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  • Local Heroes Inspire Altruism Across the Borough, Plus More Stories on Staten Island
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Tag: June 2020 Edition

Staten Island Activist Is Hopeful for Change after George Floyd’s Police-Involved Death

  • Posted byby OnSI.nyc Staff
  • June 27, 2020

Local reaction to the death of George Floyd, a black man who reportedly gasped for air and pleaded for his life while his neck was constrained by a white police officer during an arrest in Minnesota, has sparked outrage. The case has many activists drawing comparisons to Eric Garner’s 2014 death in Tompkinsville, where a…

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Wave of Cancellations and Postponements Spurs Virtual Events on Staten Island

  • Posted byby Patti Murphy
  • June 27, 2020

COVID-19 triggered a tsunami-like wave of cancellations and event postponements which started in March with what would have been the City’s 259th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Since then, events small and large on Staten Island haven’t been held. Most recently, it was announced that the 50th running of the New York City Marathon, scheduled…

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Staten Island’s Real Estate Market Sees Spike in Interest as Suburbs Lure City Dwellers

  • Posted byby OnSI.nyc Staff
  • June 27, 2020

Like those in countless other industries, real estate transactions were ground to a halt when New York was forced to hit pause to slow the spread of Coronavirus. For Tom Crimmins, the owner of Tom Crimmins Realty, Ltd., selling homes presented challenges without face to face interaction to help drive deals. “We were unemployed, in…

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  • Local Heroes Inspire Altruism Across the Borough, Plus More Stories on Staten Island
  • Long-Running SI Cricket Club Celebrates Milestone, Plus More Stories on Staten Island
  • Good Works Abound in the Borough Amid NYC Revival, Plus More Stories On Staten Island

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