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Smoke all the weed you want in NY, but don’t you dare buy wine in the supermarket | Opinion

New York state has made itself into marijuana heaven. Everywhere you go there’s the stink of weed: on the streets, on mass transit, even on the...

21.12.2025 2

The Staten Island Advance

Tom Wrobleski

NYC should get rid of snow, ice on its own properties before fining homeowners | Opinion

I went to Silver Lake Park on Thursday afternoon to jog. I figured that four days after Sunday’s snowfall, it would be completely safe to get my...

20.12.2025 1

The Staten Island Advance

Tom Wrobleski

Here is a list of what’s currently making this country into ‘Bizarro World’ | The Old Guy

For those unacquainted with the term, “Bizarro World” was a creation of the artists and writers at DC comics. Bizarro was an imperfect duplicate of...

20.12.2025 9

The Staten Island Advance

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Composting stench a foul reminder of Staten Island’s dark landfill history | Opinion

Foul odors in Travis? You don’t say. We thought we were done with rancid stenches coming from the old Fresh Kills landfill property. But I guess...

14.12.2025 3

The Staten Island Advance

Tom Wrobleski

Do we really need a common enemy in order to heal our divisions? | The Old Guy

Joan and I recently started to watch “PLUR1BUS” on Apple tv, a new series by Vince Gilligan, the mind behind both “Breaking Bad” and “Better...

13.12.2025 1

The Staten Island Advance

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MTA’s new ‘did you pay your fare’ effort a joke | Opinion

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has come up with a bonkers new way to try to curb fare evasion. The effort comes as the MTA grapples with...

07.12.2025 10

The Staten Island Advance

Tom Wrobleski