Hints and tips:
...The fish is off the bone, the head left God knows where, probably in a shallow grave out on Staten Island, but the combination of flour and, I imagine, basting in butter, builds up something extra....
...Sustainability is now in the mix “from the moment we start planning”, Cheng says, noting that today’s luxury consumers are more societally and environmentally conscious....
...“One of the pieces has a little wood in the middle like an island – it’s all very spontaneous.” The textures and colour palette are also very earthy....
...Start with a Cactus cocktail – a mix of mezcal, prickly pear and dragon fruit – followed by the festive jackfruit tacos, a local take on Canadian poutine with mushroom miso, chat potatoes and vegan cheese...
...“Fusion is when you take concepts from existing cuisines and you mix them to create something new,” Chan specifies. “Here, we’re creating our own cuisine....
...He arrived on a student visa to complete his high school studies in Staten Island nine years ago, securing a place at New York University in Greenwich Village for his bachelors degree in economics and mathematics...
...And the nuclear power industry pumped enough money into the political system to ensure its place in the energy mix of the world’s third-largest economy was not questioned....
...It was the summer of 1976 and he was at a block party at a housing project in Staten Island....
...Practically every seafood joint has fish tacos on the menu....
...They were able to hold the first ever successful union vote at an Amazon facility in the US — JFK8, it’s on Staten Island, just near New York City....
...Right across the water is the island’s buzziest new hotel....
...The big screens on the walls are playing that view on a loop, the Staten Island Ferry, the little boats, the Circle Line, planes coming down to land: the Venice of the modern era....
...Miami Beach also includes a number of small, mostly residential islands on Biscayne Bay such as Star Island, Belle Isle and the four Sunset Islands....
...I expect that places like Brooklyn, Queens and even the Bronx and Staten Island will increasingly become their own economic ecosystems, rather than vassals to Manhattan....
...Both individually and together, the members of the Staten Island collective went on to make some of hip-hop’s best music....
...Cheaper than Brooklyn, largely safer than the Bronx and easier to reach from Manhattan than Staten Island, it is a natural place to settle....
...In New York, I always find myself heading to a mix of old standbys and new restaurants. If I’m craving tacos, I head to Tehuitzingo in Midtown....
...Jesse Jenkins of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said closing Three Mile Island would be “a significant step backwards for the low-carbon share of the energy mix”....
...Politicians throughout the EU are talking up the proposition of their own Brexit-like portmanteaus, but Trump supporter – and New York City Councilman – Joe Borelli thinks it is Staten Island’s turn to leave...
...Far less familiar are the rare artefacts from the tiny Polynesian island of Niue, dubbed Savage Island by Captain Cook, who made three attempts to land there in 1774, but was repulsed each time by natives...
...“It’s one of the oldest villages in the Hamptons and it still retains a mix of history and charm and that’s very attractive to buyers,” says Jacka....
...On one wall is a panoramic photograph of Fresh Kills, the former Staten Island landfill being turned into a park....
...But Little Corn is still off the beaten track and its ethnic mix is markedly different from the mainland....
...The company, which Forbes estimates brought in $8bn in revenue in 2014, still maintains its official address at the headquarters of the Staten Island Advance, the newspaper that Si and Donald’s father, Samuel...
...On one end is Fallen Monument Park, an open-air museum where discarded Soviet-era statues mix with modern sculptures....
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