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      • Take Yourself Off Mute By Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt
      • Grassroots Litter Program Underway
      • Supporting The Mental Health of Teens During COVID-19 Pandemic By Dr. Grace Feyijinmi
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      • "Bittersweet: A Poem for the Environment" by Kristy Anderson
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      • "Food for Thought" by Melishia Brown
      • "My Thoughts on Immigration" by Friday Martinez
      • "My Period" by Tiffany Davis
      • "REsistah Radio On AIR" by Kelly Villar
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      • "Dyslexic Friendly Communities" by Laura Cavallieri
      • "A Daughter of DACA" by Judith Prado
      • "The Call For The Young Women’s Leadership School On Staten Island" by Susan Master
      • "Profiles of the Past and Present"
      • "The Food Deserts of Staten Island" by Susan Fowler
      • "Profiles of the Future"
      • "Paying It Forward" by Rosalind Diaz
      • "The New Surge of Women Entering the Political Arena: A Moment or a Movement" by Jasmine “Jasi” Robinson
      • "Nature and Justice" by Rev. Gabriella Velardi
      • "Why I March?" by Lorie Honor
      • "War is a Justice Issue" by Brittany Ramos DeBarros
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      • "Why We Fight For Housing Dignity On Staten Island" by Deacon Mary Bourne
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      • "The Role of Civic Groups in Shaping Development & Advocating for Communities"
      • "Visualizing The North Shore" by Nicholas Zvegintzov
      • "Reflections on Serving the Poorest Staten Islanders" by Zulma Cruz
      • "Staten Island’s Unacknowledged Crisis of Environmental Devastation" by Saul Porter
      • "Out of School, Out of Work, But Not Out of Options" by Elizabeth Speck & Faoziyat Sanusi
      • "We’re Still Here" by Annecia Steiniger
      • "Thriving Students Reflect Thriving Communities" by Lou Bruschi
      • "The Mis-Education of Staten Island Development" by Kelly Vilar
      • "Maritime Education A future for Staten Island youth" by Captain Ann Fraioli
      • "Nature and Justice" by Rev. Gabriella Velardi
      • "The Promise of Tompkinsville Park: Why we don't give up." by Katie McCarthy
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      • "Reclaim Our Harbors Through Maritime Education" by Isabel Bruschi
      • "Visualizing The North Shore" by Nicholas Zvegintzov
      • "Issues: A Hip Hop View" by Brendyn Owoyemi
      • "Recreation" by Nicolas Vilar
      • "My Concerns for the Growing North Shore of Staten Island" by Delcia Coye
      • Inaugural Issue Fall 2016 >
        • "The Debate: Jane Jacobs & Robert Moses On The Developing North Shore" by Kelly Vilar
        • "The Cromwell Update" by Steve Joseph
        • "The Role of Civic Groups in Shaping Development & Advocating for Communities"
        • "Making Businesses Work on Bay Street" by Lorie Honor
        • "Graffiti and Street Art on Staten Island" by Chris Penn
        • "Why have a Maritime Education & Recreation Corridor?"
