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Doorbell video shows Staten Island congressional staffer struck by lightning, survives
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— Sep 1, 2026
A Staten Island man and Republican congressional staffer Thomas Fahmy was struck by lightning moments from his car while walking to a dentist appointment, with doorbell footage capturing the strike. He endured a severe burning sensation and tingling but remained conscious, was hospitalized overnight and released with no burns, and both he and his office emphasized gratitude for life afterwards.
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Derek Foss
Glad he walked away with nothing but a wild story to tell. Lightning is no joke, don't skip a dentist appointment excuse like that though.
Dark Discovery Emerges From Receded NYC Reservoir
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— Dec 29, 2025
What started as a routine walk along a shrinking shoreline turned into a moment straight out of a crime novel for one Staten Island fisherman. According to the New York Post , as water levels at Silver Lake continued to…
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Hundreds of Staten Island Residents Protest Migrant Shelter Hosted at Former Catholic School
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— Aug 29, 2023
Some 400 protesters gathered outside of a former Catholic school turned migrant shelter to angrily voice their opposition to how the facility is being utilized. According to the New York Post , the St. John Villa…
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Huge Shipping Container Loses All Power Near NYC Bridge Not Long After Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse
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— Apr 8, 2024
A drifting ship. A massive bridge. But this time, disaster was averted. On Friday evening, a massive container ship lost power as it was heading out to sea in the shipping lane between Staten Island and Bayonne, New…
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Furious Residents Attempt to Block Bus of Illegal Immigrants, but NYPD Clears the Way With Multiple Arrests
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— Sep 21, 2023
Staten Island residents took to the streets Tuesday night to block a bus carrying illegal immigrants to a shelter in an action denounced by Mayor Eric Adams as “ugly.” Ten people were arrested in the fracas, during…
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Watch As Zohran Mamdani Is Called ‘Jew-Hating Piece Of Sh*T’ To His Face
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— Aug 15, 2025
Democratic New York mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani faced a profanity-laced confrontation in Staten Island on Wednesday when a local man called him a “Jew-hating piece of shit.” Mamdani has previously defended slogans…
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Watch As Zohran Mamdani Is Called ‘Jew-Hating Piece Of Sh*T’ To His Face
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— Aug 15, 2025
Democratic New York mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani faced a profanity-laced confrontation in Staten Island on Wednesday when a local man called him a “Jew-hating piece of shit.” Mamdani has previously defended slogans…
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Gov. Cuomo Blasts Staten Island Officials Resisting COVID-19 Restrictions: ‘Yeah, Freedom To Die’
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— Dec 7, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is blasting local officials in one New York City borough who are bucking his COVID-19 restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. Cuomo described the decision by some local…
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