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View Obituary & Service Information The family of Yulha ''Helen'' Lau created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Violetto created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories The family of Rose Marie Viola created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Patterson created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories New Catch Basins and Increased Sewer Capacity will Improve Drainage and Mitigate Flooding Improvements to Wood Duck Pond Bluebelt Will Help to Protect the Environment DDC: Ian Michaels, 718-391-1589, MichaelsI@ddc.nyc.gov DEP: 718-595-6600 NY – The New York City Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Design and Construction (DDC) today announced that work is underway to upgrade the drainage and water delivery infrastructure in the Staten Island neighborhood of Eltingville.  The $25 million project includes the addition of 100 new catch basins nearly three miles of new sewers and improvements to the Wood Duck Pond Bluebelt to help reduce flooding and protect the environment.  In addition more than two miles of new water mains and 34 newly added fire hydrants will ensure that residents businesses and firefighters have ready access to the City’s water supply.  DEP is providing the funding for the project while DDC is managing the construction which is anticipated to be completed in 2020 “This $25 million investment in Eltingville includes improvements to the Wood Duck Pond Bluebelt that will allow it to better manage stormwater and reduce localized street flooding,” said DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza “I want to thank our partners at DDC for working to preserve the natural beauty of the area while also making much needed infrastructure upgrades that will improve the quality of life in the neighborhood.” “This project is part of our ongoing partnership with DEP to upgrade infrastructure throughout Staten Island,” said DDC Commissioner Lorraine Grillo “We have over 20 active sewer projects in the borough and continue to invest to improve quality of life and beautify and preserve natural Bluebelt areas.” “Protecting Staten Island families and their homes from flooding requires a united effort from all levels of government Coastal projects like the seawall are the first line of defense but they also must be combined with flood mitigation projects further inland I want to thank the New York City Departments of Environmental Protection and Design and Construction for this investment that will give Eltingville residents some more peace of mind,” said Congressman Max Rose “This project will not only help to combat the flooding issues that have long plagued the area but will also aid in the safety of homes with the addition of fire hydrants and the beautification of a more active Wood Duck Pond,” said Council Member Joe Borelli This is a win for south shore residents and I appreciate DEP’s efforts working with us and the community to make this improvement.” “This project has offered a much-needed solution to many of Eltingville’s flooding problems,” said Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis “It is great to see investment in the Bluebelt which plays a critical role in our drainage system as well as the ecology of the borough I look forward to seeing the results when the project is completed.” more than 6,800 linear feet of stormwater sewers and over 7,400 linear feet of sanitary sewers will be installed along Oakdale Street While the roadway is open to install the sewers the water mains will also be replaced with 10,600 linear feet of new pipes made of concrete-lined ductile iron which is more resilient and less prone to breakage than the cast iron pipes typically used decades ago This will improve water distribution in the area while the 34 new hydrants slated to be installed will ensure firefighters have ready access to the City’s water supply during emergencies.  Construction will also include 100 catch basins to help drain stormwater from the roadways improve street drainage and enhance the pond’s storage capacity DEP has built Bluebelts throughout southern Staten Island.  In the south Richmond and mid-Island areas the City has purchased approximately 400 acres to build the Bluebelt systems that support better drainage and wetland preservation with naturalized infrastructure The Bluebelts also provide important open spaces and serve as a habitat for diverse wildlife There are over 70 Bluebelts on Staten Island with additional sites in construction and being planned NYC is a trademark and service mark of the City of New York Privacy Policy. Terms of Use.  Back in those happy days before you could turn on the TV and hear a canned laughtrack echoing around some angular goofball in a Flash t-shirt Evan Dorkin's The Eltingville Club was delivering the funniest and most brutally sharp portrayal of the dregs of fandom that you could find after 20 years of comics stories and an animated pilot in 2002 it looks like a new two-issue miniseries from Dark Horse finally is the end of the Eltingville Club At New York Comic-Con we talked about the origins of the series in hate mail from Justice League fans and Dorkin's feelings on the animated pilot ComicsAlliance: Let's talk about Welcome to Eltingville Evan Dorkin: Welcome to Eltingville is the name of the failed pilot We thought if we called it The Eltingville Club people would think that it was going to be a show about comics that it would literally be a fan club type of show like a G4 show about the medium rather than a show with stories and characters because there's never been an Eltingville comic