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Local Heroes Inspire Altruism Across the Borough, Plus More Stories on Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - August 31, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes
Ten Staten Islanders have been honored this year as Local Heroes of the Month in a recurring series that offers a special look at how our neighbors are making a difference in the borough every single day; how we and our sponsors celebrate community voices who personify what it means to b...

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Long-Running SI Cricket Club Celebrates Milestone, Plus More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - July 31, 2022 16:00 - 21 minutes
In July 2022, the Staten Island Cricket Club marked its 150th anniversary. Established in 1872, the club is the oldest continuously operating cricket club in the country, according to its current president. Also this month, we introduce you to our Local Hero of the Month. This former St....

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Good Works Abound in the Borough Amid NYC Revival, Plus More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - June 30, 2022 14:34 - 20 minutes
The free, borough-wide outdoor concert series “Sounds of Summer” returns to the Island aiding the recovery of New York City’s arts and culture scene. Also this month, we introduce you to our Local Hero of the Month. This Pleasant Plains resident retired from the FDNY in September 2021 af...

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Fleet Week in New York City Returns to its Pre-Pandemic Glory, Plus More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - May 29, 2022 13:32 - 29 minutes
After a long pandemic pause, New York City is welcoming back the brave men and women of the military for Fleet Week. Also this month, we introduce you to our Local Hero of the Month. This Dongan Hills native is using his influence as a professional athlete to talk about mental health, an...

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FerryHawks to Take Flight at Newly Renamed Ballpark, Plus More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - April 30, 2022 21:56 - 26 minutes
Gone are the Staten Island Yankees, and with them goes the defunct team’s former sponsor and stadium namesake… what FerryHawks executives have in store for the newly renovated ballpark in St. George. Also this month, we introduce you to our Local Heroes of the Month. This Staten Island c...

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Honoring Local Women Through Art, Plus More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - March 31, 2022 15:26 - 19 minutes
Women’s History Month is marked across the borough through art, cooking, creating and portrait picture taking. How the legacy of women of achievement lives on in imaginative ways. Also this month, we introduce you to our Local Hero of the Month, who is a pioneering woman herself, strivin...

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Sandy Ground is Celebrated During Black History Month, Plus More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - March 01, 2022 03:03 - 20 minutes
Staten Island’s newest ferry boat is named in recognition of one of the nation’s first free Black settlements, the longstanding Sandy Ground community on the South Shore. Also this month, we are proud to bring you our first extended interview with our Local Hero of the Month. In this ins...

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Decommissioned John F. Kennedy Ferry Gets New Lease on Life, Plus More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - February 01, 2022 01:01 - 21 minutes
It’s no joke, the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat John F. Kennedy is getting a new lease on life courtesy of two Island born-and-bred stars who saved it from the scrap heap. What Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost and Pete Davidson have up their sleeves for the aging and obsolete v...

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Decommissioned John F. Kennedy Ferry Gets New Lease on Life and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - February 01, 2022 01:01 - 21 minutes
On this episode of the OnSI podcast… It’s no joke, the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat John F. Kennedy is getting a new lease on life courtesy of two Island born-and-bred stars who saved it from the scrap heap. What Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost and Pete Davidson have up their sleeves ...

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Remaining Vigilant, Calm Despite COVID-19 Surge and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - December 30, 2021 14:12 - 25 minutes
On this episode of the OnSI podcast… A special look back at the year that was, leading-off with renewed calls to remain vigilant, and calm, despite a late surge in COVID-19 cases. Also this month, the borough weathered the ongoing pandemic in 2021 with small, albeit important, victories ...

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NYC Marathon’s Starting Block Returns to Fort Wadsworth and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - December 01, 2021 03:51 - 20 minutes
On this episode of the OnSI podcast… On your marks, go! The starting block for the New York City Marathon returned to Staten Island for the postponed 50th running of one of the most famous races in the world. While it was a smaller field that assembled in Fort Wadsworth than in years pas...

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Celebrating the Borough’s Italian Culture and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - October 31, 2021 17:44 - 24 minutes
October is Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month and few places in America are home to as many descendants from Italy as Staten Island. How the borough came together to celebrate again, after a tough stretch apart. Also, the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk returned...

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A Somber Remembrance at Postcards and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - October 01, 2021 02:19 - 26 minutes
A somber remembrance at the Postcards memorial in St. George as Staten Island honors the people who lost their lives from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when hijackers used passenger jets to destroy the World Trade Center and attack the Pentagon. Also this month, since 9/11...

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Local Heroes Receive Well-Deserved Accolades and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - August 31, 2021 11:14 - 16 minutes
Seven Staten Islanders have been honored this year as "Local Heroes of the Month" in a recurring series that offers a special look at how our neighbors are making a difference in the borough every single day. Also this month, we say it all the time, Staten Island truly has a small town f...

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Summer Brings Long-Awaited Signs of Normalcy and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - July 30, 2021 23:03 - 19 minutes
Since the start of summer, Staten Islanders have been enjoying long-awaited signs of normalcy returning to local neighborhoods as COVID-19 restrictions are eased. This month, a highlight was the 111th annual Travis Fourth of July Parade stepping off on Victory Boulevard in a sea of red, ...

