Horse-drawn carriages, trolleys and more: Here’s what Staten Island roadways looked like back in the day
Updated May 10, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Before there were potholes and traffic, there were horse-drawn carriages and trolley tracks on the streets of Staten Island.
The borough’s roadways have gone through a drastic change over the years, from the construction of Staten Island’s expressways to paving over its dirt roads.
But perhaps the biggest change to the borough’s traffic flow came after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was built.
We have the proof. Here are the best throwback photos of what Staten Island streets used to look like.
The Silver Fox? Alibi Inn? Schaffer’s? Which South Shore or Mid-Island bar was your go-to back in the day?
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - I just want to say one thing before we get started: I know that I’m going to forget somebody’s favorite watering hole.
That’s where you come in. If I did neglect to mention your go-to saloon and you can send me a picture, please do, and I’ll make sure that it gets included.
Meanwhile, I hope you’ll enjoy this trip (or stumble) down memory lane as we take a look back at some of iconic bars, watering holes and saloons that were on Staten Island’s South Shore and Mid-Island.
‘I hurt a lot of people’: Drunk driver in fatal Greenridge crash denied parole again
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
Posted Feb 23, 2021
Nicholas Marchese, seen in this file photo being escorted out of the 120th Police Precinct stationhouse in St. George after his arrest on Feb. 24, 2011, has been denied parole again. The board cited his drug use in prison and potential risk for violence if released now.(Staten Island Advance)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. About two years ago, the Advance/SILive.com reported that a state board had denied Nicholas Marchese parole for the second time.
Now, 31, Marchese is serving a sentence of five and two-thirds to 17 years in prison for a crash in Greenridge in which two of his passengers were killed over a decade ago.