Guest post by Staten Island-based artist Maria Ruggiano-Alekseev http://purplepigeonpress.com/ Being a native New Yorker usually means that you are pretty familiar with the five Boroughs; Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. What? Staten Island is one of the five boroughs? Why yes it is! Only having moved here two short years ago, I completely understand how Staten Island got … [Read more...]