New York Insider: Staten Island Attorney Michele Sileo

Attorney, wife, mother-of-two and business-owner Michele Sileo moved from Brooklyn to Staten Island five years ago and loves her new borough. She can make fun of Staten Island with the best of them (the word goomba was sweetly used by Sileo no less than five times), but she says that's what she likes about it -- the stereotype keep people out, leaving the great food, community and cultural spots to her.

Did you know Staten Island Technical High School has a 100 percent graduation rate? Or that some neighbors give $20 in Halloween baskets? Tried Denino's pizza? That's Michele's Staten Island.

Name, Age, Occupation: Michele Sileo, 37, managing partner of Morange Workshops

Neighborhood: Huguenot on Staten Island, N.Y.

Abode: Three-bedroom, high ranch house

How long have you lived in Staten Island? We moved from Brooklyn into this house five years ago. And I love it!