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Staten Island

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Borough Representative: srotkowitz [at] uft [dot] org (Sean Rotkowitz)

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1200 South Ave.
Suite 103
Staten Island, NY 10314

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UFT borough offices are open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the school year. 

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A stroke of genius

NY Teacher Article Feature Stories
Follow along as the 2nd-grade students in Jacqueline Velten and Melissa Hamm’s integrated co-teaching class at PS 54 on Staten Island travel to the Staten Island Museum to experience “Art Now: Watercolor Fun,” one of 20 class trips the museum offers...

Kudos to Amy Craine, District 31 Pre-K Centers, Staten Island

NY Teacher Article Member Spotlight
UFT members at the six sites that make up District 31 Pre-K Centers on Staten Island are no longer staying silent in the face of mistreatment from their principal, thanks to Chapter Leader Amy Craine.

Invitational Golf Outing

NY Teacher Article Around the UFT
About 100 attendees turned out for a round of golf to raise money for the UFT Disaster Relief Fund on Oct. 26 for the union's annual Invitational Golf Outing.

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Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ 2026

The UFT distributed 1,600 backpacks, as well as school supplies and food, to families on Staten Island during the union’s fifth annual Back-to-School BBQ. The union collaborated with District 31 and more than 35 community organizations to host the event in the schoolyard of PS 18 in West Brighton.

A Staten Island parent smiles for a photo with her two children at the UFT's 5th annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.

PS 58 parent Hanan Abdelsayd smiles with her children, Fady and Maruska, at the UFT’s fifth annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.

Jonathan Fickies
A Staten Island teacher hands out backpacks at the UFT's 5th annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.

Teacher Melody Anastasiou of Staten Island’s PS 29 hands out backpacks in the UFT tent.

Jonathan Fickies
Staten Island students wear the new backpacks and other goodies they received at the event.

Staten Island students wear the new backpacks and other goodies they received at the event.

Jonathan Fickies
Families pick up school supplies from one of the community partner tables.

Families pick up school supplies from one of the community partner tables.

Jonathan Fickies
Parent coordinators from Staten Island’s PS 60 and PS 5, respectively, hand out hot dogs at one of the food tents.

Parent coordinators from Staten Island’s PS 60 and PS 5, respectively, hand out hot dogs at one of the food tents.

Jonathan Fickies
A Staten Island parent smiles for a photo with her two children at the UFT's 5th annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.

Cynthia Murphy and her twin sons, Logan (left) and Lucas, who are both entering IS 34 on Staten Island this fall, pose with their backpacks and school supplies.

Jonathan Fickies
Staten Island families check out a giveaway table of food and supplies at the 5th annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.

Staten Island families check out a giveaway table of food and supplies.

Jonathan Fickies
A parent who runs a day care center at a giveaway table with some of her students during the 5th annual UFT Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.

Micaela Olmedo (standing, with backpack), a PS 18 parent who runs a day care center, enjoys the event with students she brought from her program.

Jonathan Fickies
Staten Island Borough Representative Sean Rotkowitz (front, second from left) and event organizer and parent and community outreach liaison Marie Rodriguez (standing behind Rotkowitz), along with teachers and volunteers, gather at the conclusion of the barbecue.

Staten Island Borough Representative Sean Rotkowitz (front, second from left) and event organizer and parent and community outreach liaison Marie Rodriguez (standing behind Rotkowitz), along with teachers and volunteers, gather at the conclusion of the barbecue.

Jonathan Fickies
Young students — all holding hands and wearing matching shirts and their new backpacks — are guided through the 5th annual UFT Staten Island Back-to-School Barbecue.

Young students — all holding hands and wearing matching shirts and their new backpacks — are guided through the event.

Jonathan Fickies
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A Staten Island parent smiles for a photo with her two children at the UFT's 5th annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.
A Staten Island teacher hands out backpacks at the UFT's 5th annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.
Staten Island students wear the new backpacks and other goodies they received at the event.
Families pick up school supplies from one of the community partner tables.
Parent coordinators from Staten Island’s PS 60 and PS 5, respectively, hand out hot dogs at one of the food tents.
A Staten Island parent smiles for a photo with her two children at the UFT's 5th annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.
Staten Island families check out a giveaway table of food and supplies at the 5th annual Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.
A parent who runs a day care center at a giveaway table with some of her students during the 5th annual UFT Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ.
Staten Island Borough Representative Sean Rotkowitz (front, second from left) and event organizer and parent and community outreach liaison Marie Rodriguez (standing behind Rotkowitz), along with teachers and volunteers, gather at the conclusion of the barbecue.
Young students — all holding hands and wearing matching shirts and their new backpacks — are guided through the 5th annual UFT Staten Island Back-to-School Barbecue.