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It’s a Staten Island thing: Talking with your hands. Here’s a translation. Updated Jan 26, 2021; Facebook Share Most of us are familiar with the “thumbs up,” or even crossing two fingers for good luck. But the vast array of Italian hand gestures? That’s a horse or a different color. "There's nothing really going on." (Courtesy/Casa Belvedere) So, the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere on Grymes Hill held a fun virtual program to demonstrate some of the more common hand gestures oftentimes used by Italian-Americans. "Pay strict attention." (Courtesy/Casa Belvedere) “Ita...

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Return of full overnight service on Staten Island Ferry remains in limbo Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 15, 2021 The Department of Transportation still has not provided a specific timeline or ridership threshold for when the Staten Island Ferry will return to full overnight service. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Late-night ferry riders will continue waiting an hour between boats for the foreseeable future, with the Department of Transportation (DOT) failing to provide a timeline for the restoration of full service. In Ma...

Lantry resigns as Staten Island G.O.P. head, plans to pursue long-planned judicial run Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 14, 2021 Brendan Lantry poses for a photo ahead of his run for a local judicial seat that he announced Thursday, Jan. 14, 2020. (Courtesy: Brendan Lantry)Amessé Photography Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Brendan Lantry, the chairman of the Staten Island Republican Party, announced his resignation Thursday as he pursues a long-planned run for a seat on the New York City Civil Court. In the interim between now and a February election, Mary Reilly, one of the party�...

How the NYPD plans to keep city safe in wake of U.S. Capitol siege Updated Jan 14, 2021; Posted Jan 14, 2021 The Dome of the Capitol building is visible as riot gear is laid out on a field on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)AP Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A citywide investigation after last week’s violent siege of the U.S. Capitol building has included more than 100 NYPD detectives working alongside the FBI to thwart any future acts of domestic terrorism, explained Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller,...