‘It does not end here:’ Hundreds march to protest BJs development on Graniteville Wetlands
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Hundreds of people marched down Forest Avenue Saturday to protest a BJ s Wholesale development slated to be built on part of the Graniteville Wetlands. (Staten Island Advance/Joseph Ostapiuk)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A crowd of several hundred people marched down Forest Avenue Saturday afternoon to protest a BJ’s Wholesale development slated to be built on the Graniteville Wetlands.
Marchers began to gather at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Richmond Avenue in Graniteville just before noon and only days before work could potentially begin at the site. Some who attended held signs that read, “Save Our Wetlands” and “Wetlands Not Warehouses.”
Know your candidates: Kelvin Richards, a public defender, for North Shore City Council seat
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Kelvin Richards, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Richards campaign)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Kelvin Richards has served as a public defender with the Staten Island Legal Aid Society since 2013, and he wants to be the North Shore’s next City Council person.
A refugee of the Liberian Civil War, Richards, 38, is a graduate of the College of Staten Island, and current New Brighton resident. The United Auto Workers Region 9A announced their endorsement of him earlier this month.
‘A step in the right direction’: Staten Island activists react to Derek Chauvin verdict
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Staten Islanders participate in a march from Park Hill to the 120th Precinct in St. George on May 31, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
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Chauvin, 45 and white, was convicted of killing Floyd in an encounter where he pinned his knee on the 46-year-old Black man’s neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds, as Floyd lay face-down in handcuffs. Floyd had been accused of passing a counterfeit $20 bill at a neighborhood market.
“I am very very happy for George Floyd’s family to finally get that reconciliation, but me, honestly, I am not deeply moved by it,” said Donovan Robinson, 25, of West Brighton, who was a key speaker at some of the largest protests on the borough in 2020. “When you have a video of someone standing on someone’s neck for nine minutes, that is not justice, that is just obvious.
Know your candidates: John McBeth, a lifelong Islander, is running for Debi Rose’s seat
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John McBeth, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo outside the West Brighton Houses. (Courtesy McBeth campaign)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Born in West Brighton and raised in Port Richmond, John McBeth is a lifelong Staten Islander and longtime community activist who wants to be the North Shore’s next City Council member.
McBeth, who currently lives in Mariners Harbor, is one of over 12 candidates in the June 22 Democratic primary for the race to replace City Councilwoman Debi Rose, who will be term-limited at the end of the year.
NYPD, volunteers team up in massive effort to tackle graffiti throughout Staten Island
Updated Apr 10, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. This year’s spring cleaning for Staten Islanders isn’t just about clearing out the garage or throwing away old clothes. It’s also about cleaning up the community by painting over the abundance of graffiti that covers public spaces across the borough.
On Saturday, hundreds of community volunteers from throughout Staten Island partnered with the NYPD to kick off the department’s “Graffiti Clean-Up” campaign, a new initiative where residents help police identify and eliminate graffiti for the betterment of the community.