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        • 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"
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Staten Island Urban Center In the News

‘Styled in Survival’ honors domestic violence survivors through fashion and community | MAY/31/2025 SI LIVE
When art and food blend together: ‘Abuela’s Kitchen’ exhibit on display at Snug Harbor | 10/11/24 SILIVE
A beacon of leadership, cultural pride and community advocacy: Meet Kelly Vilar, founder of Staten Island Urban Center | 10/02/24 SILIVE
$4.2M in state grants go to NYC youth sports; 3 Staten Island programs included | 07/15/24 SILIVE
Staten Island community reflects on neighborhood changes 10 years since Eric Garner’s killing | 07/15/24 SILIVE
Transforming Tompkinsville Park: Culturally vibrant events bring community to site working to shed negative image | 07/03/24 SILIVE
Staten Island’s Best Dressed: Bait-ul Jamaat House of Community’s Awards at Snug Harbor Cultural Center | 01/19/24 SILIVE
Designing an Afro-Caribbean Food and Spice Market in Tompkinsville, Staten Island | 12/21/2023 | Urban Design Forum
SIUC featured on Governors Island Website for Climate Week | 9/18/2023
‘Island to Island’ event celebrates City of Water Day on Staten Island and Governors Island | 7/16/23 SILIVE
First-of-its-kind exhibit in the middle of New York Harbor shares history of Staten Island waterfront | 5/09/2023 SILIVE
The city must incorporate race into land use decisions | 5/09/2023 SILIVE
Lyric Lab at I.S. 49 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day | SILIVE
Reify: The Future of Justice of Staten Island developed by Melanie Crean with the Staten Island Urban Center | @nyculture IG Post
New Brighton/West Brighton, Staten Island | DiverseCITY 11/11/2022 CUNY TV YOUTUBE
My Summer of Extreme Weather 09/29/22 Waterfrontalliance.org
Residents Demand Information on NYC Officials Plans for Opening Staten Island Homeless Shelters 09/01/22 SILIVE
SIUC project to elevate Black history now on display at The S.I. Museum 5/15/22 SILIVE
Staten Island needs bold climate investments now 03/16/2022 SILIVE
Nearly 100 March Up Bay St for Abortion Rights 10/03/2021 SILive
Celebrating Black history Month with a Drum Circle 2/21/2021 SI Live
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Wind Energy Hub Could Breathe New Life into Staten island Homeport 6/21/2021 The City
‘How do you save Staten Island?’ S.I. Urban Center to host environmental justice event 12/9/21
Staten Island Divisions Deepened By COVID 19 Impact 6/3/20
Kelly Vilar Receives Elizabeth Connelly Award from the Staten Island Women's Politcal Caucus 10/2019 SI LIVE
Three months In, City's First Outlet Mall is Barely One Third Full 8/27/2019 NY Curbed
Cromwell Center, Affordable Housing and New School Funding Secured In the Bay Street Corridor Rezoning 6/6/2019 SILIVE
How Developers Are Changing North Shore Culture 5/18/2019 SI LIVE
City Planning Commission Approves Bay Street Corridor Rezoning 4/22/2019 City Limits
With No Funding Or Timeline Cromwell Remains in Limbo 2/1/2019 SI LIVE
City Says Bay Street Corridor Rezoning Could Bring All The Pieces Together 2/28/2019 City Limits
Cromwell Recreation Center Could Be Rebuilt at Lyons Pool Under New Plan 2/16/2017 DNA Info
Common Reasons FEMA Denies Disaster Funds 10/17/2017 Insurance Journal
Committee Addresses Concerns About Indoor Pool 4/17/2017 SI LIVE
Bold Plan for a North Shore Maritime Corridor: 5 Things To Know 2/3/2016 SI LIVE
Rebuild Cromwell: Frustrated Residents Sound Off To The Parks Department 3/23/2016 SI LIVE
With new Cromwell still in planning phase, kids struggle to find alternatives 4/9/2017
Fight Looms Over New Staten Island 4/4/2017
St George Community Questions Short Notice For Hearing On Empire Outlets 2/8/2017

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    • Food & Spice Market
    • 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"
  • volunteer or donate
  • Gallery & Film
    • SIUC Youth Media
    • Documentary: Our Urban Town
  • Press
  • We are Innovators & Activists
  • Registration Form