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Staten Island Considering Ways to Boost Economic Recovery
A new report details the ideas, from gondolas to light rails to new affordable housing communities, that the New York City borough has proposed as ways to help stimulate the post-pandemic economy.
July 22, 2021 • (TNS) From aerial gondolas and light rails, to the development of new affordable housing communities, Staten Islanders have some big ideas to help fuel New York City s ongoing recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Earlier this month, some of the borough s business leaders and top educators contributed to a new report from the Center for an Urban Future titled, 250 Ideas from New Yorkers to Revive NYC s Economy, Spark Good Jobs, and Build a More Equitable City, urging policy makers to consider recovery plans from some of the city s most knowledgable residents.
The Roger Stone Acolyte Who Trolled Staten Island Politics Intelligencer 6 hrs ago James D. Walsh
Late one night in December 2017, Richard Luthmann and his wife settled into their Staten Island living room to watch a movie. Lately, Luthmann, a 38-year-old attorney, had been staying up all hours of the night, stoked by scotch and cocaine, pounding out legal briefs and public-relations work. But that night, Luthmann decided to watch
Get Me Roger Stone, a documentary about the infamous strategist whose career Donald Trump had revived. Luthmann chose the film not only because he was friends with one of its producers, local political activist Frank Morano, but also because Luthmann considered himself something of a dirty trickster.
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How a New Dorp business group helped restaurants and small stores in the pandemic
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. While the pandemic has created uncertainty for small businesses on Staten Island, there have been several highlights for the New Dorp business improvement district (BID.) Some owners say the group brought a boost to the area’s businesses in its three-year existence. And the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC) would like to see more throughout the borough.
“When COVID is behind us, the businesses within the BIDs will bounce back much quicker than without,” said SIEDC president and CEO Cesar J. Claro.
For those Staten Islanders we lost in 2020 | From the editor
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
Posted Jan 03, 2021
Confetti lies on the street after the Times Square New Year s Eve ball dropped in a nearly empty Times Square early Friday, as the area normally packed with revelers was closed. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP
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Hi Neighbor,
It was year ago when we welcomed this new decade. Who could have imagined? “Out with the old and in with the new,” we proclaimed with glee. A familiar refrain. But what we didn’t know was that with the new would come an vicious enemy to ravish our nation.