There's just been a bunch of short stories over the last 20 years it's a tragic story of four older teenagers who are fans and they're possibly some of the worst fans who have ever lived CA: They're the people that everyone who has ever worked at a comic book store hates they're also the people at the comic book store that everyone hates I worked in a store and I've been doing this for a whlie The characters came around because my then-publisher Dan Vado was writing for DC Comics and he was getting death threats and hate mail CA: Was this when he was writing Extreme Justice ED: He was doing the Justice League or something like that fictional characters who can never die because they'll never allow the copyright to go out so there's no reason to get upset your fake ghost character will show up again I was so angry and pissed off about the stuff he was reading to me People don't get this passionate about the government but they're going to be upset about a comic book So I was doing an anthology called Instant Piano for Dark Horse and I decided to write a story about four horrible fans CA: It's interesting that you had that good response but it seems like it's a tough sell for comics fans on a book that's about hating comics fans I did have a retailer freak out on me once at San Diego about my remarks at the Eisners once that came out of this stuff People don't like the book because they think that I shouldn't be so negative or that I portray stereotypes or pile on fandom There's different levels of fans fighting each other now This could've been about guys who paint themselves blue who love a team but call for the death of the manager and hate all the players CA: I think that's obvious to anyone who reads your work World's Funnest is not written by a guy who doesn't love those comics ED: That's what people didn't get or about K-9 before Doctor Who blew up -- who the hell ever thought that would happen that's like thinking there are fake girl fans You're demented if you think that people are going to go to conventions dressed as characters for.. they're allowed to do whatever the f**k they want that's legal But it's about people who complain about that It's about the worst aspects of fandom hate each other and live through their hobby CA: I got into Eltingville when the pilot came out I read the stories after I saw the cartoon CA: I was excited to see it because I knew you from Milk & Cheese and Dork and World's Funnest and I was working at a comic book store at the time ED: I worked in a comic store for six years If I'd remembered Drew Friedman did The Lord oF Eltingville in his old comics There's a part where the director gets crazy because Alien had a scene where someone says "he's in the bowels of the ship" and we have a "bowels of the ship" so maybe we should change it to "the basement of the ship?" You can't get too crazy like that I'd been fired from the fantastic store and all this came out of my experiences as a retailer a kid going to conventions when I was 13 by myself but that doesn't mean you can't criticize the worst aspects of it and some guy doesn't understand that I'm on the panel because I did a comic book about Batman and Superman I don't do that thing where I say I hate superheroes and keep getting superhero work like some people seem to Eltingville is about people who make insane choices the mother hires two interventionists to break her son of the habit and he ends up destroying them and getting them back into fandom after 15 hours of being tied up and screamed at like I know Frank X in Boise and I'm making fun of him and I get letters from people who see themselves in here -- "I see my friends in here When we're at the D&D game beating each other over the head and I'm just trying to settle a fight about beholders!" But this is me and my friends don't want to say some of these things CA: So this is the last Eltingville Club story I used to always say "Is this the end of the Eltingville Club?" because it was supposed to be a one-shot A lot of my stuff is just a one-shot that gets out of control Milk & Cheese was a cocktail napkin drawing Murder Family was done for a book called Epic Life that nobody ever read probably the lowest selling Marvel book other than Street Poet Ray "Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett," which was about an epic trivia contest to win the right to spend too much money on a Boba Fett doll That's the one we adapted into a pilot I think it made people think that it was just going to be four guys yelling trivia questions I still to this day don't know why the pilot failed but I don't know what they didn't like about it CA: I feel like if it would've come out two years later ED: It's really funny to see people talk about Eltingville, they'll throw a page online or mention it on Twitter, and invariably someone will say "He's ripping off KC Green He's ripping off Big Bang Theory!" I don't think anybody's ripping off anybody I think KC Green has acknowledged that he's an Eltingville reader I'm going "his characters don't act like my characters." I don't have a problem with it I think it's great that more people are doing things about fandom People ask "why do you write about comics so much," but it's okay if you're writing about novels or music or movies I don't mind if they find the work childish a medium we love and that people spend their lives in and buy stuff from and now is being adapted to every movie in the cineplex There was a zombie story in Dark Horse Presents about a year ago so they end up sabotaging the fast-moving zombies The first book is about the dissolution of the group they all run into each other ten years later at San Diego and