A Pause in the Resurgence of St. George, Staten Island

In the brightest moments of the building boom, St. George was set to cast aside its reputation as a forlorn neighborhood of government buildings and shops clustered around the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.

Staten Island’s 845-foot Pier 1 key to rennaisance of St. George

The return of marine borers to New York Harbor has had devastating consequences to many of New York City’s waterfront structures that are supported by fast deteriorating timber piles.

MFG’s FRP pile jackets restore St. George’s pier in New York

MFG-CP, a division of Moulded Fiber Glass Companies, supplied 20 ft stay-in-place fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) pile jackets filled with lightweight concrete to Pennmax Engineering, that are used to restore St. George’s 845 ft long pier in New York.

Make it a priority to get out and explore

I’m not a native Staten Islander, but I’ve lived here almost 30 years — and still, there are so many places I come across that I’ve never explored before.

A vision for reviving the Island

Twelve urban planners presented a blueprint for change last night that would revitalize Staten Island’s shores, beautify its streetscapes and preserve its character.

Upzoning approved for St. George

After several years of downzoning much of the borough to curb sprawling housing developments, the City Planning Commission approved yesterday new building rules for St. George that go bigger and higher

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.

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.

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.

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.

More delays at St. George terminal

Fish tanks will open next month but the post office won’t be completed until spring