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Raise the Age law wrongly leaves Staten Islanders in the dark about Silver Lake Park sex assault arrest (opinion)

An arrest has been made in the horrific Silver Lake Park sexual assault case. A 17-year-old has been apprehended in the April 3 attack that shocked...

29.06.2025 4

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Tom Wrobleski

On federal cuts, Staten Island culture, and being hopping mad | The Old Guy

One of the first places Joan took me when I started regularly visiting her on Staten Island was Snug Harbor. I was kind of surprised to find an...

28.06.2025 1

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Gary Moore For The Staten Island Advance

Mayor Mamdani? Blame Cuomo. Blame Adams. Blame Trump (opinion)

Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist assemblyman from Queens, is in prime position to be elected the next mayor of the City of New York. Read...

25.06.2025 1

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Tom Wrobleski

Hey, New Yorkers, remember when elections were simple? (opinion)

Back when I covered local politics for the Staten Island Advance, I wished for a very simple thing on election nights: Early and definitive...

22.06.2025 9

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Tom Wrobleski

2 Staten Island neighborhoods within miles of each other... but, it’s very different here | The Old Guy

The first thing you notice is the birds…how many and varied they are, probably because of how many trees are around. It’s quieter. Even though...

21.06.2025 2

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Gary Moore For The Staten Island Advance