basically try to come to terms together and hash things out Evan Dorkin's The Eltingville Club was delivering the funniest and most brutally sharp portrayal of the dregs of fandom that you could find At New York Comic-Con and Dorkin's feelings on the animated pilot Read More ED: It's really funny to see people talk about Eltingville, they'll throw a page online or mention it on Twitter, and invariably someone will say "He's ripping off KC Green The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) today announced the completion of a $47.9 million project to upgrade sewers and water mains in the neighborhoods of Eltingville and Great Kills on Staten Island was funded by DEP and DOT and managed by DDC The $47.9 million project in in the neighborhoods of Eltingville and Great Kills in Staten Island added 2.3 miles of new storm sewers and replaced 1.4 miles of sanitary sewers and 2.7 miles water mains “This $48 million investment in the neighborhoods of Great Kills and Eltingville has significantly improved drainage the reliability of the drinking water supply system and the quality of life for residents and businesses,” said DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza “Thank you to our project partners at DOT and DDC and to the support of the elected officials and members of the community for helping to make this project a reality.” “With the addition of more than two miles of storm sewers and 150 new catch basins the residents of Eltingville and Great Kills now enjoy safer streets and greatly improved drainage every time it rains,” said DDC Commissioner Lorraine Grillo “I’d like to thank our staff and contractors for completing this work during the pandemic and DEP and DOT for working with us to plan and complete this major $48 million project.” New street markings after 46,440 square yards of roadway was repaved “This storm sewer and water main upgrade project will help improve the quality of life for everyone in Eltingville and Great Kills,” said DOT Staten Island Borough Commissioner Tom Cocola “We are particularly delighted about the installation of left turning bays on Hylan Boulevard and Armstrong Avenue and all the local residents who helped us make this critical infrastructure investment happen.” “The investment in new storm sewers to address chronic flooding is most welcome news for the residents of Great Kills and Eltingville,” said U.S these neighborhoods have experienced property damage and headaches caused by heavy rains and lack of proper infrastructure We are pleased to see these projects completed.” “It has been clear for many years that a sewer system upgrade was desperately needed in the vicinity of Robinson Avenue I've visited with the residents here far too many times as they dealt with flooding concerns and the resulting property damage Even moderate storms often led to horrendous flooding along these streets,” said State Senator Andrew J “I appreciate the partnership of DEP and DOT as we navigated through some unique issues in this project area along with Borough President James Oddo and Council Member Joseph Borelli we were able to address the many concerns that local residents highlighted prior to and during construction the new pontoon gates will finally address a long present issue of seawater backing up into the storm sewers and onto the local streets during high tide events The enhanced capacity of the outfalls will positively impact the surrounding community.” “After years of Staten Islanders struggling from frequent flooding I'm confident that these long anticipated upgrades to our sewer systems and water mains will really turn a new leaf for Great Kills and Eltingvillle residents,” said Council Member Joseph C “I would like to thank our partners at NYC DEP NYC DOT and NYC DDC for their continued commitment to bring this project to fruition.” Over 2.3 miles (12,400 feet) of new storm sewers were installed to help alleviate flooding in the area and 440 feet of old storm sewers were replaced To better direct stormwater to the new sewers While the roads were open for construction an additional 1.4 miles (7,620 feet) of sanitary sewers were replaced new chambers with pontoon gates were installed to allow stormwater to drain from the new storm sewers while preventing seawater from backing up into the storm sewers at high tide One chamber at the end of Armstrong Avenue measures 17.5-feet wide by 25-feet long by 9.5-feet high and another at the end of Goodall Street measures 15-feet wide by 23.5-feet long by 7-feet high The outfall pipes that discharge the water from the new storm sewers into Great Kills Harbor/Crescent Beach which are connected to the chambers were upgraded and expanded as well The outfall by Armstrong Avenue and Tennyson Drive nearly doubled in capacity while the outfall by the end of Goodall Street and Tennyson Drive nearly quadrupled in capacity to handle the increased volume of water from the new storm sewers when it rains A headwall for one of the new storm sewer chambers being constructed behind a temporary cofferdam more than 2.7 miles (14,500 feet) of old water mains were replaced Fire protection was enhanced with the installation of 16 new fire hydrants and replacement of 33 old fire hydrants Street improvements include 46,440 square yards of repaved roadway and 59,130 square feet of reconstructed sidewalk Nearly 3.7 miles (19,530 feet) of curbs were reconstructed and 580 feet of new curbs were installed Erosion at the dead end of Glover Street by Crescent Beach Park was mitigated with the placement of stones and boulders and the planting of maritime seeds 22 trees were removed but 263 new trees were planted Four new reinforced concrete bus pads