Lavaca resident charged in $143 million fraud scheme related to COVID testing
Donald Clarkin, 65, of Staten Island, N.Y., was charged in connection with a $5.4 million conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive ...
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Beautiful view of the New York Harbor blocked by weeds at Von Briesen Park
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– Nice view! It's too bad you can't see it. Spring has officially sprung and so have the weeds blocking what is usually a ...
College signings: 5 Xaverian athletes, who reside on Island, sign their National Letter of Intent
The last couple of months have been a busy time for Staten Island student-athletes as many have been committing to colleges near and far to continue ...
Labor Groups Divided Over Proposal to Let App Workers Unionize in New York
Diane Savino, a Democrat from Staten Island, began circulating a draft of the proposed legislation last week. She said she was having ongoing ...
Health Department to kick off mosquito season by spraying marshlands in the outer boroughs
... spraying helicopter for the first round of aerial larviciding treatment to marshes and wetlands in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
Health Department to kick off mosquito season by spraying marshlands in the outer boroughs
... spraying helicopter for the first round of aerial larviciding treatment to marshes and wetlands in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
Cops: Motorcyclist riding around New Dorp with 2 hidden guns, crack cocaine for sale
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 39-year-old unlicensed driver was riding around New Dorp in broad daylight on a motorcycle toting two guns and crack ...
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Staten Island
Showers and thunderstorms are likely for Staten Island, mainly before midnight, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Some of those ...
Cuomo calls out Staten Island’s COVID-19 positivity rate, highest in NYC
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Even though parts of New York state have a coronavirus (COVID-19) positivity rate over 1%, Gov. Andrew Cuomo singled out ...
Mayor de Blasio calls defacing of Chabad of Staten Island ‘unacceptable’
— Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday called the recent defacing of a Staten Island Jewish place of worship “unacceptable” and vowed that the perpetrator ...
Mayor joins Rev. Sharpton for George Floyd memorial on one-year anniversary, reflects on …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Bill de Blasio met with the Rev. Al Sharpton Tuesday in Harlem to recognize the one-year anniversary of George ...
Gowns, suits, limos: Check out these 13 vintage photos from Staten Island proms
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It's prom season. A time of the year when students get glammed up -- renting a tux, buying a stunning gown and reserving a ...
What is a non-fungible token? Unique digital property called ‘NFT’ explained
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NFT boom is upon us. That's non-fungible token, for those wondering. They're emerging in the art world, professional ...
Cops: Tottenville man accused of stabbing woman during robbery on Bay Street
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police allege that a 35-year-old man from Tottenville stabbed a woman in the neck during a robbery early on Monday ...
NYC Blue Lives Matter raises $10K for family of fallen NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos
... $10,000 by selling memorial T-shirts honoring Tsakos over the past three weeks and capped off the drive with a CrossFit event on Staten Island.
Bulls Head man, 36, sentenced in sex case involving underage girl
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Bulls Head man was sentenced on Tuesday to 42 months in prison for sexually abusing an underage girl. James Rignola ...
Possible COVID-19 leak from Wuhan lab suddenly not just a Trump conspiracy theory (opinion)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Remember when it was a conspiracy theory to even idly speculate about how COVID-19 may have escaped from a lab in ...
On Your Mark gets set with new breakfast and lunch program
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — By 7:45 a.m. an open door to On Your Mark Cafe allows a gentle breeze into the dining room. Coffee's brewing. Chef John ...
State lifts mask mandate for 2- to 5-year-olds: What’s the protocol in NYC schools?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Children ages 2 to 5 will no longer be required to wear a mask amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, New York State ...
A year later, Staten Island’s Black Lives Matter mural is ‘unrecognizable;’ mayor promises upkeep
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After almost a year being driven over on Richmond Terrace, Staten Island's Black Lives Matter street mural has dramatically ...