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Ron Gilbert still gets residuals for his role in legendary 1972 gangster film.

In these parts, it’s ‘Let’s eat!’ | From the editor Updated Feb 21, 2021; Facebook Share Hi Neighbor, Back in journalism’s Dark Ages, the pre-1990s, when newspapers were only printed on paper and didn’t appear magically on your phone, journalists were in the dark, too. Before the snide comments come flying – “You’re still in the dark you [insert degrading adjective here] know-nothing [Pick one: left-wing liberal, right-wing conservative] blowhard” – what I mean is we we...

Vintage photos of the rich and famous who graced the shores of our borough | Time Capsule: Staten Island Updated Jan 10, 2021; Posted Jan 10, 2021 1960: "From the Terrace" was playing at the Fox Theater, which was in New Dorp, and starred Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, real life husband and wife. This was their third picture together and an adaption of the explosive John OHara novel. Academy Award wining actor Paul Newman and his wife, Joanne Woodward, started out in an apartment in St. Geo...

Step back in time with some of the borough’s most popular vintage restaurants | Time Capsule: Staten Island Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 13, 2020 1992: Miss Staten Island. At the Historic Old Bermuda Inn in Rossville are from left, Vinnie Picciotto of the former Windjammer Restaurant on Mansion Avenue, Great Kills; Elizabeth Solazzo, executive director; contestants Maria Somma and Christina Klein, and Joseph Labita, president of the Board of Directors (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-H...