Summer performance at the Alice Austen House Museum | via Facebook The Alice Austen House Museum is a Dutch farmhouse constructed in the 1690s. In 1844, Alice’s grandfather, John Haggerty Austen, purchased the estate and renamed...
Read MoreSep 9, 2014 | Historical, RELIGION |
Staten Island is home to a vibrant Jewish population. The community is home to Jewish schools, camps, kosher stores, and of course a number of synagogues. The variety of synagogues ensures that regardless of where you fall along...
Read MoreSep 5, 2014 | Market Trends |
August 2014-Most local markets continue to recover from a soft patch earlier this year. The macro trend is still positive; the micro trend involves more moderate pinching up and down the month-to-month timeline. This is not...
Read MoreSep 4, 2014 | Food, Historical, Hobbies |
Stapleton is a neighborhood on the come up. Like Williamsburg and Bushwick in Brooklyn, Long Island City in Queens, and Harlem in Manhattan, this home of the Wu-Tang Clan is set to become the next hot neighborhood bringing in...
Read MoreSep 3, 2014 | Food |
Nothing satisfies a craving like cakes and pastries. The bakeries on Staten Island have been around for years and, hopefully, will provide delicious cannoli, cakes, and brownies to us for more years to come. Here are five on the...
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