show based on the story of 21-year-old Dongan Hills pastry chef and baker extraordinaire, Vinny Buzzetta, his family, and his West Brighton bakery called The Cake Artist. The show premiers Tuesday at 9...
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WatchStaten Island became one of five boroughs of the City of New York in 1898. But it lacked a physical, drivable connection to the rest of the city until 1964, when the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge first opened to traffic. The Verrazano was an engineering marvel: a double-decker suspension bridge longer than any other in the world and visible from places in all five New York City boroughs. The goal was...
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Staten Island Spring Community Group Finished!...
Number of all-time weeks: 20
Number of all-time people: 19
Neighborhoods Represented: Jersey City (NJ), Old Bridge (NJ), Stapleton, Washington Heights (Manhattan), Mariner’s Harbor, Willowbrook, Arrochar, Bay Ridge (Brooklyn), St. George, New Springville, Great Kills, Silver Lake, West Brighton
Neighborhoods Commissioned to: Camden (NJ), Washington Heights
Organizations served: NYC Arts...
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Last Staten Island Community Group of Spring 2011...
To conclude our Spring season, we will be heading over to the South Beach Boardwalk this afternoon at 12pm. From there, those interested will troop on over to Prospect Park in Brooklyn for fun, football, and frisbee around 2pm with other community groups from Brooklyn. To conclude this all-day extravaganza (and for those still interested), we will head over to the Ronald McDonald House in...
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The final Staten Island Community Group of Spring...
We are going all out & are aiming for our biggest group to date! Stay tuned for details throughout this week including free giveaways, fun in the sun, and a Facebook invite!
