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Live by the staged photo op, pie by the staged photo op:

The mayor, on a pilgrimage on Friday to Goodfellas, a venerable Staten Island pizzeria, smiled, nodded at his slice and then proceeded to do the unthinkable: eat it with a knife and fork.

Posted: January 11th, 2014 | Filed under: Feed, Staten Island, Things That Make You Go "Oy"

A Tale Of Two Smokes

On the one hand:

“People who choose to smoke don’t have a license to poison the air others breathe,” the mayor said at a press conference outlining the proposed rules. “Even out in the open air, second-hand smoke can be dangerous.”

On the other:

Mayor Michael Bloomberg downplayed any concerns that smoke from the fire was dangerous.

“Nobody’s living that close; the wind disperses the smoke,” said Bloomberg. “It’s a regular fire, and there’s smoke and it goes up into the air and there’s no safety hazard here.”

Posted: April 11th, 2012 | Filed under: See, The Thing Is Was . . ., Staten Island

Another Reason Why It’s Not A Good Idea To Live With Your Mother Into Your 50s

Then again, you do always want to raise your children to be independently minded productive members of society:

[A man], 54, sued his mom [. . .] now 86, for leg injuries he suffered four years ago when he fell on a staircase leading to an apartment he rented from her.

[The man], who fractured his femur and was laid up for seven months, has settled his $5 million lawsuit with his mother’s insurance carrier for $400,000, said his lawyer [. . .].

While some folks are reluctant to sue a relative or friend over an accident for fear of straining or even severing their relationship, [the lawyer] says there’s no reason to flinch from litigation, particularly if the party alleged to be at fault has insurance.

Posted: March 27th, 2012 | Filed under: Follow The Money, Staten Island

Looming Civil War Over Trees Threatens To Take Root

In Staten Island, battle lines are drawn and officials are worried about what could happen:

Seeking a compromise between the city and his constituents, Councilman Oddo feels there ought to be some exceptions to the no-refusal policy.

“I believe in trees. I love trees. But let’s not spill blood over trees,” Oddo said. “Don’t cause needless angst” in achieving the million-trees goal, he added.

Earlier: Plant First, Ask Questions About Pruning Later; You Say You Don’t Want It But Then You Slip It On In; “If You Times That By A Million That’s A Billion Dollars”.

Posted: March 8th, 2012 | Filed under: Staten Island

And Now You Really Have Seen Everything

Otter found, or more accurately, got hit by a car on Staten Island:

But how a 25-pound North American River Otter made his way into Bloomfield waterways before being hit by a car on South Avenue sometime Saturday is as much of a mystery as whether there are more otters playing and swimming in borough streams and estuaries. The semi-aquatic animal probably thrived here centuries ago, but the population virtually disappeared with urbanization, pollution and over trapping by early settlers: Until now, there had never been an otter sighting recorded in New York City, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Posted: February 16th, 2012 | Filed under: Staten Island, The Natural World
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