Recipes and food that will ap-peal: How to celebrate National Banana Day in style
Updated 10:00 AM;
Today 10:00 AM
Bananas are an ideal food after a workout because of their high potassium. (Staten Island Advance/Jim Waggoner) Staff-Shot
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Why do bananas never get lonely? Because they hang out in bunches. And why did the banana fail his driving test? Wait for it . he kept peeling out. It’s OK to appeal to one’s corny side this week since, after all, it’s National Banana Day on April 21.
Ba-na-na-naaaah.
But seriously folks, when life hands you bananas that could be in six varieties baby, Burro, Cavendish, Manzano aka apple, red and plantain, the latter which are on the savory side and more starchy. The most commonly consumed in the United States are Cavendish.
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Election 2021: Candidates seek support on North Shore as Democratic primary approaches
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
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MAYORAL CANDIDATES
Two of the city’s mayoral candidates, Shaun Donovan and Kathryn Garcia, canvassed for support around the St. George area.
Garcia, a longtime city employee and former commissioner for the Department of Sanitation from 2014 to 2020, started her day outside the St. George Green Market near the intersection of St. Mark’s Place and Hyatt Street to speak with locals and add to the signatures she needs to get access to the ballot.
“I love Staten Island. I’m out here all the time, and I know that I am the best person in this race to represent Staten Island,” she said. “This is going to be a very important election.”
S.I. City Council candidate says she tested positive for COVID after morning spent canvassing
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
Posted Mar 07, 2021
Amoy Barnes, a candidate for the North Shore City Council seat, canvasses outside the St. George Green Market on Saturday, March 6, 2021. (Staten Island Advance/Paul Liotta)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A City Council candidate for the North Shore’s seat tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) Saturday after a morning spent canvassing.
Candidate Amoy Barnes, a staffer with the city Department of Education (DOE), said she tested positive in the afternoon, and that she was “still processing” the diagnosis before referring the Advance/SILive.com to representatives from the campaign. Barnes is running to replace City Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-North Shore).