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Remains of Famine Immigrants Reinterred on Staten Island

By Adam Farley, Assistant Editor
June / July 2014

May 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The remains of 83 Irish Famine immigrants were reinterred on Staten Island in late April as a crowd of over 700 came to pay their respects from as far away as Chicago. The remains were initially discovered in a mass grave during the construction of a courthouse parking lot in the borough. After examining the site, researchers concluded that these were the remains of former … [Read more...] about Remains of Famine Immigrants Reinterred on Staten Island

Dorothy Day’s Staten Island
Home Demolished

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2001

June 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

The small waterfront bungalow in Staten Island, New York that Dorothy Day occupied late in life was razed in February to make way for a subdivision of million dollar homes. The act stunned the Landmarks Preservation Commission who were only days away from formally nominating the site for historic preservation and believed it had a nonaggression pact with the developer, John … [Read more...] about Dorothy Day’s Staten Island
Home Demolished

Film Review: Two Family House

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
December / January 2001

December 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Starring Michael Rispoli, Kelly MacDonald, and Kevin Conway. Written and directed by Raymond De Felitta. Lion's Gate Films. ℘℘℘ In the tradition of films as diverse as Saturday Night Fever and Working Girl comes Two Family House, a charming movie about a blue collar guy who wants a little bit more than his drab background offers. Just don't go to this movie expecting … [Read more...] about Film Review: Two Family House

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