were installed and two old bus pads were replaced Compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was improved with the replacement of 46 pedestrian ramps NYC DOT's mission is to provide for the safe and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of New York City residents More than 5,000 DOT employees oversee one of the most complex urban transportation networks in the world managing 6,000 miles of streets and highways Our staff also installs and maintains more than one million street signs and 200 million linear feet of street markings DOT promotes the use of sustainable modes of transportation which serves over 22 million people annually The family of Melinda Scarpati created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced work on a project to expand Staten Island’s Eltingville Transit Center Park & Ride lot is beginning this week parking capacity at Eltingville Transit Center (ETC) is expected to increase 34 percent to 586 spaces “Thousands of people travel to and from Staten Island every day by using MTA buses and many use the Eltingville Transit Center as part of their trip,” said Frank Annicaro MTA New York City Transit Department of Buses “It’s important that Staten Islanders have enough room to park at a facility that is safe modern and well-lit when they go to work or pick up family and friends on Staten Island and this project will make it easier to find parking.” “The NYCT bus fleet provides a vital link for hundreds of thousands of Staten Islanders,” said MTA Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer “We’re not just expanding this access point better accessibility in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and a better drainage system This modern facility will serve the entire area better.” The work will take place in four stages over six months with anticipated completion in spring 2023 and will include:  The Eltingville Transit Center is the MTA’s premier bus-oriented transit hub strategically located at the intersection of two major east-west and north-south arterial roads It is used by 12 express bus routes – the SIM1 SIM22 and SIM31 – and has six local and limited-stop routes – the S55 It is the fifth stop on Staten Island’s S79 Select Bus Service route after the route originates at the Staten Island Mall to connect with the New York City subway in Brooklyn via the MTA’s Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge The $4.3 million project is being performed by Apache Environmental Iacono created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories ''Longtime Eltingville Resident'' Pasquale Iacono Posted in: Comics | Tagged: , , , , In the crowded panels of the preview below you'll see some of the most representative illustrations of comic-con that you've ever seen most likely–it's quite a treat to see Evan Dorkin take on comic-con in The Eltingville Club as it comes up on Issue #2 Dark Horse describe the issue thus: The final meeting of the Eltingville Comic Book and Jerry unexpectedly reunite at the San Diego Comic-Con Can the biggest fan event of the year survive a decade of pent-up nerd rage The Department of Transportation will widen a crowded area of Amboy Road in Eltingville between Armstrong Avenue and Richmond Avenue .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.comSTATEN ISLAND -- The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) will widen a crowded section of Amboy Road in Eltingville to increase vehicle capacity and provide designated turning lanes We need two lanes of traffic in that area and we need designated turning lanes," said Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) Changes to the current street configuration were necessitated by the thriving businesses along the crowded strip of Amboy Road "It's become a heavily trafficked intersection with no signs of businesses slowing down More business means more cars trying to get into a tight area," Borelli said The project requires the acquisition of certain properties on Amboy Road through the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law Eminent domain refers to the government's right to seize private property for a public purpose The eminent domain procedure is an elaborate multi-step process that requires a public hearing be held to discuss the potential impacts of the project on the surrounding area the vast majority of properties along the path of construction have already agreed to dedicate the necessary land for public use allowing the government to acquire a portion of their property to serve the public good a small parcel of land (approximately 6-by-9 feet) attached to an establishment located on one of the corners on Amboy Road must go through the eminent domain acquisition process A DOT spokesperson said the agency believes there is more than adequate sidewalk space already in that area and "we believe that the space would be better used for the roadway." The widening project will double as a beautification project with the South Shore Business Improvement District approving a memorandum of understanding stating that they will maintain newly installed planters and medians "It's something that will really change the look of the town and give it a more quaint streetscape," said Borelli The widening of this roadway has been in the works since 2010 when then-Borough President James Molinaro and then-Councilman Vincent Ignizio called for the expansion of the busy thoroughfare The DOT would not provide an estimated start or completion date for the project Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}S.I A shocking incident captured on dash cam video shows the driver of a Honda Accord stopping in the middle of