Best of the Web
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Representative Larry Seabrook
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Representative James Vacca
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Representative Maria Baez
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Representative Charles Rangel
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Representative Joel Rivera
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Representative Jose Serrano
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Representative Helen Foster
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Representative Eliot Engel
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Representative Maria del Carmen Arroyo
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This U.S. Coast Survey map includes Staten Island's roads and buildings.
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Representative Annabel Palma
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Updated Staten Island statistics about population, households, education, employment, poverty, etc.
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State Senator Jose M. Serrano
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State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman
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State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr.
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State Senator Efrain Gonzalez, Jr.
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State Senator Jeffrey Klein
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State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson
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Assemblymember Peter M. Rivera
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Assemblymember Aurelia Greene
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Assemblymember Jose Rivera
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Assemblymember Michael Benjamin
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Representative Joseph Crowley
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Assemblymember Naomi Rivera
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Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz
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Assemblymember Michael Benedetto
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Assemblymember Carl E. Heastie
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Assemblymember Carmen Arroyo
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Assemblymember Ruben Diaz
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Assemblymember Luis Diaz
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Representative Melissa Mark Viverito
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Fitness classes, spinning, yoga, swimming, basketball, racquetball and more.
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Explore jazz history through one photograph [1958].
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Provides links to area businesses, restaurants, and community organizations. Of particular interest is a unique listing of nautical Websites that offer information about shipbuilding, chartering, and navigation. In addition, this site provides access to a bulletin board that enables users to post and read messages that pertain to interests and issues of City Island residents.
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This publication of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger includes information on programs such as Food Stamps, WIC and School and Senior Meals, as well as a directory of soup kitchens, food pantries on Staten Island.
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Wonderful photos and walking tours of Manhattan's gargoyles and other architectural ornaments.
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A map of Staten Island from 1777 showing the British encampment.
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Web page from the Tenement Museum tells the story of 97 Orchard Street. [1864]
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Information and photos on abandoned Island stations from Forgotten New York.
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Access-A-Ride is a shared ride, door-to-door paratransit service for people with disabilities. Access-A-Ride provides transportation for people who are unable to use public bus or subway service for some or all of their trips. MTA New York City Transit administers Access-A-Ride private carriers under contract to NYC Transit provide service.
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See real-time photos of the traffic before leaving home. Cameras are mounted at four different Island locations:Outerbridge Crossing at Tyrellan Ave, Staten Island Expressway at Clove Rd., Staten Island Expressway at Richmond Ave. and West Shore Expressway at Victory Blvd. Provided by the New York City Department of Transportation.
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Their website, insideschools.org, provides statistical reports on all of New York City's public schools, including test scores, enrollment figures, free lunch eligibility, ethnicity, attendance, and "where graduates go" figures.
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Air Pollution levels for selected areas in New York and New Jersey from the Weather Channel.
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A schedule of the many different A.A. group meetings on Staten Island.
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Clear Comfort (a.k.a. The Alice Austen House) was built in 1690. In 1844 it was purchased by John Haggerty Austen, Alice Austen's grandfather. Today it serves as a museum dedicated to the photographer who documented life on Staten Island and around New York City during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Under the direction of Anthony and Sally Amato, The Amato Opera Theater, provides a platform for aspiring young artists to perform grand opera.
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Ambrose light is located at the entrance to New York Harbor in the lower bay between Sandy Hook and Long Island. Wind Direction, Wind Speed, Wind Gust, Atmospheric Pressure, Pressure Tendency, Air Temperature, Dew Point and Wind Chill.
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Welcome to AmericanTowns, your virtual town square and the ultimate community connection! All about Staten Island
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One of the largest libraries devoted to dogs in the world, the AKC Library contains approximately 17,000 volumes including bound periodicals, foreign and domestic Stud Books, art, literature, juvenile books, videos, a stamp collection, and a bookplate collection.
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An extensive archive of photographs, prints, and drawings that users may search by topic. Try "Bronx" or a particular site or neighborhood in The Bronx.
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Click "Search" and enter "Staten Island." (if you wish you can limit your search to just documents, manuscripts, printed texts, etc.) Hundreds of documents mentioning Staten Island are available.
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The collection contains over 485,000 volumes, including books, journals, pamphlets, and reprints and is rich in retrospective materials, some dating to the 15th century. Major topics covered in the collection are zoology, geology and mineral sciences, paleontology, history of science, anthropology and astronomy.
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The American School Directory offers background information on schools and links to official school Websites.
