Category: Staten Island

The Jets don’t have many questions or needs on the defensive side of the ball as they head into free agency on Monday, with the start of the negotiating window at noon. But Sunday revealed how they might address an uncertain position as the offseason begins. The Jets are re-signing safety Chuck Clark to a…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For the first time in centuries, New York state will be in the path of totality for a solar eclipse next month — but the view of this rare celestial event will depend on the weather. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Any day is a good day to be a Powerball winner, but according to lottery officials, one person’s lucky day arrived this weekend. A ticket for the second-place prize was sold by Manhattan’s Peoples Place Gourmet Deli for a life-changing $1 million. The deli, located at 1391 2nd Ave., drew the…

Syracuse, N.Y. — An 11-year-old boy who died in a Syracuse home on Thursday had three drugs in his system, his great-aunt said. The boy, Ashton DeGonzaque, a sixth-grader at Grant Middle School, was taken to Upstate University Hospital on Thursday where he died, police said. Police are investigating the boy’s death. The boy had…

Most teams, especially in the CHSAA AA division, have at least one dominant player who turns heads whenever she’s on the court. Whether she can score from anywhere or is a powerful presence on defense, if you’re not careful she can wreck havoc. Sometimes, however, a team is lucky enough to have all of these…

SPARKILL, N.Y. — The College of Staten Island’s hopes of winning its first East Coast Conference Tournament title were dashed Saturday with a 68-56 loss to Daemen College in the ECC semifinals at St. Thomas Aquinas College. Daemen advances to the ECC title game for the fourth straight season and will play host St. Thomas…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The former owner of a Staten Island locksmith business began serving a prison sentence last month after withholding $860,000 in state sales taxes over a span of more than a decade. Anthony “Carl” Napolitano, 59, of Pilot Lane in Charleston, pleaded guilty in July in Albany Supreme Court to felony tax…

A coastal flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 4:12 a.m. valid for Sunday between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. for Queens and Nassau County. The weather service describes, “One to locally two feet of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.” “Widespread minor…

On Sunday at 1:29 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in effect until 3:30 a.m. for Rockland County. The weather service describes, “Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.” “Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas,” adds the weather service. “Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded…

DEAR ABBY: I’m an only child (in my 30s now) who was raised by an emotionally and verbally abusive mother. When I wasn’t her whipping post, I was an emotional crutch for her and had to assume parental tasks. Since I became an adult, she has violated my boundaries repeatedly. We just don’t have a…