Could This NYC Summer Destination Get a Ferry Stop?

By Joseph Morales

   City Island in The Bronx is one of New York City’s top local tourism spots during the summer. People from across the region come to enjoy the city’s largest concentration of seafood restaurants or board a fishing boat from one of the island’s piers. The island is located across a bridge from Pelham Bay Park and is not far from Orchard Beach.

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Transit Improvements Boost Accessibility for New Staten Island Amusement Center

By Joseph Morales

    The old Safari Golf in the Eltingville section of Staten Island was once the go to for those wanting to have fun in the borough. It evolved multiple times in its 70-year history and was a source of entertainment in multiple forms. The facility went from a drive-in restaurant and arcade known as Al Deppe’s between the 20s and the 60s, to Safari Golf and Val’s Pizzeria from the 90s to 2010. Staten Islanders across several generations shared fond memories of fun, pizza and family time at what was once a South Shore funplex.

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