Comptroller: Debt could leave MTA capital plan nearly $3B short, impact planned NYC transit …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Unexpected debt brought about by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could leave the MTA billions of dollars ...
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Method Man and Redman share the stage for a ‘Verzuz’ rap battle at St. George Theatre
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was only fitting that one of the founding members of Staten Island's most legendary hip-hop group spit bars Tuesday where ...
A Year After Death, Msgr. Guastella Remembered as ‘Sacramental Priest’
Richard Guastella graces the sanctuary of St. Clare Church on Staten Island at a Memorial Mass Cardinal Dolan celebrated April 9. To the left of the ...
Jeff Wittek launches ‘tell-all’ YouTube docuseries about meeting David Dobrik, growing up on …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — YouTuber Jeff Wittek made a name for himself as a barber and a member of David Dobrik's infamous “Vlog Squad.”.
City to funnel $30 million into tourism marketing campaign
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City wants its tourists back, and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that it's prepared to put $30 million ...
Staten Island Amazon Workers Move To Unionize After Bessemer Defeat
A Staten Island Amazon warehouse that has been at the heart of an ongoing controversy over the company's work conditions for over a year has taken ...
COVID on SI: 1 more suspected death; hospitalizations unchanged; 160+ new cases
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The borough's suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) death total rose by one, as the city Health Department has added over ...
The Gym Bag: Calimano cops 5th straight SI Trails Triple Crown, Wagner College field hockey …
Winning the Staten Island Trails Triple Crown is becoming old hat for Chris Calimano. The ultra-marathon racer completed and won the Trails Triple ...
Patterns & Dots, an affordable women’s clothing store, to open at Empire Outlets
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new clothing store specializing in affordable women's clothing is making its way to Empire Outlets in St. George.
Red Lobster pulls out of Staten Island deal at The Boulevard
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After announcing in 2019 that Red Lobster would be opening a restaurant in The Boulevard in New Dorp, the developer for ...
Gummy vitamins, supplements recalled; contain metallic material
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New Jersey manufacturer of Vitafusion gummy products has recalled several children's and adult vitamins and ...
Interested in cleaner beaches? Community activists are looking for you! Here’s how to get on board.
Marina and Yevgeniy Belilovskiy and Nadezhda Kutolkina, who immigrated from Russia more than two decades ago and settled on Staten Island, ...
CHSAA/SIA softball: Here are 5 players to keep tabs on as the new season begins
Staten Island's CHSAA schools and Staten Island Academy certainly are after missing the entire 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor reopens this weekend, launches 2 new …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Don't call it a comeback! The Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden ...
Severe thunderstorm watch issued Wednesday for Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— A severe thunderstorm watch on Staten Island remains in effect until 6 p.m., according to an Accuweather alert. Storms could ...
Report: Asian NYPD detective files suit claiming man harassed him about his race
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An NYPD detective is suing a man who allegedly hurled racist slurs about the veteran officer's Asian ethnicity, the New York ...
Is Staten Island ready to be represented by a progressive?
Just two months after filing to run for Staten Island and southern Brooklyn's conservative-leaning congressional seat in 2022, political newcomer ...
Denied $20, he loses it. Attacks woman, whacks her with cane, say cops
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When a woman refused his request for $20 last Saturday, a Port Richmond man didn't just walk away. Instead, Driton Kadriu ...
Malliotakis Calls on DOJ to Declassify Documents Re: 9/11
“Being the representative for Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn, I represent the largest population of 9/11 first responders in all of New York City,” ...
Judicial inquiry into NYC officials’ role in Eric Garner’s police chokehold death to begin mid-July
... the inquiry, which would come nearly seven years to the day his death on a Staten Island sidewalk helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement.