other_islander

here's some good news from staten. ...

Just another bogus NYC myth--the idea for a Thanksgiving parade came from the Gimbels parade in Philadelphia, which started four years before the Macys parade....

Since when are the Narrows below the Verrazano considered the Hudson River?...

you know, it would be really nice to, umm, you know, have the new york senate seat viewed as a position open to merit and not, you know, a reserve for inarticulate, ummm, rich plutocrats and that umm,...

The subway attendants are mostly useless... mostly???...

huh, i have a bright red, FDNY jock strap--wonder how they'd react to that....

Revoke thier breeding license... NEXT!!...

i'd have been happier with more public restrooms......

umm, jterry121, the age of consent is already 16 in several states, including many that ban gay marriages. it's a totally different issue. chris lee, the definition of marriage used to include one ma...

"What are you... a faggot?" Yeez, so now we find out the Mineo's a bigot. What a freaking jerk. And here's a question for you: would Al Sharpton be holding this little wuss's hand if he had said, "W...

"not EVERYONE has to take a train or bus to get to the ferry, it's your own damned fault for living where you do.... It should cost a Metrocard swipe! and if you already rode on a bus or train, then y...

OK, a trip from SI now involves a swipe on the SI train/bus then a tranfer swipe on the train/bus in Manhattan. if there's a third swipe to get on the ferry, then it will either be a free transfer (he...

OK, as a Staten Islander who commutes daily to Chelsea I already pay the $2 MTA fare to ride the bus to the ferry and the train from it--just like anyone from the other 4 boroughs. The idea was to hav...

another killing because some psychotic "chose" not to take his meds. these folks are sick, they can't make a rational decision about their health. the state has the duty to make sure they take their ...

"We don't like faggots on Barker Street." This wasn't a comment like, "I'll kick your ass, faggot," Champagne was clearly targeting the victim because he perceived the victim to be gay. The NAACP is b...