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#SISustainability: Curbside composting, food scrap drop off, special waste disposal restored and expanding Posted Apr 30, 2021 Compost masters aid homeowners in collection and proper compost set up at the Staten Island Mall Greenmarket in 2017. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that the city’s sustainability programs will return in full swing with expanded capabilities this fiscal year. The Earth Day announcement from de Blasio came a year after composting and food scrap programs were put on pause due to the c...

Scientist: Another Sandy ‘would be devastating’ after BJ’s development destroys Graniteville wetlands Updated 10:19 AM; Today 10:00 AM Staten Island environmental activists are fighting against the Graniteville wetlands development. Sept. 25, 2017 (Staten Island Advance/Erik Bascome) EXT Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Carl Alderson remembers how Hurricane Sandy devastated Staten Island in 2012, causing immense flooding and two dozen deaths. Two decades before, he witnessed how a 1992 nor’easter slammed the borough and brought with it ravaging inundation. In both cases, one...

In 2019, a man was shot at popular barbershop. Gunman admits guilt. Updated 12:41 PM; Today 11:34 AM Police responded to a shooting near “Good 2 Go” barbershop on Forest Avenue in Mariners Harbor Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Shane DiMaio) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A former worker who shot and wounded another man in a Mariners Harbor barbershop 16 months ago, has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Montel Milbry, 38, became embroiled in an argument with the victim at “Good 2 Go” barbershop on Dec. 28, 2019, said authorities. The confrontation became vi...

Black Saturday: One of the largest fires in Staten Island history in photos Updated 1:31 PM; Today 12:41 PM Mrs. Dorothy Vorek stands within the leveled walls of her former home at 875 Sinclair Avenue in Huguenot, as a fire pumper throws a stream to test water flow from a nearby hydrant. Mrs. Vorek's home, was one of about 100 structures destroyed or damaged in the 1963 brush fire epidemic on the South Shore – April 20, 1963. (Staten Island Advance)Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– Nearly 60 years ago, 100 homes were destroyed, as three different fires simult...

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