the Staten Island Expressway before pulling a bat out of his trunk and damaging a tractor trailer in an alleged road rage last week near the Clove Road exit of the expressway began after the driver of the Accord stopped in front of the truck in the center lane of the roadway Read the full story here. son among 4 indicted as probe into alleged bogus charity widens his mother and two other women set up a phony nonprofit group which purported to provide various city-funded services to the kids and the community But instead of doling out the cash for HIV/AIDS education the four members of Second Chance Resources Group Inc.’s board of directors pocketed more than $376,000 of taxpayer money in a years-long scheme Read the story here NYPD: Raid in Eltingville basement nets drugs; man Two neighbors were arrested after a raid of the basement of a home in Eltingville found a stash of drugs and drug paraphernalia who live next door to each other on the 300 block of Cortelyou Avenue were in the basement when officers armed with a search warrant raided Desiderio’s home at about 5:20 a.m according to the criminal complaint and police Read the full story here. Report: DEA conducts raid in New Dorp Beach home; allegedly nets arsenal The Drug Enforcement Administration's Tactical Diversion Squad conducted a search of a New Dorp Beach home on Finley Avenue near Ebbitts Street at around 8 a.m., law enforcement sources told the New York Post. Read the full story here. Three people were charged on Thursday in connection with an attempt to evade cigarette and tobacco tax according to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance were charged with multiple felonies including possession of more than 30,000 untaxed cigarettes according to a press release from the Department Read the full story here. School safety agent accused of selling counterfeit JUUL products An off-duty NYPD school safety agent was arrested Tuesday morning for allegedly selling multiple counterfeit JUUL products An NYPD investigation revealed that Pappalardo sold the counterfeit vaping products between July 1 Read the full story here. was more than twice the legal limit while driving in Bulls Head with his young son in the car pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony drunk-driving charge on May 7 at Victory Boulevard and Richmond Avenue The intersection is one of the busiest in the borough Read more here. accused of statutory rape of underage girl A Mariners Harbor man has been indicted for rape for allegedly subjecting an underage girl to sexual intercourse was arraigned Wednesday in state Supreme Court on three counts each of third-degree rape and endangering a child’s welfare pleaded not guilty on Bustamante’s behalf to the charges Read the full story here. allegedly took photos under unsuspecting woman’s skirt in Manhattan An alert bystander helped cops nab an off-duty firefighter from Staten Island after he allegedly used his cellphone to take a photo under an unsuspecting woman’s skirt in Manhattan Thursday night as Firefighter Gary Pandolfino and his alleged victim rode a building’s escalator on Second Avenue near its intersection with E Read the full story here. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Tactical Diversion Squad conducted a search of a New Dorp Beach home on Finley Avenue near Ebbitts Street at around 8 a.m., law enforcement sources told the New York Post. Read the full story here. 2019A driver was critically injured after a head-on collision with a bus on Staten Island Friday morning.ELTINGVILLE Staten Island (WABC) -- A driver was critically injured after a head-on collision with a bus on Staten Island Friday morning Authorities say the bus was travelling southbound on Richmond Avenue in the Eltingville section when the sedan crossed over the lines and crashed into it just before 6:15 a.m The 21-year-old driver of the car sustained injuries to his lower body and was rushed to Staten Island University Hospital in critical condition The 46-year-old bus operator was taken to Staten Island University Hospital with non life threatening injuries * More Staten Island news * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Follow us on YouTube .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a} Alexa Bottiglieri and Jonathan Hernandez (Staten Island Advance/Carol Ann Benanti) Several years have passed since we put the Advance spotlight on Campania's Coal Fired Pizza  — the Eltingville dining spot named for the region in Southern Italy where mouth-watering pizza isn't the only really big draw (Staten Island Advance/Carol Ann Benanti) And while pizza at Campania is a much sought-after attraction — with its thin crust enticing fresh mozzarella and San Marzano tomato sauce — the Italian cuisine offered includes a diverse range of fresh and colorful appetizers and entrees It is  well worth the trip for foodies who know their way around the kitchen Joseph and Teresa LaRocca of Campania Coal Fire Pizza With the trend toward casual dining more prevalent than ever and the demand for comfort food increasing with each season restaurateur Joseph LaRocca has secured just the right recipe — pardon the pun —  for this down-home which has become a mainstay on Staten Island’s South Shore The space showcases two well-appointed dining rooms and an open-air kitchen that glistens Campania offers several seating options: Sipping cocktails or dining at a full bar with a state-of-the-art draft beer system with frozen heads and sports screens — or indulging in appetizers and entrees in one of two dining rooms featuring spacious tables in a refined In front are Anthony Luisi and Teresa LaRocca derived from “southern Italian