On a recent Wednesday, John Taboada, clad in Trotsky-esque glasses, unloaded supplies from a minivan he'd driven onto the curb outside his Luce restaurant. Nearby, drivers honked at a woman edging her ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — From table P15 on the patio of new Luce Restaurant, a patron can scope out familiar points along the horizon such as the Outerbridge Crossing and Atlantic Highlands. Here, three ...