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The digitized maps and atlases included in American Shores are drawn from the extensive holdings of the Map Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Search the collection for maps which include a 1776 Revolutionary War map, an 1845 Marine Hospital Ground map, a 1781 New York Harbor chart and more.
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Contact information for Amethyst House, a halfway house for women in recovery from alcoholism and substance abuse.
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Excerpted from William Dean Howells *Impressions and Experiences* [1896].
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Among other activities, the association offers youth conservation programs, Huck Finn fishing tournaments and a safety course needed to qualify for a hunting license in New York.
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Aperture is a not-for-profit public foundation devoted to photography and related visual arts.
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Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar is one of the largest casual dining concept in America.
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Founded in 1962, the Archaeology society provides lectures and tours of sites around the world.
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Here you can find various Bronx restaurants.
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Located in Snug Harbor Cultural Center, the Art Lab provides art instruction and exhibits to all ages.
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Gallery Guide is the most comprehensive source of gallery and museum exhibitions nationwide. It has established a highly respectable place in the art world by providing a targeted audience (museums, art galleries, collectors, curators, journalists, art dealers, bookstores, art fairs, and the general art enthusiasts) with the most up to date information pertaining to the art world. The site contains an online version of Gallery Guide magazine.
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Artists Space was founded in 1972 as a non-profit institution supporting unaffiliated contemporary artists working in the visual arts, including the media of video, performance, architecture and design.
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Large listing of upcoming cultural events on Staten Island. Search the database by date or type of event: comedy, dance, sports, festivals, etc.
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The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) was founded in 1929 by Dr. Maria Montessorito maintain the integrity of her life's work, and to ensure that it would be perpetuated after her death. The following is a list, taken from the AMI webisite, of Montessori schools located in New York City.
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The observatory is open to students of CSI and the general public at scheduled times. It is located on the campus of the College of Staten Island. The main telescope is a MEADE LX200 16-inch (0.46-m) F/10 Computerized Schmidt-Cassegrain.
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Read the poem about life on Staten Island by noted economist and poet Charles Mackay first published in All the Year Round, 1869. The editor was Charles Dickens.
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Links from NYC's Parks Department to baseball, tennis, skating, basketball, swimming pools, beaches, and golf. Find out how to reserve a ball field or court in NYC.
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Located in Pelham Bay Park, where it commands a view of Long Island Sound, this National Historic Landmark was built between 1836 and 1842.
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Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance-"A funky and welcoming performance space." -The New York Ti mes The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance was created by Bessie Award-winning dancer/choreographer, Arthur Aviles along with the help of the Point Community Development Corporation. For the first part of the project, they worked with the building owners to convert 9000 square feet of raw warehouse space into a performance/workshop space, and artist's studios. The performance area (3500 sq. ft.) houses BAAD!
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Celebrating the experience of growing up and living in the Bronx.
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This well-designed and appealing site includes information on the history, architecture and design of this water's edge neighborhood as well as directory listings for restaurants, shopping and hotels. You'll also find a list of current free events at the World Financial Center and other nearby venues, description of public art in the neighborhood and information on renting or buying.
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A detailed history of the bridge with construction photos.
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Four photos of the Island by noted photographer Berenice Abbott, from the NYPL Digital Gallery. The photos are from Abbott's Changing New York project (1935-1939). They include the Garibaldi Memorial at 139 Hope Avenue, and 340-348 St. Mark's Place (2 photos).
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Since 1991 licensed tour guides from Big Onion Walking Tours have been leading groups through New York City's ethnic and historic neighborhoods. Two-hour walking tours are scheduled seven days a week all year round.
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Historian Bill Twomey's ongoing feature celebrating the glory of the Bronx.
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The official website for Birdland, the Jazz Corner of the World, features the club's schedule, menu, CDs and a history of this important jazz landmark.
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Information and photos from an exhibit at the Alice Austen House.
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Includes information on election dates and candidates, voter registration statistics by borough, and links to related sites such as the League of Women Voters.
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Includes voter registration and election statistics by county and links to federal and state election laws.
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Books about Staten Island available at the College of Staten Island Library.
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Website and contact information for the Staten Island Borough Historian, Dr. Thomas Matteo.
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A professional performance ensemble with a year-round schedule of chamber music and orchestral concerts, as well as special programs for families and a full music and arts-in-education program for schools.
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Site includes a brief biography of President Adolfo Carrion, Jr., current news and reports, events sponsored by the President's office, and information about getting involved in local community boards.
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Catholic elementary/middle schools in the Bronx.
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Catholic high schools in the Bronx.
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Names of representatives and contact information for all Bronx community boards, with links to more specific information such as maps, demographics and a calendar of meetings.
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