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Staten Island Museum to launch DIY festival for Earth Day: How to attend virtually Updated Apr 14, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The Staten Island Museum will host its Earth Day festivities virtually this year. Once again, the “How-To Fest” will give participants step-by-step tutorials on activities such as planting, identifying trees and hiking through local trails. The festival, based online, will begin Thursday, April 22. “After a successful virtual event last year, we are thrilled to be offering our annual Earth Day How-To Festival online again this year,” said Janice Monger, Staten Island Museum president and CEO. Many presenters are returning with new how-tos to celebrate and share their expertise. The How-To Festival gives people the opportunity to learn new skills and access a bevy of knowledge about the environment, right from their own homes.” ....
‘A real matter of life or death’: How the pandemic has renewed focus on push to change S.I. car culture Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 Jess Scicchigno, a New Dorp Beach resident with asthma and a condition called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), is one of the Island’s residents affected by high pollution levels. (Staten Island Advance/Joseph Ostapiuk) Facebook Share [This is part two of a two-part series analyzing Staten Island’s air pollution and the coronavirus outbreak.] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A noxious concoction of harmful pollutants lines Staten Island’s main highway an artery of black carbon and nitric oxide that serves as a center point of dangerous pollutants that threaten borough residents’ lung health. ....
‘The Landfill Fashionista’ – environmental justice art exhibition opens at Snug Harbor Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 The Wall of portraits, part of The Landfill Fashionista exhibition at Snug Harbor, is shown on January 21, 2021 (Staten Island Advance/ Giavanni Alves) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Staten Island Urban Center’s Young Women’s Leadership Group (YWL Group) has chosen art as a vehicle to bring awareness to Staten Island’s environmental challenges. YWL Group describes “The Landfill Fashionista: Image, Environment, and Culture Through the Lens of Girls of Color” as “a multimedia art exhibition that highlights the need for environmental justice against the backdrop of the beautiful hope that exists for Staten Island’s North Shore communities.” ....
Port Richmond added to city’s coronavirus priority neighborhoods Updated Feb 10, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 Among all adults who received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose, only 11% were Black residents compared to 48% of white residents, 15% identified as Asian and 15% identified as Latino, city data shows. (Photo courtesy of Beacon Christian Community Health Center) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Port Richmond is among the neighborhoods citywide that were hardest hit by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to new data from the city. Last year, the city identified 27 neighborhoods across the boroughs including St. George and Stapleton that were hardest hit by the ongoing health crisis, however, the data used to determine the priority neighborhoods was not up-to-date, using only information gathered in the spring. ....
This 33-year-old provides crucial services to Staten Islanders in need during health crisis Updated Dec 24, 2020; Posted Dec 24, 2020 New Brighton resident Sarah Blas is the founder of Staten Island Therapeutic Gardens, the director of equity, diversity and inclusion for Staten Island Woman Who March and a member of the Child Wellness Initiative for the Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness. She is being honored as part of this year s Advance Women of Achievement 2020 – The Front Line. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) Facebook Share Editor’s note: This profile is one of a series of stories about Staten Island women who have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic. They are women who have been critical in keeping essential functions operating as the health crisis grips our community, our city and our nation. The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com is proud to dedicate its annual Women of Achievement program, established in 196 ....