Restaurateur honored for his dedication to local Sri Lankan community
Updated Jan 31, 2021;
Posted Jan 31, 2021
Lakruwana Wijesinghe, founder of Lakruwana restaurant in Stapleton, is being honored with a Louis R. Miller Leadership Award. (Photo courtesy of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce/Dom Provenzano)
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By Michael Anderson | Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Little did Lakruwana Wijesinghe know that a simple trip aboard the Staten Island Ferry would direct his future path as a restaurateur and eventually help him become a major influencer, bringing Sri Lankan culture to the borough.
On that ride back in 1989, the Stapleton resident, who immigrated to Staten Island from Sri Lanka in 1983, met his future wife, Jayantha.
Curtis Sliwa of WABC, New York Is This Week’s Guest on Harrison Podcast. One of the
most colorful and original radio talk show hosts in America for more than three decades,
Curtis Sliwa, now heard 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm ET daily on
Red Apple Media’s WABC, New York, is this week’s guest on the award-winning
PodcastOne series, “The
Michael Harrison Interview.” According to Harrison, “Although known around the world as an expert/advocate on crime fighting and public safety and an innovator in the concept of citizens looking out for each other in dangerous situations – Curtis Sliwa is as much a part of the New York City scene as Central Park, the Coney Island Cyclone, the Staten Island Ferry and street pretzels… at least before the Big Apple became infested with the worms of COVID-19. He’s a larger-than-life character in the city. Metropolis has Superman, Gotham City has Batman and New York – the
Sun, salt and breeze: a defence of the Freshwater ferry fleet
By Francesca Johanson and Oskar Johanson
January 28, 2021 12.00am
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Rarely is public transport credited with healing pain, but so went a passenger’s recollection of a trip aboard the Manly ferry during World War II: “Sun, salt, seagulls and a breeze … one could feel a balm to the soul.”
For many, the ships of the Manly ferry service have been spaces of respite and reflection. For others, they have been a vantage point from which to witness Sydney Harbour’s beauty. That these experiences can be had for the price of a ticket reveals a powerful idea: that such moments themselves can be a public good.
Greg Moceri joins
American Private Radio – producer of the extremely successful “Our American Stories” program – as strategy and content consultant. The “Our American Stories” nightly program is currently heard on more than 300 stations, including new affiliate KEIB-AM, Los Angeles “The Patriot AM 1150.” American Private Radio CEO and show host
Lee Habeeb says, “We’re thrilled to have Greg as a part of the team. We’ve long admired his well-earned
standing in the business, his ability to help stations and talent be better versions of themselves, and his all-around excellence and cheerfulness, too. He is already making a real difference.” Moceri, CEO of
What do Staten Islanders want to see at new North Shore Recreation Center?
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Posted Jan 25, 2021
At a virtual meeting last week, borough residents offered suggestions for what they’d like to see at the new North Shore Recreation Center, which is planned to replace the beloved Tompkinsville Cromwell Recreation Center that was demolished in 2013. This 2007 file photo shows volleyball games at the former Cromwell Center. (Staten Island Advance)STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Borough residents have plenty of suggestions for what they’d like to see at the new North Shore Recreation Center, which is planned to replace the beloved Tompkinsville Cromwell Recreation Center that was demolished in 2013.