recipes that have been handed down for generations,” LaRocca says The classic brick oven pizza sizzles in a Woodstone coal-fired pizza oven with a wide selection of toppings available A cold antipasto comprises roasted peppers FYI: Campania earned the Reader’s Choice Award for Best Pizza in 2015 Gourmet pies come in a variety of red and white Unusual Funghi (mushroom) pies topped with smoked mozzarella Portobello mushroom and prosciutto and clam pies artichoke and meatball pies are popular with diners A celebratory birthday dinner is held at Campania In addition to traditional pizza with a choice of toppings Sunday sauce is big at Campania and attracts families There’s a choice of pasta and meat gravy or meatballs Teresa and Joseph LaRocca of Campania Coal Fire Pizza Manager Anthony Luisi explains: “We have our regular diners who visit multiple times each week You could say we’re not in the restaurant business a wonderful mix of people who sit at either the bar or at tables And many continue to return week after week.” Cervalate (a sausage ring with cheese) and broccoli rabe but also boasts of a banquet room called “La Stanza” or “the room” located adjacent to Campania and a catering spot that holds up to 100 guests Eggplant Parmigiana is made with the traditional way with tomato sauce and mozzarella Ask LaRocca to converse about Campania and he’ll tell you they’re always working on seasonal specialties and revisions adapting to meet the needs of diners – with an emphasis on authentic Italian appetizers With locations at 3900 Richmond Avenue in Eltingville at 240 Page Avenue in Tottenville and at 984 Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge the newest Campania is slated to open in the East Shore town of Dongan Hills Anthony Luisi and Michelle Pilyugin of Campania Coal Fire Pizza LaRocca is thrilled to shout news about his newest venture a tri-level restaurant to be situated on Hylan Boulevard and Buel Avenue The eatery comes replete with rooftop dining a banquet room and indoor and outdoor dining for up to 160 guests Gabrielle and Joseph LaRocca of Campania Coal Fire Pizza FYI: A private dining area for 30 to 40 guests will be available in the upper-level party bar and lounge Oven baked Chicken Parmigiana features breaded chicken cutlet with melted mozzarella and tomato sauce (Staten Island Advance/Carol Ann Benanti) Phone 718-865-3473 or check out campanianyc.com for updates From left are Vincent and Linda Toscano and Joseph and Josephine Accardi Bar server Brian Hess shakes up a cocktail From the left are Mike Felice and manager Anthony Luisi Family and friends share Sunday dinner in Campania Several years have passed since we put the Advance spotlight on Campania’s Coal Fired Pizza  — the Eltingville dining spot named for the region in Southern Italy where mouth-watering pizza isn’t the only really big draw Deirdre Ann Doherty of Eltingville passed away on Tuesday April 12, 2022, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brooklyn to Edward and the late Norma. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree from Hofstra University and then went onto... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Deirdre Ann Doherty created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Deirdre Ann Doherty of Eltingville passed away on T.. DeCicco created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Diane C. Lore | For the Advance/SILive.comSTATEN ISLAND -- A dispute over funding and allegations of fiscal mismanagement may imperil the future of an historic Eltingville church and school The congregation of the 94-year-old Eltingville Lutheran Church (ELC) --  the quaint white-sided church off Richmond Avenue that looks as if it belongs in a Norman Rockwell painting -- is divided and faltering over allegations that have led to a bitter lawsuit an investigation by the district attorney's office The office of District Attorney Michael McMahon is investigating allegations of fiscal mismanagement reported by concerned members of the congregation that center around missing and/or misspent funds A spokesman for the district attorney's office said he could not comment on an investigation that's pending the bishop and synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) recommended the synod assume control of the church A  letter signed by ELCA Bishop Robert Rimbo a copy of which was obtained by the Advance cites the church council and its members with mismanagement of church funds "I am deeply concerned about credible allegations about financial mismanagement which I have received," Bishop Rimbo said "We have reviewed bank statements obtained by our legal counsel There is evidence of large cash withdrawals; spending down a line of credit without documentation or approval for authorized expenses and the congregation's council's resistance to engage in a financial audit "All of this is very troublesome to me and causes me to wonder what is being hidden," he said Bishop Rimbo recommended that the ELCA synod take over the church The church went to court to prevent the synod takeover while church council recommended the church disassociate itself with the ELCA synod and affiliate with the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) The ELCA went to court to prevent the church from leaving the synod The case is is currently being heard in State Supreme Court Justice Philip Minardo is presiding over the case The dispute and allegations go back more than 15 years to a land deal ELC made that failed to turn out as planned that ELC was short on funds but rich in land when it decided to strike a deal with a builder to co-develop its property and sell new homes next to its