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	Staten Island - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		STATEN ISLAND, an island constituting the borough of Richmond, New York City, and Richmond county, the southernmost of the counties of the state of New York.
		Staten Island is connected by ferry with the borough of Manhattan, 5 m.
		The principal villages are New Brighton, West New Brighton, Port Richmond, Stapleton, and Tompkinsville on the north coast, and Tottenville (or Bentley Manor) on the south-west coast.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Staten_Island (835 words)

	Grant City, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the neighborhood in Staten Island, New York of the same name, see Grant City, Staten Island.
		Grant City is a city in Worth County in the U.S. state of Missouri.
		Grant City is located at 40°29′9″N, 94°24′55″W (40.485931, -94.415219)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grant_City,_Missouri (404 words)

	Grant City, Staten Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Originally known as Frenchtown, the community was renamed in honor of Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant soon after the conflict began, despite the fact that the war itself was so unpopular on Staten Island that the island was the scene of anti-draft riots in July of 1863.
		The community has a station on the Staten Island Railway named after it, and the station immediately to the north is located at and named Jefferson Avenue, this street generally regarded as the boundary between Grant City and neighboring Dongan Hills.
		Grant City and the neighborhoods surrounding it are also very conservative politically, with the Republican Party candidates for virtually all elected offices routinely carrying these neighborhoods by large majorities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grant_City,_Staten_Island (381 words)

	New York (city) - MSN Encarta
		Staten Island is the third largest and least populous of the five boroughs.
		The island is physically closer to New Jersey, to which it is connected by three bridges, than to the rest of New York City, to which it is connected only by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the world-famous Staten Island Ferry.
		The city is the world’s leading center for performing arts and its museums contain a wide range of artistic and historical subjects.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576416_2/New_York_(city).html (1590 words)

	Hevesi Report: Staten Island Continues to Grow Local Economy While Addressing Big City Issues, 3/16/05
		Staten Island’s economy has grown in recent years, in large part because it is insulated from the economic volatility experienced in other boroughs, State Comptroller Alan Hevesi said in a report released today that examines the state of economic development and the overall economy in Staten Island.
		Staten Island’s economy is focused on the local market, with 28.7 percent of the borough’s jobs in the health services and social assistance sector and 18 percent in retail trade.
		Hevesi noted, “Staten Island is benefiting from public and private sector investments throughout the borough, including the remediation and redevelopment of the Fresh Kills landfill and the transformation of the St. George waterfront into a dynamic entertainment destination.
	www.osc.state.ny.us /press/releases/mar05/031605.htm (923 words)

	Staten Island Academy in the News
		Staten Island Academy was positively buzzing with activity, creating a state-of-the-art science prep room for the Lower and Middle School; installing wireless technology service and SMART boards; completely renovating the Art Barn, the entire second floor of Alumni Hall, and both music rooms in Haugen Hall.
		Staten Island Academy is holding the 39th Annual Geranium Ball in honor of the Class of 2004 on Friday, June 4, 2004 at 7PM at the South Shore Country Club.
		Staten Island Academy is hosting this year’s annual college fair for the independent schools of Brooklyn and Staten Island on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 from 2-3:30PM in the OJ Buck Gymnasium.
	www.statenislandacademy.org /news_events/SIA_in_the_news (2170 words)

	Staten Island Legacy
		Originally was called Staten Eylandt by the Dutch after the Dutch governing body, The Dutch found themselves having to buy this sixty square mile island a total of five time first settled the island in 1661 along with a group of Huguenots.
		The Dutch surrendered Staten Island to the English in 1664, who in turn made the final purchase of the Island in 1670 from the Indians.
		Staten Island has been cited as a most exciting source of historical information in that the borough contains more historical structures dating back to the seventeenth century than does any other in the city.
	www.citylegacy.com /Staten/index_si.htm (246 words)

	Honor the fallen: Army Pvt. Brian K. Grant
		Grant became the latest Texas casualty when he was killed in Iraq, Defense Department officials said this week.
		Grant was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based at Camp Howze, South Korea.
		Born and raised on Staten Island, N.Y., Grant was the youngest of four brothers and a sister.
	www.militarycity.com /valor/524617.html (424 words)

	EPA Brownfields Grants, New York, NY
		Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to perform environmental assessments throughout the publicly accessible natural areas of the Mariners Marsh brownfield site in northwest Staten Island.
		The target area is a 107-acre property along the north shore of Staten Island.
		Grant Recipient: New York, NY The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
	www.epa.gov /brownfields/04grants/newyork.htm (410 words)

	AIDS In Staten Island - The Body
		One of the main components of the Task Force's treatment education grant is to educate current staff throughout Staten Island who work with people with AIDS to help their clients with their treatment programs.
		Robert Spann, Peer Team Leader for Body Positive in Staten Island, notes, "One of the challenges that I've encountered doing street outreach in Staten Island is the need for bleach kits for intravenous drug users." Elijah Haynes also works as a Peer Educator for Body Positive in Staten Island.
		Staten Island is the only Republican stronghold in New York City.
	www.thebody.com /bp/jan98/staten.html (2576 words)

