Telling Staten Island’s Story

The Staten Island Advance was originally established in 1886 as the Richmond County Advance, a small four-page weekly newspaper.  It was the first newspaper purchased by S.I. Newhouse.

Today the Staten Island Advance is a daily newspaper published in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. Then and now the Staten Island Advance has been telling the stories that shape our local history.

Staten Island’s Most Trusted Source

The Staten Island Advance offers extensive daily local news as well as sports, high school sports, entertainment, jobs and classified themed sections. Inside its pages readers will find the most trusted local news and special interest stories relevant to living in the New York City metro area. The  Advance also publishes special sections throughout the year on a wide range of topics.

The Staten Island Advance supports the community it serves. As a strong supporter of community events, the Staten Island Advance sponsors a Memorial Day Run, three All-Star High School Sports awards, and a Women of Achievement Luncheon.

The Staten Island Advance has been recognized for excellence in content and design by the New York State Associated Press Association, the Society for News Design, the Deadline Club of the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Newswoman’s Club of New York.

No matter your budget, the Staten Island Advance has options to meet your advertising needs.

Whether you’re a subscriber with a garage full of gadgets to sell, a retail business in need of customers or a business in search of a new employee, you’ll find it easy to manage your advertising needs with the Staten Island Advance.

The Staten Island Advance has been the trusted resource and voice of Staten Island newspaper readers for more than 150 years, reaching business decision makers and consumers in Richmond County. It is the No. 1 resource for readers searching for businesses and services, which makes it the best newspaper to place your ad and reach targeted Staten Island, NY customers.

Our in-house team will help you create a strategy to meet your advertising needs – and can even assist with designing your newspaper ad for you – for placement in the printed version.

Readers rely on our exclusive content to educate, inform and entertain. And for every topic we cover, there’s a built-in audience for our advertisers. The Staten Island Advance produces custom print content through Special Sections and weekly Features.