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We asked Staten Islanders: What should stay the same once pandemic ends? Updated Jan 17, 2021; All of us had to adjust to living in a scary and unknown reality. From working from home, remote learning, increasing sanitation, and wearing masks; we took everything day by day. 2020 was a year no one was prepared for. Despite these difficulties, we all managed to find a silver lining. We asked different Staten Islanders what they hope does not change once the pandemic ends. Here were some of their responses. Stephanie Roche “I don’t want the push for human rights, such as the Black Lives Mat...

Staten Odd-land: These 160 pictures show how coronavirus turned our world upside-down in 2020 Updated Dec 21, 2020; Facebook Share People crowded onto sidewalks. They filled bars and restaurants. There was eating and drinking, sometimes to excess. There was controversy too over the fact that members of the LGBTQ+ community were not allowed to march in the parade under their own banner. Miss Staten Island, Madison L’Insalata, who’d announced that she was bisexual, was among them. It seems like a lifetime ago, right? It was our last normal day. Two weeks later, Staten Island was under lock...

Which were Staten Island’s best hills to hit on a snow day? A look back at sledding fun over the decades Updated Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020 This 1995 Staten Island Advance file photo shows Bill Person and his daughter Cheryl, 11, of New Brighton enjoying the snow as they slide down a hill next to Clove Lakes Park. (Staten Island Advance/Hilton Flores) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Whenever a major snowstorm heads for Staten Island, children — and some parents — make the trek to the borough’s best hills to go sledding. A massive snowstorm is approaching New York City ...