I hear you. I have many relatives on Staten Island, and it is a pity that the welfare populations have been invited in by social reformers. The crime rate is skyrocketing, and since it is still a part of NYC, people can’t protect themselves with concealed carry.
Staten Is. should secede from NYC.
Staten Island: Where the makeup is thick, and the accents thicker!
As Manhattanites say, if Staten Island goes, it will at least smell a little better in NYC.