u/Outrageous-Use-5189 — reddlx

What is going on with r/StatenIslandPulse?

So, r/StatenIslandPulse is a sub that belongs to the Staten Island Advance / SILive. They usually post five or six stories per day, but have posted nothing at all for 10+ days. And now they want members to "request to post" beforehand.

So I know that SI Advance catches alot of grief for some of what it puts up there, including for its increasingly out-of-touch editorial disposition. But it seems like they are just giving up, or at least laid off the intern who was posting its stories/monitoring the sub.

Anyone know the back story?

Update: According to SI Advance, it does not actually run r/StatenIslandPulse . My mistake. But it has been their outlet of choice on Reddit, so the local news outlet is not much represented here.

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u/Outrageous-Use-5189 — 3 days ago

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In quieter moments, Xochitl contemplates living a more ascetic life

u/Outrageous-Use-5189 — 8 days ago

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In warmer months, Xochitl combats her archenemy, sprinkled water

u/Outrageous-Use-5189 — 8 days ago

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Xochitl gets angry when other Redditors steal photos of her to pass off as their own.

Redditor steamonpe has simply re-posted my photo of my dog in my bed with my title. This is the second time this has happened.

And here we thought that a sub about our dogs was a place without the usual bs.

My original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/StaffordBullTerriers/comments/1iufe73/my_home_is_cold_xochitl_is_not/

u/Outrageous-Use-5189 — 8 days ago

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u/Outrageous-Use-5189 — 17 days ago

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On SI Live today: "From top cop to City Hall? Ex-NYPD chief from Staten Island eyes 2029 NYC mayoral run"

The entire article seems lifted from a flattering press release, with the two sentence caveat "Chell’s tenure has been laced with some controversy, including allegations that he violated the New York City Conflict of Interest Law through his social media activity and appearing on multiple news outlets during a political rally."

Dear god. Google this guy. He wore his full NYPD unform to a Trump rally. He shot a suspect in the back, then said it was an accident. He recently took to social media to say that fans of a certain political commentator are "friends" of the NYPD and don't get traffic tickets. He was disciplined for tax evasion. He has a nearly $300,000 annual retirement income in perpetuity after retiring with a "foot injury."

To find a more balanced discussion of Chell from last year, see:
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/07/john-chell-retires-nypd-chief-adams/

u/Outrageous-Use-5189 — 23 days ago

▲ 150 r/StatenIslandPulse+1 crossposts

Link to updated article below. An excerpt:

"Here is a list of all the officials on Staten Island and how they responded to Streetsblog’s request for comment on the local cop who is a public danger:

Council Member Kamilla Hanks (D): No response
Council Member Frank Morano (R): No response
Council Member David Carr (R): No response
Assembly Member Michael Tannousis (R): No response
Assembly Member Michael Reilly (R): No response
Assembly Member Sam Pirozzolo (R): No response
Assembly Member Charles Fall (D): No response
State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R): No response
State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (R): No response
District Attorney Michael McMahon (D): No response
Borough President Vito Fossella (R): No response
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R): No response"

***Update 4/25: as of yesterday, Frank Morano tweeted that the matter was "concerning." Scarcella-Spanton made a statement to streets blog saying that speeding was a problem and that the senator had voted for the super speeders act, but made no mention of this specific matter. See link further details.

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/24/city-officials-shrug-at-nypd-cops-reckless-driving-as-advocates-push-stop-super-speeders-bill

u/Outrageous-Use-5189 — 28 days ago