Christopher Olivieri

Break open your checkbooks, ladies and gentlemen. That is, if you still have a checkbook. You more than likely just have yourself a debit card in which case; break open your debit cards. Local Staten Island author Chris Knight along with his illustrator Richard Harris, have booked a book-signing event for later this month.

Ok, so the Staten Island we all know and love, the fifth and forgotten borough of the city of New York, is not the only Staten Island in the world. In fact, it’s not the only Staten Island in the Americas. Crazy, right?

Do you agree? Think it looks more like a different type of clothing?

It’s coming, and it’s going to change New York City forever. When Tourists make their way to Staten Island on their trip past Lady Liberty, they’ll no longer make a u-turn in the St. George ferry terminal and head back to Manhattan

If you weren’t lucky enough to see the wondrous rainbow that Staten Island was blessed with after yesterday’s thunderstorm, you’re in luck. That’s because YouTuber, dlindeman, got a great video that shows the rainbow that seemingly stretches across the entire sky.

Last year, we brought you a list of Staten Island photographers that would give your Instagram timeline just a little bit more hometown pride.  If you haven’t checked that out, you can click here to see the artists featured in that post. Since then, we’ve discovered a bunch more Staten

The newest clip from Staten Island drone master, UnitedWeFlyGuy, is a long one. So, throw this one up on your chromecast, pour yourself a nice glass of pinot noir, sit back, and take in the gorgeous views of Westerleigh from he sky.

Staten Island’s Richmond City Media, hit the New Dorp Comic Con this weekend and documented their experience with the comic fans and cosplayers alike. In the beautifully produced clip above, viewers can join RCM’s Matthew Provenzano as he makes a round at the con.

Zagat recently profiled Project Brunch, the brunch only viral sensation that you’re probably following on Instagram. What did the most respected name in the food game have to say? Only this: “The Hottest Brunch in NYC is in a Staten Island Strip Mall”

A hot-spot for urban exploration on Staten Island, the abandoned farm colony in Seaview has been documented more times than we can list. With the planned transformation of the space into condos in the near future, we’re sure to see a bevy of new clips like the one above which sees Untapped Cities visit the eerie grounds.