	SIRT: Staten Island Rapid Transit
		The operation of the original Staten Island Railroad was from Cranford Junction, NJ to St. George, Staten Island via the North Shore line, and then on to Tottenville or South Beach.
		Just past the south end of the station, there is a spur that formerly served the press building of the Staten Island Advance (the last 'boro daily' in the city) and is now used as a storage spur for ballast cars.
		Grant City marks the beginning of the 1964 grade separation (from Grant City to Bay Terrace, open cut).
	www.nycsubway.org /us/sirt (2789 words)

	cripNYC: Staten Island Archives
		A push is on to secure historic status for the College of Staten Island and an adjacent campus used by the developmentally disabled community, one month after CSI dropped a contentious plan to build dormitories on the land used by disabled young people -- a site many consider sacred ground today.
		A Staten Island school bus driver and matron are under investigation after allegedly being caught on audio tape alternately taunting and ignoring a disabled 7-year-old boy they were transporting, the Advance has learned.
		New York City Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall and Staten Island Borough President James P. Molinaro have unveiled a new Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) on the corner of Castleton and Brighton Avenues in Staten Island.
	www.cripnyc.com /archives/new_york_city/staten_island/index.php (1737 words)

	Lessons Learned from FIPSE Projects III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In this project, College of Staten Island faculty worked with two high schools, one in Staten Island and one in Brooklyn, both with even smaller percentages of students earning the Regents Diploma than is average for the City.
		The grant allowed a second group to have this experience as freshmen and to continue it into the sophomore and junior years.
		Enthusiasm for the program in the Staten Island high school is such that the entire school is adopting the Discovery program.
	www.ed.gov /about/offices/list/ope/fipse/lessons3/staten.html?exp=0 (1219 words)

	Staten Island on the Web: History
		The Staten Island Advance is available on microfilm from 1921 onwards, as well as the Property Assessment photographs of the 1930's and 1940's.
		A History of the Staten Island Stapletons who played in the NFL from 1929 to 1932 and their long history as a semi-pro team.
		A list of the Staten Island volunteer fire companies from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s with their locations and dates of organization.
	www.nypl.org /branch/staten/index2.cfm?Trg=1&d1=962 (2806 words)

	NYSG: HEP Grants (2002/03)
		grants are for programs that will educate area students and residents about the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary, foster stewardship of its resources and improve its environmental quality.
		The grants were awarded through the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program (HEP), a bi-state consortium of federal, state and local governments, environmental and community groups, businesses and individuals brought together by a common goal of cleaning up and protecting NY/NJ Harbor.
		The grants announced today assist with the implementation of the plan by engaging groups with hands on experience in their local area.
	www.seagrant.sunysb.edu /pages/HEPGrantsPR042203.htm (992 words)

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		The details are in, and New York City will get only a small percentage of the money for a wide variety of projects funded by the state's environmental bond.
		The city, which has 40 percent of the state's population, was completely shut out of funding for municipal recycling and closing of municipal landfills.
		Only four of 25 open space grants came to the city-and three of those projects are in Staten Island.
	www.citylimits.org /content/articles/weeklyView.cfm?articlenumber=556 (528 words)

	Staten Island
		Best known for its vast parks and beach areas Staten Island is a place where many generations of people have come to make a good life for their families.
		This is a Borough, rich in history and I hope to share some of that history with fellow native Islanders and welcome all who have made Staten Island their home.
		Recently I received a CD from Larry Shearon, it has over 200 photos his dad collected from the Staten Island Advance during the 1970's when they ran a weekly feature called "In Days Gone By".
	oldstatenisland.tripod.com (502 words)

	Gotham Gazette -- Staten Island
		Staten Island Ballet - A description of the group, as well as related links.
		Staten Island Ferry - Special Announcements, Facts About the Ferry, and, of course, a schedule.
		Staten Island Zoo - A fun site with exhibit previews, membership information, a map of the zoo, and a calendar of events.
	www.gothamgazette.com /localbeats/statenisland.shtml (617 words)

	FIPSE Grant Database
		There are presently 3057 grants in the database.
		This project proposes to disseminate a previous FIPSE project in which faculty from the College of Staten Island’s Discovery Center worked with high school teachers to develop integrated, discovery-based sets of curricular activities designed to help average students graduate with an academic diploma without need for remediation in college.
		This was a new project (College Now) within the City University of New York, of which the College of Staten Island is a part, to work with local high schools to help improve academic achievement and eliminate the need for remediation when students enter college.
	www.fipse.aed.org /grantshow.cfm?grantNumber=P116B981116 (400 words)

