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Following are scenes from an evening ride through our North Shore neighborhoods.  The display of lights brightened the streets and, of course, my mood.  It must be so enjoyable walking your dog at night or just strolling after dinner to admire the handiwork of your neighbors. If you would like to share a photo of your special light display, please do not hesitate to snap and e-mail or text me.


 


Did you attend the NYC Winter Lantern Festival at Snug Harbor or the Grand Illumination at the Conference House or Christmas in Richmond Town or any of the Christmas/Holiday Fairs?

People ask me, “How can I receive the “Weekend Events” blog.  If you enjoy reading my “Weekend Events on Staten Island” and would like to be my…

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Check out my new listing in New Brighton—54 Henderson Ave.!

 

This is a great one-family fully detached home with good bones on a lovely block, situated on a  34’ x 108’ lot, featuring three bedrooms, formal dining room, living room and enclosed heated porch, kitchen with access to deck, patio and back yard!

 

Picture yourself drinking your morning coffee on your deck and listening to the birds in the trees serenade you or enjoying cocktails before dinner.

 

With two means of egress—side entrance as well as rear entrance, it is perfect for entertaining in the spring and summer. The enclosed back yard deck and patio can accommodate seating during your summer barbeques, perhaps a relaxing hammock or a swing set/jungle gym for the kiddies.

Check out the full unfinished basement with laundry room and existing work bench for that do-it-yourselfer; it can be a blank canvas to finish into a man cave, work-out room, kids play room, arts and crafts area or whatever you wish.  The attic is currently being used for storage.

 

Only a few blocks to Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, you will enjoy leisurely walks through the Tuscan Garden, Chinese Garden, picnics at Neptune’s Fountain, classes at the Art Lab and much more or visits to the Children’s Museum for many hours of fun and activities.  Bus transportation is just blocks away on Henderson Ave. or Prospect Ave. and only a ten-minute ride to the Staten Island Ferry, SIRT (Staten Island Railroad) shuttle to CSI, St. John’s University and Wagner College and the future Wheel and Shopping Outlets.

54 Henderson Ave. is a gardener’s delight—lots of land to plant flowers, vegetables and fruit!  If you need assistance in your landscaping needs, you can visit Gerardi’s Market and Nursery on Richmond Terr. just minutes away for an experience like no other.

Don’t hesitate to call me at 646-258-9696 today for a personal showing of this home on the North Shore of Staten Island; you and your family may discover North Shore living and all it has to offer.

 

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Check out my new listing in New Brighton! 

 

This charming one-family detached home on a 34’ x 102’ lot is situated on a quiet street and can be reached by way of  Lafayette Ave. to Cortelyou Place and then to 17 Kirby Court. 


 

 

 


This house features three Bedrooms, a formal Dining Room with French Doors separating a large Living Room, with two means of egress to outside from Kitchen and Dining Room, a half bath on the first floor, galley kitchen with walk-in Pantry, hardwood floors throughout, a full bath with Jacuzzi on the second floor, a walk-up entrance to a full attic which can be finished off for extra bedrooms, Man-cave, office, entertainment room with a large screen TV, crafting room, fitness area or kids’…

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Did any of you attend or participate in the Frank Sinatra Sound-A-Like Competition last Saturday?  Sam Levine, of Marlboro, NJ, took home first place and a $100 cash prize for his velvety take on "The Way You Look Tonight".  He commented that he has been listening to Sinatra with his dad since he was a teen.  In my family, Mom and Dad were always singing.  Mom liked the golden oldies of her time, Dad sang Cowboy songs.  Both had beautiful voices.  Us young’uns were into musicals and of course 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.  My brother sang in a band for many years so he sings everything!  I can still remember my older sister dancing around the living room as a teen singing, “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story.  How many of you have heard a song and it brings you…

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Check out my new listing in New Brighton - 54 Pendleton Place!

This well kept two-family home on the North Shore of Staten Island is situated on a large 61' x 100' piece of property as many of our North Shore properties are.  The first floor apartment boasts hardwood floors, a formal living room, a formal dining room, a room eat-in kitchen with pantry, two bedrooms and means of egress to yard and garage. 

The second floor apartment is practically a carbon copy of the first floor and includes a small room that can be for a baby or a den/office with private door to second floor balcony overlooking the quiet tree-lined Pendleton Place.  A detached two-car garage is situated in the rear of the property behind home.

From both apartments there is a…

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Check out my new listing in New Brighton - 91 Franklin Avenue!

This beautiful, well-kept raised ranch on the North Shore of Staten Island is situated on a large corner property--42' x 150' and has had only one owner.  This house has three bedrooms, an L-shaped living room/dining room, eat-in kitchen, newer bathroom, attic storage and basement. 

It boasts a two-car built-in garage with new garage door opener, central air conditioning with a new 3 ton condenser and coil, new 40 gallon water heater and 2-year old dishwasher. 

With two means of egress--front entrance as well as side entrance--it is perfect for entertaining in the spring and summer.  The back yard patio leads to another level of yard that can accommodate additional seating…

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The St. George Theatre has been a staple of North Shore entertainment for a whopping 85 years. To celebrate, the theater is hosting a series of holiday-themed events this month.

On Friday, December 5th, the theater will present Irving Berlin's classic musical "Holiday Inn" starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. The viewing party begins at 7pm, and the movie will begin at 8pm. This event is free for all ages.

On Saturday, December 6th, at 8pm, a "Doo-Wop Extravaganza" will take place. The concert will feature the musical doo-wop stylings of Bobby Rydell, Charlie Thomas & The Drifters, Jay Siegal & The Tokens, and The Tymes. Tickets run from $25-$60.

From Friday, December 12th through Sunday, December 14th, the theater will present its annual…

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Did you go ice skating last weekend?  One of my readers reminisced how “life was much simpler in those days” as she ice skated on Brady’s Pond and Cameron Pond in Grasmere.  Another reader remembered skating on Allison Pond, “taking dates to the War Memorial Skating Rink at Clove Lakes” and also weekend skating with his children.  I remember having cold toes and warming up in front of bonfires at Martlings Pond with my older sister.  She had tried out for the Silver Skates competition and dazzled everyone with her figure eights all over the pond.  Do you have any memories you would like to share?

  As I think of everything I am thankful for each day, I urge my readers to remember those in our lives who are in need of companionship, maybe a telephone…

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BFC Partners, the developers of the upcoming Empire Outlets complex in St. George, are planning yet another big project in Stapleton.


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The new building will be located at 475 Bay Street, a few short blocks away from the Stapleton train station. Of the proposed eight floors, the first will contain almost 9,000 square feet of retail space, and floors 2 through 8 will contain 214 residential units. The building will also have its own enclosed parking lot. Permit applications were filed Monday morning, along with zoning change requests. The current zone codes do not allow the space to be used for residential purposes, but only for light manufacturing and commercial use.


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The planning of Empire…

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Did you ever wonder who lived in your house before you, or maybe before the last owner or 5 or 10 owners before that?  Was it merely a house or was it a home?  Did they have many children, were they educated in a one-room school house or taught by a tutor at home?  Were they rich, poor?  Did they have servants?  Did they have a farm, horses, chickens, cows?  What kind of "real estate" was trendy and sought after in those days of yore?

I own a home on the North Shore of Staten Island where three generations of my own family have lived, died, been born, had Thanksgiving dinners, opened gifts under the Christmas tree, laughed, cried--all in these very rooms.  The fourth generation was born and a sibling on the way, and I cannot wait to share the…

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