November 11th -morning

Off we go with the camera. (Truth be told, we had to make sure we knew how to work the thing before we left.)

Gerardi's is the first stop. We are there no more than ten minutes when we get invited to Buddy's Tattoo Shop. This is great, appointments number 2 arrived without any effort.

We talk with Enzo Gerardi about his business for a while and get the place on film. Then across the street to the Sunoco station and mechanic. We speak with Vinny, the owner there for a while and he discusses the problems he is having with his sign and the city.

Both guys are camera shy! It's okay, we got the interviews anyway.

Then off to the Green Market in St. George. It only has two weeks left before the season ends.

Our first non-camera shy victim awaits. The owners of Scalisi Florist on Victory Boulevard are more than happy to talk. Life long Islanders have a lot to say about this place. They even recruiting a customer for us.

I see an old co-worker and head over to see if he has "been saved!" It is pretty funny as he tries to figure out what I am talking about. Several introductions later and we were brought to the Downtown Staten Island Council.

We explain the project and ask for permission to take their walking tour and film the experience. (note to self: follow up with them on that idea)

Every merchant at the market gave us permission to film and all the information we needed off camera. So far this project is getting great feedback from the camera shy side of the island. We have to work on that one.

Last stop before we recharge the camera is Liedy's Shore Saloon. Liedy invites us in and gives us the historal tour of the oldest bar on the Island. We have an open invite to visit again and interview the customers.