	2002 Grantees
		If you are a Staten Island resident and would like to be on COAHSI's mailing list for grant applications and other opportunities, contact the COAHSI Grants Director at (718)447-3329, email grants@statenislandarts.org, or write COAHSI, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New York, 10301.
		Their program will be based on the work of William Main Dorflinger, a former Staten Island resident, who cataloged and recorded songs and sea shanties that were known to the old sailors residing at Snug Harbor from 1930 through 1950.
		She worked as the Curator of Science at the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences for over two decades and was a pioneer in the cultural development of Staten Island.
	www.statenislandarts.org /grnts/grants2002.html (4171 words)

	2000 Grantees
		At workshops within Staten Island's growing Latino community, children and their parents will learn to make traditional toys and folk art items to celebrate a reunion of the living with their dead relatives.
		Joseph Kubera will afford Staten Islanders the opportunity to hear a free, all-contemporary program, each work preceded by an explanation of what the audience is about to hear and what to listen for in these intellectually challenging selections.
		The Staten Island Handspinners and Weavers will be conducting triage examinations of spinning wheels, offering simple repairs and expert advice, plus a workshop on fiber-blending and spinning technique.
	www.statenislandarts.org /grnts/grants2000.html (2305 words)

	Grad Profiles - College of Staten Island
		The College of Staten Island, a senior college of the City University of New York, was founded in 1976 through the union of two existing colleges, Richmond College and Staten Island Community College.
		The College of Staten Island is located in New York City in the Borough of Staten Island.
		Completed in 1994, the 204-acre campus of the College of Staten Island is the largest one for a college in New York City.
	www.gradprofiles.com /collegeofstatenisland.html (967 words)

	Cultural Magazine
		STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Borough President James P. Molinaro will be joined by Cristyne L. Nicholas, President and CEO of NYC and Company, at a press conference to announce the creation of a cultural attractions publication to help promote tourism for Staten Island.
		Staten Island recognizes the important benefits of tourism to our cultural attractions, local businesses, and citizens at large.”
		Nicholas wrote, “The grant program seeks to assist in the promotion of New York City and the organizations that make visiting New York a special and exciting experience and enhancing the City’s positive image domestically and internationally.
	statenislandusa.com /2004/grant.html (234 words)

	Slice: Staten Island Archives
		The Eclectic Gourmet Guide to Greater New York City: The Undiscovered World of Hyperdelicious Offbeat Eating in All Five Boroughs, by Jim Leff, is indirectly responsible for Slice's existence, as it's this tome that hipped Seltzerboy to Di Fara.
		Despite the ongoing renovations threatening to slickify both the Staten Island Ferry terminal in Manhattan and the Saint George terminal on Shaolin, the boats themselves remain quaint reminders of a bygone New York.
		And Staten Island, the home of Nunzio's and Joe and Pat's, is a veritable beacon of pizza slice quality.
	www.sliceny.com /archives/countries/us/new_york/nyc/staten_island (4645 words)

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		The event, which took place Oct. 4 at the Renaissance banquet hall in Grant City, Staten Island, drew students from several different schools including St. John’s University, Wagner College, the College of Staten Island, Brooklyn College, and Baruch.
		Edward Esposito, a member of the Staten Island Chapter, gave the students a brief account of his career path, which started in public accounting and led to the creation of his own business valuation and forensic accounting practice.
		Staten Island Chapter Treasurer Frank Aquilino, the accounting, law, and taxation department chair at Montclair State University, emceed the event, which included a cocktail hour sponsored by CPA review course developer Person Wolinsky.
	www.nysscpa.org /trustedprof/archive/1200/12Tp10a.htm (426 words)

	College of Staten Island - Student Financial Aid
		Need-based grants are funds awarded from the federal and state governments that do not need to be repaid.
		The grant amount varies based on the number of credits taken and Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculated by the federal processor.
		The College of Staten Island encourages all students and parents to utilize the Internet for all phases of the financial aid process, and the first step involves obtaining federal PINs to use as electronic signatures.
	www.csi.cuny.edu /finaid/grants.html (544 words)

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		A Staten Island judge has ruled that a law that limits tenant rights is unconstitutional.
		The decision has no legal authority beyond Staten Island, but the ruling could give judges precedent to avoid enforcing a provision that limits tenant appeals to eviction orders.
		Not to do so would violate the due process clause," Straniere argued in his decision to grant a stay in the eviction of a woman who owed $388.30 to her landlord.
	www.citylimits.org /content/articles/weeklyView.cfm?articlenumber=590 (407 words)

	Staten Island Museum - Ferry Exhibit
		Having operated a small museum at the St. George Ferry Terminal for nearly two decades (prior to the current reconstruction of the terminal), we know that the topic of the Staten Island Ferry is of great interest to children and adults alike.
		This exhibition is supported by a major grant from the Achelis Foundation with additional support from the Staten Island Advance.
		Starting Saturday October 29, the Staten Island Museum launches a bilingual (Spanish/English) tour of the Staten Island Ferry including the exhibition Staten Island Ferry: The First 100 Years for children and their adults on weekends (weather permitting).
	www.statenislandmuseum.org /ferry.html (812 words)

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