New data from New York’s Health Department show a so-called “super flu” (really just H3N2 with better marketing) is overwhelming the city: weekly case counts halved on Staten Island, but hospitalizations surged to 130. Across the state, admissions a…
Forecasters in Staten Island, once bracing for a dramatic nor’easter, are now promised only a brisk cold front: AccuWeather’s Alexander Duffus projects rain-snow sprinkles on Thursday and sharp overnight lows in the teens, setting up icy patches for the unwary. Winds may gust to 35 mph, but no major storm will trouble the borough—an underwhelming turn of events, unless one counts frozen puddles as high drama.
Park Hill Apartments in Staten Island, notorious for years of trash overflow and over 200 sanitation summonses just this year, is under new management: the Arker Companies, L+M Development Partners, and LIHC Investment Group have pledged $165 million for repairs and cleanliness upgrades. Residents hope the investment finally quells their garbage woes—though we know rubbish tends to linger longer than grand promises in New York real estate.
After a courtside brawl at St. Teresa’s gym sparked viral outrage, Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella urged local youth sports leagues to mimic the Catholic Youth Organization’s new policy: spectators ejected for misbehavior now face year-long or lifetime bans, with no second acts on the bleachers for repeat offenders. The hope is to outmaneuver disruptive adults and restore sportsmanship—a mission easier drafted than enforced, we suspect.
Morning commuters discovered the Goethals Bridge’s New Jersey-bound traffic grinding to a halt, as heavy truck volumes jammed routes from Staten Island’s Goethals Road North and triggered delays extending to Richmond Avenue and the Staten Island Expressway; the Port Authority closed the truck inspection area at the height of the snarl, which eased by 9:30 a.m.—reminding us that gridlock still respects neither borough boundaries nor coffee schedules.
