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Thomas Fahmy: Staten Island man struck by lightning recalls horror, ‘I feel this burning sensation’

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Staten Island man struck by lightning recalls horror (Pexel - representational image)

A Staten Island man was struck by lightning while walking out his front door, a horrifying moment his doorbell camera recorded. Lightning struck Thomas Fahmy’s foot as he was walking to a dentist appointment. He is now recovering. Staten Island man struck by lightning recalls horror (Pexel – representational image) Fahmy has now recalled the … Read more

A Staten Island deli manager started paying kids for better report cards 3 years ago; his fundraiser has now crossed $500,000 and he is giving school supplies to 3,000 students

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A Staten Island deli manager started paying kids for better report cards 3 years ago; his fundraiser has now crossed $500,000 and he is giving school supplies to 3,000 students

Wail Alselwi is encouraging kids to improve their grades. A Staten Island deli manager who started giving neighbourhood children cash and free snacks for getting top marks three years ago has turned his small reward programme into a major community effort, raising more than $500,000 (£380,000) to provide school supplies to 3,000 students. Wail “Wally” … Read more

In the 1990s, New York chose wetlands over conventional storm sewers on Staten Island; the Bluebelt strategy saved taxpayers $80 million in infrastructure costs

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In the 1990s, New York chose wetlands over conventional storm sewers on Staten Island; the Bluebelt strategy saved taxpayers $80 million in infrastructure costs

New York City The City of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Wetlands Strategy In the 1990s, New York chose wetlands over conventional storm sewers on Staten Island; the Bluebelt strategy saved taxpayers $80 million in infrastructure costs. Instead of laying miles of underground concrete pipes, the city preserved and restored natural streams, ponds, and … Read more