Netflix hit, ‘Baker and the Beauty,’ features actress Madelyn Sher, who grew up on Staten Island
Updated 10:01 AM;
Today 8:09 AM
Madelyn Sher, who grew up on Staten Island, is one of the stars of the Netflix hit series, Baker and the Beauty. (Courtesy Deborah Lopez)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The actress and Staten Island product Madelyn Sher, 26, may be a newcomer to television, but these days the world can watch her on the breakout Neflix hit, “The Baker and the Beauty,” an ABC dramedy.
Over the past month, “The Beauty and the Baker” has consistently been at the top of the Netflix viewing charts in the U.S. and other territories in the Americas like Argentina, Mexico and Colombia. It also reached the top spot of the daily Netflix most-watched charts in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay.
28 popular TV shows you probably didn’t know were filmed on Staten Island
Updated 9:22 AM;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Staten Island has seen its share of the small screen over the years even if you didn’t always know it.
Many TV and streaming shows have used the borough as a backdrop. While some have referenced Staten Island, others have transformed the Island into unrecognizable spots.
All that said, here are 28 shows you may not know were filmed on Staten Island.
Around 2008, The CW’s
“Gossip Girl” took over the St. George Theatre and a major part of Hyatt Street for filming purposes. According to those who recall the shoot, production crew spent two days taking down the theater’s elaborate Christmas tree and other holiday decorations in December 2008.
Oddo announces partnership with Snug Harbor’s Heritage Farm to aid Island’s hungry
Updated May 13, 2021;
Posted May 13, 2021
Heritage Farm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– Snug Harbor Cultural Center’s Heritage Farm will be doubling its fresh produce donations to local food banks this season.
Thanks to Borough President James Oddo, the 2.5-acre farm will be able to increase its donation of 2,500 pounds of produce to 5,000 pounds between June and October.
On Thursday, May 13, Borough President Oddo announced the partnership in which he has allocated $23,500 for the farm to purchase tools such as a rototiller and bobcat attachment to maintain the soil and increase production.
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Collectively, the six women spend a considerable amount of their professional and personal time along Rhode Island’s coast, so their answers to the question proved revealing.
Anywhere there is colorful salt marsh. Prudence Island. Matunuck. Napatree Point. Point Judith Pond. Sachuest Point. Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge.
Pam Rubinoff
As Pam Rubinoff, a coastal resilience specialist with Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode Island, noted, most if not all of their answers to the question What is your favorite spot along the Rhode Island coast? revolved around the natural word. The only real mention of a human-made feature was the Cliff Walk in Newport.