4 Catholic high schools graduate 627 students on Saturday
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A total of 627 students graduated from four Staten Island's Catholic high schools on Saturday: Students from St. Joseph By ...
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Uncorked wine and food festival: Scenes from a giant sampling party on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In dappled light with wine goblets in hand, several hundred revelers roamed the grounds of Historic Richmond Town at the ...
Air quality alert issued for Sunday
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an air quality alert for the greater New York City area on Sunday. The alert ...
NYPD receives hundreds of requests for graffiti removal
There were 344 complaints in Brooklyn; 291 in Manhattan; 214 in Queens; 100 on Staten Island, and 70 in the Bronx. Bay Ridge was among the ZIP ...
NYPD, EMS respond to car crash on Hylan Boulevard in Dongan Hills
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- EMS and NYPD personnel responded to a motor vehicle crash along Hylan Boulevard in Dongan Hills Saturday afternoon.
NYPD seeks 2 men wanted for questioning in connection with Memorial Day shooting
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The city Police Department is asking for the public's help in their search for two unidentified men who are wanted for ...
Local leaders, candidates conduct safety audit of Hylan Boulevard
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Local leaders and candidates for office came together on Saturday to commit to promoting new safety measures along Hylan ...
St. Joseph By the Sea Graduation 2021
St. Joseph By The Sea graduates 286 students on June 5, 2021. (Dr. Gracelyn Santos/ Staten Island Advance). St. Joseph By The Sea graduates 286 ...
‘Vax and Scratch’ extended: New Yorkers can still win $5M for vaccinations
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended the “Vax and Scratch” incentive program to New Yorkers for the next 10 weeks, ...
NY Assembly honors NYPD officer killed in alleged drunk driving incident
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York Assembly honored an NYPD officer killed in April by an alleged drunk driver in Queens, members of the body ...
As her momentum continues, Kathryn Garcia supporters lack diversity
Democratic mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia campaigning at the Staten Island Ferry terminal on June 4, 2021. NY1/Courtney Gross.
Will Staten Island UFO sightings be validated with congressional report?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – There have been reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) on Staten Island, ...
Readers Write: How Is Foye ‘conflicted?’
... Metro-North, and Staten Island Railway.” Again, does it make sense to use police officers accustomed to fighting crime in a far different environment ...
Is the bar business springing back? | The Dish
We'll feed you.” Juicy Lucy. Kevin Abernethy makes a Merengue Pie Martini (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri).
Severe thunderstorms expected until early evening
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Forecasters expect severe thunderstorms to last until early Friday evening, according to information from the Nation Weather ...
Sri Lankan Immigrant Entrepreneurs Bring Taste of Home to Staten Island
The Lakruwana restaurant in Staten Island. In 1967, a young Leslie Gunaratne found himself in Staten Island, now New York City's smallest borough by ...
COVID hospitalizations on SI dip to lowest this year and fewest in almost 8 months
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Coronavirus (COVID-19) hospitalizations in the borough have dropped below 20, falling to its lowest level since mid-October ...
New York State plans to lift school, camp mask mandates on Monday
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Soon New York's children may no longer be required to wear a mask in school or at camp, regardless of vaccination status.
7-year-old boy accused of rape in upstate New York: Reports
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 7-year-old boy was arrested on rape charges in a small upstate New York community, according to multiple media reports.
CHSAA baseball playoffs: Poor field conditions wipe out St. Peter’s, Farrell playoff games until …
Poor field conditions on Staten Island and in the Bronx wiped out CHSAA Archdiocesan playoff games for the second straight day for St. Peter's and ...