4 – 5 pm Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate Ages: 5 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
4 – 7 pm Pet photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall Ages: AllAnimals Christmas Family Staten Island MallStaten Island
Various Photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall Ages: AllChristmas Family Holiday Staten Island MallStaten Island
3 – 4 pm Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts Ages: 5 and upArt Community Family Faber ParkStaten Island
3 – 6 pm Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program Ages: 5 – 12Community Family Free Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island
3:30 – 5:30 pm Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics Ages: 9 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
5 – 6 pm Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone Ages: 5 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
Various Photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall Ages: AllChristmas Family Holiday Staten Island MallStaten Island
3 – 6 pm Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program Ages: 5 – 12Community Family Free Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island
4 – 5 pm Free Paint Watercolors Ages: 13 and upArt Caribbean Family Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island
6 – 10 pm The Week Before Christmas Sip and Shop Ages: AllFamily Holiday Richmond RepublicStaten Island
Various Photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall Ages: AllChristmas Family Holiday Staten Island MallStaten Island
10 am – noon Cookies, Crafts and Cocoa with Santa – Tot Session Ages: 4 and underFamily Free DeMatti Park Fieldhouse in De Matti ParkStaten Island
3 – 6 pm Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program Ages: 5 – 12Community Family Free Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island
3 – 5 pm Cookies, Crafts and Cocoa with Santa – Youth Session Ages: 5 – 12Family Free DeMatti Park Fieldhouse in De Matti ParkStaten Island
3:30 – 5:30 pm Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics Ages: 9 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
4:30 – 6 pm Vibe and Thrive Social Skills Group for Youth Ages: 13 and upFamily Build A DreamStaten Island
5 – 6 pm Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone Ages: 5 and upCommunity Family Free Faber ParkStaten Island
Various Photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall Ages: AllChristmas Family Holiday Staten Island MallStaten Island
8 – 10 am Breakfast with Santa @ Applebee’s Expressway Plaza Ages: AllFamily Holiday Applebee’s Grill + Bar Expressway PlazaStaten Island
Noon – 3 pm Swish & Skill at Faber: Free Instructional Basketball Clinic for Kids Ages: 5 and upFamily Free Sports Faber ParkStaten Island
Noon – 4 pm Weekend Walk-In! Workshop: Prints And Patterns Ages: AllFamily Staten Island Childrens MuseumStaten Island
2 – 6 pm Staten Island’s Newest Immersive Playground, RECESS!! Ages: AllAttractions Family Empire OutletsSaint George
4 – 5 pm Button and Jewelry Making Workshop Ages: 13 and upArt Family Free Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island
7 – 10:30 pm Universal Temple of the Arts Presents The Staten Island JAZZ Festival 37 Ages: AllCommunity Family Festivals St. George TheatreSaint George
Various Photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall Ages: AllChristmas Family Holiday Staten Island MallStaten Island
10:30 – 11:30 am Winter Wonders Story Time and Craft Ages: 5 – 8Family Free Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island
Dec. 9, 7 pm Genre-Defying Artist Nahre Sol To Perform Live at Marble Collegiate Church Marble Collegiate Church
Gay City News New York State Health Department’s ‘Unfiltered’ docuseries aims to fight HIV stigma, racial disparities
Brooklyn Paper Brooklyn Borough Prez Antonio Reynoso to run for Congress in NY-7, seeking to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez