Staten Islanders are so sensitive. One of their own, 19-year-old Tara Mooney, recently spoofed Katy Perry's "California Gurls" with her own SI version that's racking up the hits on YouTube. WCBS is reporting that it gave some locals a sad, however—one offended islander told them, "it makes it seem like all of us are like that, and we're really not." more ›

Are you ready for the longest 4 minutes and 27 seconds of your life? These Staten Island girls decided to take on Katy Perry's summer hit "California Gurls" with, yes, "Staten Island Girls." It's almost exactly the same amount of annoying as the original song, but with an extra piercing dose of that accent. The bronzed brain behind the video is 19-year-old Tara Mooney, who SI Live says "sings about the disreputable and comically- exaggerated lifestyles of some youths on the borough... like cosmetics, fashion, prescription drug abuse, sexual promiscuity, brawls at the Staten Island Mall and fist-pumping." more ›

Jersey shore town Belmar attracts a lot of rowdy summer renters, to the point where the town has very strict noise codes and maps offending houses on its "Animal House Map." But many think Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle went too far when he described an altercation between a NJ resident and a visitor from Staten Island in a town newsletter. more ›