A turkey purches on top of a parked car on Seaview Ave in front of Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon) Jason Paderon
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- From stopping traffic on busy thoroughfares to getting hit by unsuspecting motorists, wild turkeys -- a long-time nuisance on Staten Island -- seem to be multiplying in droves.
In fact, many borough residents say there seems to be an uptick in the Island’s wild turkey population amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic when state and city officials have placed focus elsewhere.
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