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Staten Island Cop on Yellow Ribbon Vigilantism: ‘Cameras Are Effective … Oh, And Joe Borelli Speeds!’
An honest cop tells all about life and work on the Rock.
March 2, 2020
Staten Island Vigilantes Helping Reckless Drivers Avoid Accountability
Staten Island anti-speed camera vigilantes are helping reckless drivers endanger their neighbors by alerting speeders that they are approaching a city-installed enforcement camera.
February 26, 2020
Op-Ed: Don’t Forget Us, Bike Mayor!
The position should focus on bringing infrastructure to the under-served, outer-borough areas that need it most.
November 29, 2019
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND READ: Staten Island’s Sidewalks in the Woods
Hidden in the forests of some of the Rock's southern-most parks are phantom sidewalks. Find out how they got there.
November 28, 2019
Staten Island Gets A New Bike Share System: Beryl
The city has squeezed Lime and booted Jump out of Staten Island, choosing an entirely new — and foreign — company to provide dockless (and pedal-powered-only) bikes across the entire borough.
November 13, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: First Look at City Plan for Goethals Pedestrian Path
The city has finally figured out a way to get cyclists safely to a year-old pathway that is yet to open.
October 8, 2019
Bayonne Bridge Bike-Ped Path Opens — With No Safe Way to Get There
The Goethals Bridge pathway, meanwhile, is set to open "in the coming weeks" — once the Port Authority and DOT figure out a safe route for cyclists.
May 24, 2019
Rogue Riders Hit Bayonne Bridge — Before it Opens to Public
Cyclists are sick and tired of long-delayed project.
May 23, 2019
Another Pedestrian is Killed by a Driver on Staten Island
According to cops, John Vlahos, 78, was hit as he crossed South Railroad Avenue at Justin Avenue at around 4 p.m. Monday by a 35-year-old driver who was traveling southbound on South Railroad.
May 8, 2019
Staten Island Gets More Dockless Bike-Share — But Not Bike Lanes
It's a bit weird, considering that Staten Island does not have a single street with a protected bike lane on it.
April 22, 2019