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This Sunday, October 18th 2015, the Mud Lane Society is hosting their annual Oktoberfest!

The photo above is a wonderful picture of the Bechtel Mansion, which you can go on a tour of during the Mud Lane Society's Oktoberfest celebration this weekend!

From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. you can go on a self-guided tour of a historic Stapleton home, grab some free root beer and pretzels, enjoy a bier garden, a guided tour of the Bechtel Mansion, and more!

Flagship beer and $3 German wieners, bratwurst, knockwurst and more will be served! Plus, there will be food from various restaurants as well as crafts and trinkets from local artists!

Be there! The celebration starts at the corner of Saint Pauls Avenue and Beach Street.

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On October 25th the Staten Island Children's Museum will be celebrating Halloween all day long! 

The activities are planned to go on all day:

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - haunted house tour.

From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - you can make glow in the dark Ooblek in the walk-in-workshop. 

At 2 p.m. you can meet some creepy crawlies!

And finally, at 3 p.m. dance the frights away with the Monster Mash!

For more information, visit sichildrensmuseum.org.

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"The Vault of Horror Film Festival" will be held on October 24th at 5 p.m. and is sure to delight all you scary movie lovers out there!

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Joe Broadways Billiards & Sports Pub will be hosting this frightening event, located at 2178 Forest Avenue. The Guerrilla Revolution Production company will be showing nine brand new horror films with submissions from filmmakers from Staten Island to as far as Canada! Three musical guests are also scheduled to perform - Rebel, Coleus, and The Gamma Ghouls (obviously, keeping with the theme of the night.)

This is sure to be a ghastly experience you don't want to miss!

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October 30th and 31st at 7 p.m. the Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries will be at Lake Cemetery in Graniteville to host a flashlight tour of the cemetery.

Established in 1837, your hosts will tell tales of those buried at the sire and give a haunted history of Graniteville itself. After the tour, you can explore the graveyard on your own - if you dare! 

The cost is $20 per person, and don't forget to bring your own flashlight!

For more information/to make a reservation call 917-545-3309.

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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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Today, we start a new blog series titled "Neighborhood Spotlight." In this series, we will dedicate a blog post to highlighting some of the neighborhoods around Staten Island and talking about some fun and interesting things to visit there!

In today's "Neighborhood Spotlight" we will be talking about the south shore neighborhood of Annadale. 

History

Annadale was originally the location of a seaside post office and has it's own location on the Staten Island Rail Road. It's was given it's name in honor of Mrs. Anna S. Seguine in 1860. The Seguine's were of French descent, and one of the oldest Staten Island families. Joseph Seguine was a fifth generation Huguenot who worked as a farmer, shipping merchant, and industrialist. His home on 440 Seguine…

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The MTA's 2015 toll and fare hikes are back in action and will go into effect as of today, March 22, 2015. 

The Toll and Fare Hikes

The toll to cross the Verrazano Bridge will increase from $15 to $16.

The Express Bus fare will jump from $6 to $6.50.

The Subway and Local Bus fare will change from $2.50 to $2.75, which means a single ride ticket now costs $3.

Unlimited Weekly Metro Cards will jump from $30 to $31, and Unlimited Monthly Metro Cards will spike from $112 to $116.50.

You can read the full list of approved price changes here.

The Discounts

Although some of these prices may seem outrageous, the MTA has provided residents a few options that may help us save in the long run.

Verrazano Bridge Options

1. Staten Island…

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Move over Brooklyn and Manhattan, word on the street is that Staten Island is becoming "the next frontier!"  

According to this months issue of Staten Island Business Trends, all of the "exciting, large-scale projects on the horizon for all parts of the island" are putting Staten Island back on the map! Not only are these projects going to relive us of our unfortunate nickname as "The Forgotten Borough," but they're going to bring economic prosperity to our little island in the form of millions.

This photo was taken directly from the NewYorkWheel.org website. It shows what the wheel (and it surroundings) will look like when the project is completed.

The first, and probably most talked about, is The New York Wheel/Empire Outlets project. For…

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According to an article published by the Staten Island Advance today, there has been a recent scamming trend going on involving renters who find their listings online. 

According to this photo found on SILIVE.COM, "an alleged real estate scammer is asking a potential renter to wire a security deposit to his secretary."

There are so many places on the internet where you can find local listings for houses and apartments available for sale/rent. On certain websites, such as Craigslist, natural instinct might tell you to be careful from the jump, checking all facts and sources before agreeing to send anyone any money. But, what if you were getting scammed by a hacker on a reliable real estate website? The Staten Island Advance gave us the scenario:…

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Calling all night owls! Friends of Blue Heron Park will be hosting a series of evening walks to try to spot an owl or two. 

Cliff Hagen, experienced bird-watcher and intermediate school teacher, will be leading the walks through Blue Heron Park, beginning Sunday, January 25th. The trips are planned for 6:30pm-8pm, so as not to interfere with next-morning plans, yet late enough for the sun to have fallen. Hagen will be calling Eastern screech-owls in hopes that, whether territorial or just curious, he'll get an answer.

This should be a unique experience for bird-watchers and lovers of the outdoors. Taking a night walk forces your other four senses to become sharper when sight is limited. 

The walks are scheduled for February 8th and 22nd, and…

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