New Study Urges City To Protect Its Maritime Industry

Every day, men and women work the docks of the ports of New York and New Jersey. But a new study finds while the maritime industry is growing, it may soon face obstacles.

City’s Land Mass Shrinks, New Survey Says

Community Board 7 takes pride in the fact that it is the largest of all 59 community boards in New York City. But as a result of a recent finding by the Department of City Planning, Community Board 7 and New York City are smaller than had been believed.

NASCAR SITE MAY BE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

Can a former oil tank farm go from potential NASCAR race track to nature preserve?

The state plans to include the 600-acre NASCAR site on its revised open space plan — a land acquisition list that makes it possible to purchase and preserve private lands with public money.

Controversy Swirls Around Snug Harbor Arts Scene

Joyce Malerba-Goldstein has been an artist at Snug Harbor since it became a cultural center in the 1970s. She says what used to be an institution where artists could flourish is now deteriorating. She says a prime example is the bathroom.

Imagining a new Island

Waterfront projects — some real, some imagined — were the highlight of yesterday’s Staten Island Economic Development Corp. exhibition and conference at the Hilton Garden Inn, where there was talk about building 1,000 units of housing and an IMAX theater next to the St. George Ferry terminal and an outlet mall on the South Shore waterfront.

S.I. Ferry Terminal Looks Forward To A Possibly Upscale Future

Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro announced at a Tuesday conference that he is allocating $1.2 million for infrastructure improvements at St. George’s Ferry Terminal, in the hopes of making it a destination spot not just on the Island, but for the city as a whole.

Wildfire damages part of Staten Island park

A wildfire damaged part of a park at a national recreation area.

Walking a fine line to stimulate downtown Staten Island

The sign on the scaffold outside a sleek but small new residential building on St. Paul’s Avenue advertises luxury rentals, balconies with a view and rooftop gardens.

Reclaiming New York’s Blighted Waters

From his 30-foot wooden skiff, Andy Willner points out a sailboat headed north through the narrow tidal strait. A double-crested cormorant flies above, its sleek black form unmistakable on the powder blue sky. A grassy mountain rises behind the sailboat, stretching for miles. In a few hours, low tide will bring snowy egrets, glossy ibis and great blue herons by the score.

Waterfront stewards to celebrate 30th anniversary

The Natural Resources Protective Association (NRPA) will be celebrating 30 years of protecting Staten Island’s marine environment

Homeport site in search of developers

The plan to redevelop the former Stapleton home port site is drawing little interest from developers because it is too rigid and won’t be able to make enough money, according to a Democratic state lawmaker.

Information on leasing at St. George Ferry terminal to be presented at SI Conference

On April 29, at the Hilton Garden Inn, retailers will have the opportunity to learn about leasing space at the St. George Ferry Terminal.

Architects take tour of Island coast

A small group of architects and Staten Island Chamber of Commerce representatives traded the stop-and-go, coffee-spilling, sometimes expletive-filled morning commute yesterday for another kind of journey — a boat tour around the borough.

Design Team Evaluates Options For Future Of Island Waterfront

There’s been a lot of talk about how to develop Staten Island’s waterfront, now an independent volunteer group will be making its own evaluation on what could be in store for our shores.

New Fish Tanks at St. George Ferry Terminal

The 8-foot-tall tanks, which each hold 1,600 gallons of saltwater and 200 tropical fish — were installed at the end of July and are part of the borough president’s ongoing tourism effort. Borough President James P. Molinaro  allocated $750,000 in funding for the tanks, which will be maintained by the Staten Island Zoo. Because the tanks weigh in excess of 10 tons, the floor of the terminal had to be reinforced with steel beams.

Homeport plan needs overhaul

 It was envisioned as the key to unlocking the dormant potential of Staten Island’s urban waterfront, where residents, politicians, merchants and developers have long imagined a renaissance that would attract jobs, homes along New York Harbor, chic commerce and the morale that such gentrification brings to a depressed area.

Winery on Staten Island? It’s a real corker!

Staten Island is known for a lot of things. But wine?

With input from one of Italy’s largest winemakers, the borough is getting its own vineyard.

Dirty dealings alleged at NASCAR site

Lots of Staten Islanders looked at the proposed NASCAR track and saw a traffic disaster barreling their way.The Gambino crime family saw a gravy train.

Funding falls far short for roads in Fresh Kills Park

Without more money, roads proposed for the planned Fresh Kills Park might end up going nowhere.

A demure developer reshapes the borough

When a development team pitched a plan recently to build the city’s first outlet mall on the South Shore waterfront, the man behind the ambitious proposal was absent from the community meeting in St. Mark’s Methodist Church in Pleasant Plains.