Democratic divisions on display over SALT wars
Though a bipartisan “SALT caucus” has been formed to fight against the cap and includes some Republicans like Staten Island Rep. Nicole ...
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Staten Island community board meetings next week
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An urban planner will discuss the ramifications of Speaker Cory Johnson's plan to amend the city charter — affecting zoning ...
Rollout of J&J vaccine to start immediately in NYC
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Following a decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Here’s why some people have to give back unemployment benefits
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The state Department of Labor (DOL) said an unknown number of New Yorkers were overpaid while receiving ...
I was called for jury duty during the coronavirus pandemic: Here’s what it was like
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — I had fallen through the cracks — and I wasn't complaining. It had been awhile since I was called for jury duty (a lot longer ...
Yankees 2021 Prospect Preview: Josh Smith
Smith raked in his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees. He displayed an excellent ability to get on base, walking an incredible 25 times ...
Pol’s multiple speeding tickets proof that speed cameras don’t work (opinion)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – What are we to make of a driver who's gotten multiple tickets for speeding in school zones? You could say that that person is ...
Remember when cars were allowed on the Staten Island Ferry? 18 vintage photos of the iconic boat
— The Staten Island Ferry is arguably the borough's most iconic symbol. Since 1817, the orange boat has been making the five-mile trek across New ...
Dorothy Braccolino 1926-2021
Dorothy also leaves her youngest sister, Marie Sikora of Boardman; a sister-in-law, Jenny Braccolino of Staten Island, N.Y.; and numerous dear nieces ...
Watch Hot Zone: Pause lifted on Johnson & Johnson vaccine; NYC opens walk-up vaccinations to all
STATEN ISLAND. N.Y. - The United States on Friday lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, allowing the vaccine to again be given to ...
3 arrests in mail-carrier beating; cop’s bogus ticket admission: Staten Island’s top crime stories of …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Here's a look at the top criminal-justice-related headlines across the borough this week. OFFICER WHO WROTE BOGUS ...
SI speed cameras net over $4.5M since December; Here are the borough’s most lucrative locations
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island's school zone speed cameras continue to rake in millions of dollars while issuing tickets to tens of thousands of ...
‘Happy Trails’ ultrarunners part of growing movement
... Acer, a Brooklyn, New York, native who grew up on Staten Island, lived in New Jersey for 25 years and wound up in Bucks about seven years ago.
Americans rejoiced over polio vaccine. 8 vintage photos show what it was like.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Millions of Americans are making appointments and lining up to get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in hopes of a return ...
The History of New York, Told Through Its Trash
In 1948, the landfill at Fresh Kills was marketed to Staten Island as a stopgap measure. No one guessed that it would remain open for more than half a ...
Community members, officials step up to tackle litter and address quality of life issues
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Local officials and members of the community are taking steps to address a blight of litter and graffiti, brought on, in part, ...
Patricia Ann Hug
Patricia was the proud mother of Leslie (Charlie) of Staten Island, New York and Victoria (Keith) of Port Charlotte, Florida; proud grandmother of ...
Richard Brady
Richard Brady's passing has been publicly announced by John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Inc. in Staten Island, NY. Legacy invites you to offer ...
The Staten Island Mall Carnival returns next month: Official dates, times announced
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — We can smell the fried Oreos, cotton candy and funnel cake already. The Staten Island Mall Carnival is scheduled to make ...
In 2019, a man was shot at popular barbershop. Gunman admits guilt.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A former worker who shot and wounded another man in a Mariners Harbor barbershop 16 months ago, has pleaded guilty to ...