Rediscover Staten Island: ‘Greek Revival’ gems, built in early 1800s

Among the surviving architectural gems on Staten Island are historic, landmark-status homes and other buildings constructed ...
Staten Island Advance

Kids grow butterflies, release them into ‘Butterfly Meadow’ at Staten Island’s Historic Richmond Town (53 photos)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After five weeks of raising caterpillars into butterflies, PS 23 fifth-grade students watched the winged insects fly into the sky and onto wildflowers during a release at ...
The New York Times

Barnett Shepherd, Champion of Staten Island’s Heritage, Dies at 87

A longtime resident, he devoted his career to Historic Richmond Town and Sailors’ Snug Harbor, two of the borough’s most important cultural institutions. By Sam Roberts Staten Island has often been ...