        • "Staten Islander's Deserve Housing with Dignity" by Nick Petrie
        • "No School Seats, No Development" by Barbara Sanchez
        • "Confessions of a Black Helicopter Mom" by Tammy Greer Brown
      • "The Power of Play" by Kelly Vilar
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      • "The Mis-Education of Staten Island Development" by Kelly Vilar
      • "Thriving Students Reflect Thriving Communities" by Lou Bruschi
      • "Bringing Arts, History & Education to the Table: “Sandy Ground at St. John’s” Finale and Our Next Steps" by Robert Fanuzzi
      • "Dyslexic Friendly Communities" by Laura Cavallieri
      • "Breaking Barriers" by Naomi Watts
      • "Truly Organic" by Carmen Abercrombie
      • "Confessions of a Black Helicopter Mom Part Two" by Tammy Greer Brown
      • "An Essay on Social Justice" by Tysen Marcellus Metcalf,
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    • Documentary: Our Urban Town
  • Our Urban Town News
    • Our Urban Town News - Spring Summer 2022 Perceptions >
      • Our Urban Town Spring Summer 2022 Perceptions Cover
      • Community Spotlight - Against Da Grain Angie Feature
      • Economic Study Finds MERC Is Next Step To Progress - Sam Cristy, SIUC
      • Our Community, Our Land - Saul Porter, SIUC
      • Colorism - Malasia Reed, CHS Student
      • An American Family - Rachel Sanchez, Educator
      • When Will Segregation End? - Ania Nixon, CHS Student
      • A Vision of Hope for Relief - Jaylette Jones Tottenville HS Student
      • Who Am I? - Nodrot Adebayo Tottenville HS Student
      • The Black Mid-Island Experience - Chelsea Jones, Tottenville HS Student
      • A Black Male Enters the South Shore - Tecumsay Morris, CHS Student
      • Tompkinsville Park is Healing and Everyone is making a difference
    • Our Urban Town Spring Summer 2021 - Refresh & Reimagine Blog Version >
      • Refresh & Reimagine Our Urban Town For A Post COVId 19 World
      • Coming Soon To Tompkinsville Spring/Summer 2021 Park
      • Happening Now In Tompkinsville Spring Summer 2021
      • Racial Impact Study Would Enhance Equitable Outcomes - By Kelly Vilar
      • Community Spotlight on Jersey Street
      • Landfill Fashionistas Live On >
        • Art and Action for Social & Environmental Justice
      • Notes from a Landfill Fashionista: Meat Consumption - A Major Polluter By Amara Cordero, Youth Writer
    • The Landfill Fashionista: Podcasting for the Environment
    • Our Urban Town Winter 2021 Blog Version
    • Our Urban Town Winter 2021 >
      • Congratulations to the Friends of Tompkinsville Park and to Artist Musa Hixson
      • The Fabulous Art of Shani Mitchell
      • Landfill Fashionista Art Wall of Portraits at Snug Harbor Cultural Center Through June 2021
      • Take Yourself Off Mute By Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt
      • Grassroots Litter Program Underway
      • Supporting The Mental Health of Teens During COVID-19 Pandemic By Dr. Grace Feyijinmi
      • A Case For Moving Towards a More Culturally Responsive Education For Black and Brown Children By Fern Metcalf
      • Writings of Tysen Metcalf
    • Mental Boxing With Tysen
    • Spring/Summer 2020 >
      • "Tompkinsville’s Urban Village" by John Kilcullen
      • "Two Lynchings, One Borough: The Legacy of a Racialized Community" by Debbie-Ann Paige
      • "Conversations with Staten Islanders The Right to Lifer and the Progressive" by Roxanne Mustafa
      • "Census2020 Staten Island" by Tatiana Arguella
      • "Bittersweet: A Poem for the Environment" by Kristy Anderson
    • Spring/Summer 2019 >
      • "Living A Life Centered on Helping The Community" by Amoy Barnes
      • "Food for Thought" by Melishia Brown
      • "My Thoughts on Immigration" by Friday Martinez
      • "My Period" by Tiffany Davis
      • "REsistah Radio On AIR" by Kelly Villar
      • "Youth & The Power of Words: Thoughts on Teaching Creative Writing to Young People" by Raymond Ramirez
