Enter Sara Jae’s Closet of Reconstructed Memories
Earlier this week, local Folk artist Sara Jae released her long-awaited full-length album ‘A Closet of Reconstructed Memories. The album is a atmospheric trip through the icy fog of love’s labored remembrances and personal thoughts unleashed after years of aching to be put to record.
The Tibetan Museum-Meditation Anyone?
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art was founded in 1945 to foster the interest, study and research of the art and culture of Tibet and its surrounding regions. The museum collects and preserves art, ethnographic objects, books, and photographs. The archivers interpret their collection through exhibits, education programs and publications.
Take a Tour of Staten Island’s Abandoned Farm Colony with UntappedCities
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.
Pussywolf Pizza Party Serving Up Hot Jams This Friday at Marie’s Gourmet
This Friday night, May 6th, Staten Island’s three-piece powerhouse of rock, Pussywolf, are presenting a night of music and food with a ‘Pussywolf Pizza Party’ at Marie’s Gourmet.
Staten Island Rapid Transit – A Definitive Look at the Railroad
The Staten Island Rapid Transit was dynamic in that it was a commuter railroad, with cars that were very similar to the average city subway cars; yet it was also a freight railroad that carried a majority of Baltimore and Ohio’s traffic for the New York Harbor. The first passenger train was inspected on February 1, 1860, and ran from Vanderbilt’s Landing (modern-day Clifton) to Eltingville.
WATCH: A Virtual Tour of Charleston’s Riverside Galleria
It’s not just the north shore of Staten Island that’s seeing construction these days. The video above shows one of the south shore’s biggest projects, the Riverside Galleria, which is opening in Charleston in 2017.
Staten Island Rave from 1995 Gives Insight into Borough’s Dance Culture
This footage of a local dance rave from 1995, unearthed by Youtuber Angelo Caracausi, is a nearly half-hour time capsule showcasing a precise moment in 90s Dance culture through the lens of Staten Island.
‘Christine Osinski: Summer Days Staten Island’ Looks Back at Staten Island in the 1980s
Christine Osinski is a versatile artist that took refuge in Staten Island during the early 1980’s because her and her husband were pushed out of Downtown Manhattan due to rising rent. They purchased a home in the New Brighton section of Staten Island and she was inspired by the vernacular architecture and the “Working Class Milieu” that reminded her of her hometown in South Side, Chicago. She found the “unconscious arrangements” that she photographed to be somewhat surreal.
LISTEN: Manny Rondon & Joon Chung’s ‘Just The Gals’ Podcast Talks To SILive’s Lauren Steussy
“Ladies First” is the code by which Manny Rondon and Joon Chung live by on their ‘Just The Gals’ podcast, a weekly program where the duo of comedians interview interesting strong women from all walks of life (though many of them are comedians as well.)
WATCH: Beautiful Drone Footage of Staten Island’s Mt. Loretto
The popularity of drones has increased steadily since we launched this website, and many drone videos of Staten Island have been created in that time. One location that we haven’t yet seen from the sky is Mt. Loretto. The footage shot by Paul Fargo, is accompanied by a Pink Floyd soundtrack.
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