The typhoon that devastated the Philippines In November may be a distant memory to many Staten Islanders, but not to the more than 7,000 Filipinos who live here.
Staten Island’s San Lorenzo Ruiz Association and Filipino community leaders will join hoteliers Lois and Richard Nicotra to stage a fund-raiser to assist the tens of thousands still suffering in their homeland at the Hilton Garden Inn on Jan. 15.