We Are Staten Island's North Shore

Staten Island Urban Center Youth
Building a Better Community

Rezoning Staten Island

a multi-media youth commentary video
Hear from young people on what they think about rezoning, development and the future - Summer 2017
Our Urban Town Talk Series: Rezoning The Bay Street Corridor - Community Engagement Project with Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture - Summer 2018
Mystic Portals of MERC
The Mystic Portals of MERC was a finalist proposal for the Future Culture Project of the Design Trust For Public Space & Staten Island Arts.
Cromwell at the MERC Visioning Symposium
October 2016

Photos Around Town

Youth Development Through Youth Involvement

Snapshots of how it works at the
​Staten Island Urban Center

From SI Urban Center's
Express Yourself Youth Studio Sessions 2017

Written by Tysen Metcalf (age 12) Video By Ray Ramirez of Lyric Lab

Shooked Racists -Voice and Lyrics

Shooked Racists​ lyrics and video development created by Tysen Metcalf, Adrian Torres and Jay Torres (Staten Island youth ages 13 and under with Staten Island Urban Center & Lyric Lab)
Service Learning is Youth Development Through youth Involvement

Let us tell you why art is important