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Pride Center Has Big Plans for Its New Community Center and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - June 29, 2021 17:04 - 20 minutes
The Pride Center of Staten Island is making itself at home inside its newly opened facility in Clifton. How the community center plans to utilize its larger headquarters on Willow Avenue. Also this month, an organic farm is now in operation on the Island’s West Shore, wondering where it ...

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Mom-and-Pop Stores Prove Once Again Why They are Essential to Neighborhoods and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - May 29, 2021 18:19 - 20 minutes
Mom-and-pop stores are oftentimes the lifeblood of neighborhoods, and during the pandemic many have proven just how essential they are. How one local market on the North Shore continues to serve its customers as it closes in on its fourth decade in business. Also this month, Staten Islan...

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Exploring New York City’s Largest Remaining Forest and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - April 28, 2021 18:17 - 21 minutes
The pandemic has many rethinking travel plans this summer. But, staycationing, doesn’t mean you have to scratch natural wonders off your seasonal to-do list. Why many Islanders have their sights set on exploring New York City’s largest remaining forestland. Also this month, a year ago, S...

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Reimagining the Borough’s Traditional Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - March 27, 2021 21:22 - 17 minutes
Staten Island’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade was one of the last major events to be held in the City in 2020, stepping-off just a few short weeks before strict COVID-19 stay-at-home orders went into effect; why West Brighton locals say there was still a reason to celebrate in 2021, even as...

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Special Needs Community Perseveres During the Pandemic and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - February 28, 2021 19:31 - 18 minutes
(STATEN ISLAND, NY) On this edition of OnSI… The special needs community is doing its best to persevere during an ongoing public health crisis that has presented many roadblocks for these families and the nonprofit programs they often rely on. “One of the things about people with autis...

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Hard-Hit Restaurants Continue to Fight for their Survival and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - January 31, 2021 21:36 - 22 minutes
(STATEN ISLAND, NY) On this edition of OnSI… Local restaurants continue to struggle as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place. How the winter months present new challenges to overcome. “You know, it seems like as soon as we were done summerizing, the winter came. And then we had to do a...

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Courage, Resiliency, and Gratitude on the Pandemic's Frontlines and More Staten Island Stories

OnSI Podcast - December 21, 2020 12:25 - 17 minutes
Patti Murphy hosts the December, Year in Review, edition of OnSI featuring Staten Island nurse Amy O'Sullivan, Staten Island University Hospital Executive Director Brahim Ardolic, the Essential Heroes project and other voices from 2020.

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Courage, Resiliency, and Gratitude on the Pandemic's Frontlines and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - December 21, 2020 12:25 - 17 minutes
Patti Murphy hosts the December, Year in Review, edition of OnSI featuring Staten Island nurse Amy O'Sullivan, Staten Island University Hospital Executive Director Brahim Ardolic, the Essential Heroes project and other voices from 2020.

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Feeding the Borough’s Vulnerable Senior Citizens and More Staten Island Stories

OnSI Podcast - December 01, 2020 04:14 - 19 minutes
Patti Murphy hosts the November edition of OnSI featuring Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, Congresswoman-Elect Nicole Malliotakis and a farewell to the Baby Bombers.

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Feeding the Borough’s Vulnerable Senior Citizens and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - December 01, 2020 04:14 - 19 minutes
(STATEN ISLAND, NY) On this edition of the OnSI podcast… Thanks to the generosity of others, Meals on Wheels of Staten Island can continue to feed those in need all across the borough during this most challenging year. The organization shares how it met the demand of vulnerable seniors ...

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Turning Tragedy Into Charity on the South Shore and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - October 31, 2020 02:29 - 18 minutes
(STATEN ISLAND, NY) On this edition of the OnSI podcast… A South Shore family looses its patriarch to the pandemic — how his family is celebrating his life and doing their best to turn tragedy into charity with a festive Halloween fundraiser for healthcare workers. “I just respect them...

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Turning Tragedy Into Charity on the South Shore and More Staten Island Stories

OnSI Podcast - October 31, 2020 02:29 - 18 minutes
Patti Murphy hosts the October edition of OnSI featuring a South Shore family's local fundraiser to remember their father lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, a nurse from Staten Island named one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2020 and the North Shore's National Lighthouse Museum.

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At Angel’s Circle in Grasmere a Pledge to “Never Forget” and More Stories On Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - September 29, 2020 16:55 - 20 minutes
Patti Murphy hosts the September edition of OnSI featuring the Angels' Circle 9/11 memorial, Young Minds In Motion & Resource Room Tutoring Centers, and P.I. Fitness on Forest Avenue.

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September 2020 Edition for Staten Island

OnSI Podcast - September 29, 2020 16:55 - 20 minutes
Patti Murphy hosts the September edition of OnSI featuring the Angels' Circle 9/11 memorial, Young Minds In Motion & Resource Room Tutoring Centers, and P.I. Fitness on Forest Avenue.

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At Angel’s Circle in Grasmere a Pledge to “Never Forget” and More Staten Island Stories

OnSI Podcast - September 29, 2020 16:55 - 20 minutes
Patti Murphy hosts the September edition of OnSI featuring the Angels' Circle 9/11 memorial, Young Minds In Motion & Resource Room Tutoring Centers, and P.I. Fitness on Forest Avenue.

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