20 things we miss about Staten Island: Restaurants, stores and more
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. If the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that change is inevitable.
If you’re feeling nostalgic about aspects of Staten Island that no longer exist, we don’t blame you. Whether you are a teen, an adult or a senior, there is something every generation misses about “old Staten Island.”
Keep scrolling to see some of the things we miss about Staten Island.
FUN BUBBLE
The exterior of Fun Bubble on Staten Island. (Staten Island Advance/ Frank J. Johns)
The 10,000-square-foot center was dedicated exclusively to kids 12 and under, and offered four private party rooms and a three-level play maze.
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.
In 2017, he fatally kicked Yorkie down stairs. Now, he’s accused of child-porn possession.
Updated May 04, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A pornographic video of children was found on the cell phone of a Concord man who avoided jail after he fatally kicked a dog in May 2017, authorities allege.
Michael McNicholas, 28, of the 1900 block of Clove Road, “did, knowing the content and character thereof, possess on a cell phone at least one video of children under the age of 16 engaged in sexual conduct, including but not limited to nude sexual intercourse,” according to the criminal complaint.
McNicholas has been charged with possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child.
Man killed, woman hurt in N.J. house fire
Updated 10:49 AM;
A 50-year-old man was killed in a fire that consumed a house in Sussex County Friday night, authorities said.
The fire was reported at about 7:25 p.m. at a house on Clove Road in Montague, said New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez. When firefighters arrived, the house was fully engulfed, he said.
It was not immediately released what alarm the fire reached or what time the fire was put under control.
After searching through the rubble, first responders found Roman Soloviov, of Montague, Goez said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
New Jersey Herald
Fredon and Montague residents will vote Tuesday on their local school budgets for the upcoming 2021-22 school year, the first time in nearly a decade they ll get to do so.
Polls will be open from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Fredon Civic Center (Route 94) and the Montague Municipal Building (Clove Road).
Tuesday s budget vote is for the elementary schools only and won t impact Kittatinny Regional High School (Fredon) or High Point Regional High School (Montague), which operate as separate entities.
Like most districts, Fredon and Montague have not had a budget election since a 2012 state law allowed them to move their elections from April to November as a cost-saving measure.