church and school The arrangement was to allow the church to control growth around its 3.5-acre campus while raising the money needed to expand its own facilities The congregation was to partner with a developer to build and sell 11 single-family homes on a wooded tract bordered by Eltingville Boulevard and Katan and Richmond avenues to finance construction of a community center next to its school and the church would receive a percentage of the profits It was promised by the church council that this money would be used exclusively for a new multi-purpose building that was to include a much-needed gymnasium music room and meeting space for the school Fast-forward to 2016. The new Eltingville Lutheran School building was never completed but the developer was never able to complete all the intended homes The foundation for the new gym and building was poured the profit from the land sale remained unaccounted for according to several long-time congregation members who approached the Advance anonymously expressing concern about the mismanagement of funds and the future of the church and school The allegations and infighting have also taken their toll upon the school Enrollment is down to less than 75 students as families have left the school since September Some of the grades have only a handful of students The school had had an enrollment of 125 to 150 students whose families paid  about $5,000 per child in tuition The situation came to a head over the summer when the church board declined to re-appoint school principal Colleen McGuigan who taught third grade there before she was named principal in 2010 advising that McGuigan would not be returning in September The council subsequently met with parents to introduce new principal Joanne Riggio One parent said she made the decision in September to withdraw her two children from the school but we just didn't feel comfortable with the direction in which things seem to have been heading," she said Several long-time teachers left the school as well "Our hearts were in that school; we knew every child and family by name but it had become such a sad situation," said former teacher Sandra Glessner who was with the school for more than a decade The congregation has been without a pastor for months Sunday worship service that draws a dwindling number of participants Church Council President Ann Kornbrekke Thompson said concerns from parents and dissident members of the congregation were without merit "Our church and our school are still operating; we are operating as normal," Thompson said "The council did not renew the contract for our principal Some parents were upset with that," she added She referred further Advance questions to Bloomfield attorney Allyn J Repeated attempts to reach Crawford were unsuccessful Eltingville Lutheran Church was founded by Norwegians who heavily populated the South Shore at the turn of the 20th-century who was a charter member of the congregation and the contractor who built the church \n m_gallery = \"eltingville_lutheran_church_ha\";\n m_gallery_id = \"21439301\";\n m_gallery_title = \"Eltingville Lutheran Church has a long history on the South Shore\";\n m_gallery_blog_id = \"4499\";\n m_gallery_creation_date = \"Wednesday 10:02 AM\";\n m_gallery_permalink = \"http://photos.silive.com/4499/gallery/eltingville_lutheran_church_ha/index.html\";\n m_gallery_json = \"https://blog.silive.com/photogallery/4499/21439301.json\";\n m_gallery_pagetype = \"embed\";\n m_gallery_type = \"photo\";\n <\/script>\n Gallery: Eltingville Lutheran Church has a long history on the South Shore By: 3:00 pm on August 6 Staten Island-based Andrew Esposito has filed applications for twin three-story two-unit residential buildings spanning the lots at 322-326 Robinson Avenue in Eltingville (on Staten Island’s South Shore) The four total residential units will average 960 square feet apiece and each unit will have one off-street parking spot Stanley Krebushevski’s SMK Architect is the applicant of record and permits were filed in July to demolish the existing single-family home Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews This will destroy the suburban character of the neighborhood ga('send', 'event', 'beautyofblock', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Standard_336x280-100-2.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ADVERTISEMENT ga('send', 'event', 'PCRichards Builders Division', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PCR_Beko_Compact_YIMB_336x280.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ga('send', 'event', 'yimby+', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image.png', { nonInteraction: true }); Follow on Instagram var sb_instagram_js_options = {"font_method":"svg","placeholder":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/instagram-feed\/img\/placeholder.png","resized_url":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sb-instagram-feed-images\/","ajax_url":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; © COPYRIGHT New York YIMBY® LLC YIMBY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF NIKOLAI FEDAK / NEW YORK YIMBY LLC Maresca created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories TV is usually a good home for comic book characters But it wasn't for these unfortunate heroes.. Television has long been a good home for comic book heroes from early shows like The Incredible Hulk and Adam West's Batman on to more recent successes like Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D and Arrow While the past couple of years have continued the great success of comic book movies and more has arugably been felt to an even greater extent on the small