      • Haikus & Pantoums
    • Spring 2018 >
      • "Finding Your Authentic Feminine Power Voice" by Deborah Quinones,
      • "Why We Fight For Housing Dignity On Staten Island" by Deacon Mary Bourne
      • "The Black Helicopter Mom Chronicles" by Tammy Greer Brown
      • "Dyslexic Friendly Communities" by Laura Cavallieri
      • "A Daughter of DACA" by Judith Prado
      • "The Call For The Young Women’s Leadership School On Staten Island" by Susan Master
      • "Profiles of the Past and Present"
      • "The Food Deserts of Staten Island" by Susan Fowler
      • "Profiles of the Future"
      • "Paying It Forward" by Rosalind Diaz
      • "The New Surge of Women Entering the Political Arena: A Moment or a Movement" by Jasmine “Jasi” Robinson
      • "Nature and Justice" by Rev. Gabriella Velardi
      • "Why I March?" by Lorie Honor
      • "War is a Justice Issue" by Brittany Ramos DeBarros
    • Fall/Winter 2018 >
      • "The Debate: Jane Jacobs & Robert Moses On The Developing North Shore" by Kelly Vilar
      • "Why We Fight For Housing Dignity On Staten Island" by Deacon Mary Bourne
      • "Making Businesses Work on Bay Street" by Lorie Honor
      • "The Role of Civic Groups in Shaping Development & Advocating for Communities"
      • "Visualizing The North Shore" by Nicholas Zvegintzov
      • "Reflections on Serving the Poorest Staten Islanders" by Zulma Cruz
      • "Staten Island’s Unacknowledged Crisis of Environmental Devastation" by Saul Porter
      • "Out of School, Out of Work, But Not Out of Options" by Elizabeth Speck & Faoziyat Sanusi
      • "We’re Still Here" by Annecia Steiniger
      • "Thriving Students Reflect Thriving Communities" by Lou Bruschi
      • "The Mis-Education of Staten Island Development" by Kelly Vilar
      • "Maritime Education A future for Staten Island youth" by Captain Ann Fraioli
      • "Nature and Justice" by Rev. Gabriella Velardi
      • "The Promise of Tompkinsville Park: Why we don't give up." by Katie McCarthy
    • Summer 2017 >
      • "Editor's Page URBY and Democracy" by Annecia Steiniger
      • "We’re Still Here" by Annecia Steiniger
      • "Adaptation To Climate Change" by Annecia Steiniger
      • "Reclaim Our Harbors Through Maritime Education" by Isabel Bruschi
      • "Visualizing The North Shore" by Nicholas Zvegintzov
      • "Issues: A Hip Hop View" by Brendyn Owoyemi
      • "Recreation" by Nicolas Vilar
      • "My Concerns for the Growing North Shore of Staten Island" by Delcia Coye
      • Inaugural Issue Fall 2016 >
        • "The Debate: Jane Jacobs & Robert Moses On The Developing North Shore" by Kelly Vilar
        • "The Cromwell Update" by Steve Joseph
        • "The Role of Civic Groups in Shaping Development & Advocating for Communities"
        • "Making Businesses Work on Bay Street" by Lorie Honor
        • "Graffiti and Street Art on Staten Island" by Chris Penn
        • "Why have a Maritime Education & Recreation Corridor?"
        • "Staten Islander's Deserve Housing with Dignity" by Nick Petrie
        • "No School Seats, No Development" by Barbara Sanchez
        • "Confessions of a Black Helicopter Mom" by Tammy Greer Brown
      • "The Power of Play" by Kelly Vilar
    • Winter 2017 >
      • "The Mis-Education of Staten Island Development" by Kelly Vilar
      • "Thriving Students Reflect Thriving Communities" by Lou Bruschi
      • "Bringing Arts, History & Education to the Table: “Sandy Ground at St. John’s” Finale and Our Next Steps" by Robert Fanuzzi
      • "Dyslexic Friendly Communities" by Laura Cavallieri
      • "Breaking Barriers" by Naomi Watts
      • "Truly Organic" by Carmen Abercrombie
      • "Confessions of a Black Helicopter Mom Part Two" by Tammy Greer Brown
      • "An Essay on Social Justice" by Tysen Marcellus Metcalf,
      • "Maritime Education A future for Staten Island youth" by Captain Ann Fraioli
      • "#rebuildcromwell Open Letter No. 16"
  • We are Innovators & Activists
  • Gallery
  • Press
  • Registration Form