Staten Island has a storied history, there are surely many facts that you don’t already know. In the video above, YouTuber , Jess Lynn, made a great little slideshow that explains the origins of the Staten Island Advance, Miller Field, and more. Vintage photos are paired with facts about the island, and set to The Morning Line’s “Staten Island” to create an educational experience for you.
The Harbor Lights Theater Company (Harbor Lights), Staten Island’s only professional Equity Theater Company, led by Founders and Artistic Directors Tamara Jenkins and Jay Montgomery, is pleased to announce the return of last spring’s successful Broadway Shines on Harbor Lights with this year’s production of SHOWSTOPPERS!
Everyone needs a little comfort food every once in a while. Occasionally, you need to find that comfort food away from the comfort of home. Luckily, Staten Island Advance reporter Anthony DePrimo traversed our island in search of Staten’s most comforting meals.
An interactive map on Gothamist.com allows users to hover over each zip code in the city, revealing how much money has been raised for each of the 2016 presidential hopefuls.
Staten Island’s drone king, JohnnyDrone, posted the first video that he filmed in 2016. The :45 second clip, which features a soundtrack by Modest Mouse, was shot over Miller Filed in New Dorp. For this video, Johnny played with his editing style making for what’s probably his most entertaining drone footage yet.
The official YouTube account of the Empire Outlets posted an update on it’s construction. The videos above show the progress of NY’s first outlet mall, being built right here on Staten Island.
The new music video from Staten Island’s Giga Herbs, takes a trip to Forest Avenue’s Beans & Leaves cafe and then into space. How does that happen? The short answer is because of coffee. It’s really more complicated than that.
The video in this post shows a handful of random archival footage, showing the Verrazano in various stages of construction. If you can look past the timecode and other annoying titles on screen, it’s interesting to look back at the iconic structure in days gone by. It’s just too bad there’s so little.
If you’re here, you’ve been reading our magazine online, but did you know that This Way on Bay can also be found in print form? The map above highlights locations on the north shore of Staten Island, where you can pick up a FREE copy of the This Way on Bay print edition.
Staten Island’s Casey Jost, Is J.J. Abrams in “Star Wars: The Force of Abrams,” a new video short by digital comedy network, Above Average. The clip, which has already been shared by Entertainment Weekly, pokes fun at Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ direcot Abrams’ tendency to rehash revitalize the work of other filmmakers.
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