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Storm Damages Staten Island

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:03:13 +0000

Yesterday I awoke from my mid afternoon Saturday nap to find a 60 foot tree had fallen and destroyed my front gate and completely obstructed my front door preventing me from leaving or entering my apartment. Apparently I was not the only person to feel the wrath of the storm. After driving on Amboy Road in Great Kills, I saw that many large trees were uprooted and fell on cars and houses. Many of the traffic lights were turned around due to the strong winds. Staten Island tree removal companies were working overtime to removed fallen trees. Even today, a day later, power is out to most homes and businesses of the South Shore. I couldn’t even get lunch at Quiznos in Great Kills town because it was CLOSED!

Between the pot holes that remain from the previous snow storms, and the non-responsive traffic lights that are causing accidents as I type, I’m beginning to feel as though the city is neglecting their responsibility to provide timely service to protect the safety of Staten Island and its inhabitants. It is known that the city is cutting back and claims to be “broke” however, the peoples safety should be paramount. What do you think?

College Of Staten Island Parking is outrageous!

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:01:06 +0000

Many students who attend the College of Staten Island drive to school. The College of Staten Island requires that all students purchase a parking pass in order to park at the college. The current price for a parking pass is $82.00 annually. If you drive through CSI on any weekday afternoon you can see cars parked, double parked, parked on the lawn and even behind dumpsters.

The overcrowding of the CSI parking lot is something that drove me crazy as a student. Apparently, students still suffer from this agonizing situation even today. On Facebook, there is a group named CSI parking is horrible which is trying to get CSI to accommodate students with more parking spaces. The group claims that “In fall 2008 there were 13,092 students and there are only 2,950 parking spaces” of which some were restricted. Will they do anything about the overcrowding? What do you think?

Tompkinsville Train Station Toll !!!

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:52:15 +0000

For those of you who commute daily, you can understand how fatiguing the process can be. This past week a toll has been added to the Tompkinsville train station to prevent people from avoiding the fee charged for entering or exiting the train at the Ferry terminal. Is this just or, is it just another way for the city to collect even more revenue from commuters who are trying to survive and make a living in this troubled economy.