For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the everyday heroism of healthcare workers. “You gotta give credit to the guys and gals that are running towards the burning building, and this is our burning building,” said Brahim Ardolic, M.D., the Executive Director of Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH). At the peak of COVID-19’s…
As the nation continues to have a conversation about race, equality and tolerance, we lost one of its key voices in Congressman John Lewis of Georgia. A fierce advocate for inclusive policies and nonviolent protest, he died on July 17th, at the age of 80, after a battle with cancer. Here on Staten Island, a…
At 35 Hyatt Street, the magnificent St. George Theatre has stood since 1929. And, while it has certainly experienced ups and downs during its decades of existence, COVID-19 has challenged its current not-for-profit operators like never before. Since 2004, a nonprofit called the St. George Theatre Restoration Inc., has re-energized what had become a relic…