Youth Empowerment Summit goes virtual
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
People participating in large group discussion at Island Voice s 15th Annual Youth Empowerment Summit on February 27, 2021 (Staten Island Advance/Giavanni Alves)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. More than 120 people logged into Zoom for Island Voice’s 15th annual Youth Empowerment Summit on Saturday, which was centered around the theme of “How are you doing? Growing together.”
The theme was centered around the mental health challenges that many people, especially students, have been facing during the pandemic. It was also to provide tools such as mindfulness practices for managing these challenges.
Saturday’s free Youth Empowerment Summit arrives with a sense of urgency
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. On Saturday, February 27th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Canvas Institute will host Island Voice’s 15th Annual Youth Empowerment Summit.
“The Youth Summit is the only free event of its kind in Staten Island that brings our youth together to amplify their voice and awaken the power that they have to change their community and world,” according to the Canvas Institute.
Founder of the Canvas Institute, Bobby Digi, describes the summit as arriving with a sense of particular urgency this year. He referenced 16-year-old Jasier Kelly of Stapleton who committed suicide earlier this month as an example of the concerning mental health challenges that youth are experiencing during the pandemic. According to Kelly’s family, the social isolation that came with remote learning and spending a majority of time inside due to COVID-19 took an extreme toll on
Will Cuomo feel the love from Staten Island with new dining allowances to come?
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Joyce s Tavern in Eltingville with no indoor dining and an empty bar. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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Allowances for NYC as of Feb. 14 include 25% occupancy inside with continued temperature checks, enhanced filtration systems and one member of each party as a rep for contact tracing. Masks must be worn at all times when not seated. Tables must be set at six feet apart and outdoor dining can go forward.
“We love Staten Island, and are committed to our restaurants, and the community, but we need to operate a business that makes sense financially, and at 25% capacity, that is simply not feasible,” said John Gorga, manager at Pastavino, Navy Pier Prime and Navy Pier Taproom at Stapleton’s Urby. The restaurants are on hiatus as restrictions persist.