screen Nowadays there are simply an overwhelming amount of projects on TV or in development there'€™s a comic book TV series waiting for you to indulge in there have been a fair amount of comic book shows that have gotten the axe way before their time some of these shows never even made it past one episode While most of these shows probably deserved to get cancelled quite a few of them feel like missed opportunities From a show that tried to turn the Man Of Steel into a crime-fighting canine to multiple attempts to bring an iconic superheroine to the masses; this list will be shining a retrospective light on these Able to fly around the world faster than you can say Superpup The Adventures Of Superpup is exactly what you're thinking: Television producer Whitney Ellsworth created a pilot that placed the Superman mythos into a fictional universe populated by dogs instead of human beings Instead of Lois Lane we have Pamela Poodle And instead of Perry White we have Terry Bite The live-action actors were placed in dog-suits to portray the characters The pilot episode focuses on Professor Sheepdip After attempting to blow up the Daily Bugle (not to be confused with Peter Parker's workplace) he kidnaps Pamela and ties her to a rocket shows up at the last minute to save the day This show would have been as ridiculous as you could ever imagine there are enough (unintentional) funny moments throughout this pilot that it would have been quite interesting to see it go for several more episodes WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab) ©Future Publishing Limited Quay House England and Wales company registration number 2008885 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Maura Grunlund | mauragrunlund@siadvance.comSTATEN ISLAND -- The man who barricaded himself inside his Eltingville home until he was tasered by the NYPD after allegedly threatening to kill cops is a convicted felon with dozens of previous arrests to his record who public records indicate is behind bars in Rikers Island in lieu of making $100,000 bail for his latest encounter with police is due back in Stapleton Criminal Court on Wednesday The Eltingville man who allegedly initiated a tense, four-hour standoff with police last Thursday at his home has "numerous prior arrests," according to an email from the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information A law enforcement source said that Maniscalco has about 50 prior arrests for drug Maniscalco's latest charges in the barricade incident include criminal mischief Maniscalco was high on PCP as he pinned his 33-year-old common-law wife on her bed and trashed their house at 18 Serrell Ave. according to the criminal complaint and a law enforcement source He allegedly barricaded himself inside the home and threatened responding police by pointing a car anti-theft device like a gun and saying "I'm going to kill you cops." Maniscalco also was accused of threatening to kill an NYPD detective who phoned the suspect after Maniscalco allegedly sped away when police tried to stop him for a window-tint violation at Hooker and Trantor places on February 21 authorities say Maniscalco was caught on video taking off his clothes and throwing a temper tantrum on a stranger's front porch He allegedly threw a shoe at a Chevrolet Camaro kicked the front door and launched his shoulder into the door on Nov Pleading guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny and third-degree criminal mischief in May 2011 Maniscalco accepted responsibility for the stripping episode and stealing a car in July 2010 Police allegedly found 51 zip-top bags of crack wrapped in plastic in Maniscalco's  underwear when he was arrested in April 2008 after being pulled over for various traffic violations at the intersection of Hempstead and Colony avenues.  He also allegedly was driving with a suspended license State Department of Corrections records indicate that Maniscalco did at least two stints in state prison between 2006 and 2014 He served time for offenses that included grand larceny auto in the fourth degree and criminal mischief in the third degree and also for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree Judge Alan Meyer set the bond and issued a temporary restraining order barring Maniscalco from contacting his 33-year-old victim who had a stay-away order of protection in effect at the time of the barricade situation \n m_gallery = \"large_nypd_response_to_report_\";\n m_gallery_id = \"17657564\";\n m_gallery_title = \"Large NYPD response to report of barricaded man in Eltingville\";\n m_gallery_blog_id = \"4499\";\n m_gallery_creation_date = \"Thursday 10:25 AM\";\n m_gallery_permalink = \"http://photos.silive.com/4499/gallery/large_nypd_response_to_report_/index.html\";\n m_gallery_json = \"https://blog.silive.com/photogallery/4499/17657564.json\";\n m_gallery_pagetype = \"embed\";\n m_gallery_type = \"photo\";\n <\/script>\n Gallery: Large NYPD response to report of barricaded man in Eltingville -- The FDNY is fighting a fire in Eltingville on Friday morning About 60 firefighters from 12 units are responding to the blaze in a home at 356 Preston Ave. and was brought  under control within about a half-hour \n m_gallery = \"fire_reported_in_eltingville\";\n m_gallery_id = \"21551281\";\n m_gallery_title = \"Fire reported in Eltingville\";\n m_gallery_blog_id = \"4499\";\n m_gallery_creation_date = \"Friday 10:36 AM\";\n m_gallery_permalink = \"http://photos.silive.com/4499/gallery/fire_reported_in_eltingville/index.html\";\n m_gallery_json = \"https://blog.silive.com/photogallery/4499/21551281.json\";\n m_gallery_pagetype = \"embed\";\n m_gallery_type = \"photo\";\n <\/script>\n