Tag Archives: Staten Island

Disco pixie Kylie Minogue dropped in on Staten Island’s famed PS22 fifth grade chorus for a couple of numbers during her visit to NYC for the Macy’s Parade.

If you’re going to alter a jury duty summons with your dad’s name on it so you can tell your boss you’re on a vehicular homicide trial, you probably shouldn’t leave the doctored summons on your office desk. And then brag about your vacation to fabulous Baltimore on Facebook. A Staten Island human-resources manager with a history of financial scams …

Staten Island’s now world-famous PS22 fifth grade chorus covers John Lennon. Some of their earlier YouTube clips have had millions of views.

At a meeting attended by state reps, city council members, and the NYPD, yesterday two gay men spoke out about about being the victims of an anti-gay assault at a Staten Island restaurant. Luis Vieira, 47, and his partner, Richard Vieira, 39, addressed a meeting organized by the Staten Island LGBT Center, Tompkinsville, in response to the brutal beating to …

Ten people were injured yesterday when a USMC Osprey helicopter landed in a Staten Island park, sending tree branches and debris rocketing into the waiting crowd. A family-friendly Fleet Week demo took a horrible turn Monday when a $70 million Osprey sent folks ducking for cover. Screaming onlookers ran for their lives when the two-prop warbird, which flies like a …

Some folks say there’s no difference between the outer borough accents of NYC, but this audio guide seems to prove otherwise. They all sound dead-on to ME. (Via – Gothamist)

The same Staten Island ferry aboard which 11 passengers were killed in 2003 has crashed into the dock again, resulting in 37 injuries. According to Jim Long, a spokesman for the Fire Department of New York, 17 of the 37 have been transported to area hospitals. “The other 20 will be evaluated, treated and they could be transported to hospitals,” …

(Via – Gothamist)

A gay nightclub/restaurant has opened on Staten Island, the borough’s first gay club in over a decade. Q-SINY’s owners Jim McKernan, 44, and his partner of 16 years, Ray Carr, 48, say they opened their venue in response to the LGBT community’s gaping need for a regular place to rock out. “They’ve been screaming for it,” says McKernan. The Castleton …

Cicadas are appearing on Staten Island four years before their 17-year cycle due date. Scientists are blaming global warming. Similar early risers have been detected all along the Eastern Seaboard, and an Ohio researcher who has studied the bugs for 35 years is sure warmer winters are to blame. “This is the fifth brood where part of it is coming …

No less than the Wall Street Journal says it’s OK to pop your collar. In fact, they say it isn’t even all that faggoty. From “fashion reporter” Teri Agins: [T]here’s nothing foppish about turning up the collar on leather jackets, coats and some shirts. Check yourself out in the mirror from all angles to experiment with ways to pop up …