Category: Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This Sunday, when residents of New York “spring forward’’ to welcome Daylight Saving Time by moving their clocks one hour ahead, safety authorities encourage us to change the batteries in smoke detectors and test them to ensure that all detectors are functioning properly. Despite warnings about the importance of smoke-alarm maintenance,…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island University Hospital recently unveiled its Gruppuso Family Women and Newborn Center, for the first time integrating maternity, labor and delivery, and the NICU into one location and accommodating the delivery of an additional 1,000 babies a year within the Ocean Breeze site. The center, which will open sometime in…

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning at 3:32 a.m. on Saturday valid from 7 p.m. until Monday 2 p.m. for Oneida County. The weather service states, “If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of many key federal agencies, a vote that gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for the 2024 budget year. The measure contains six annual…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — About 100 residents rallied at the migrant shelter in Midland Beach Friday evening expressing their displeasure with elected officials for permitting the development of the migrant shelter in what was once a senior living home. Protestors brandishing signs and banners of red, white, and blue, took to Father Capodanno Boulevard. Joining…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — About three dozen demonstrators took to the doorstep of Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks’ office in St. George to urge her to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The protestors lined the sidewalk Friday afternoon, with a large NYPD presence overseeing the assembly. Standing before a secured entrance, the protestors emphatically shouted out…

Dear Annie: My boyfriend of six years has multiple ailments. I try to be supportive and help in any way I can. But I find that, as he complains almost every waking moment, my patience is wearing thin. It also stresses me out and frustrates me because it is literally nonstop, and there is nothing…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One person went to the hospital Friday afternoon following a crash in Sunnyside, officials said. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. on Clove Road near Niagara Street, according to a spokesperson with the FDNY. In an image from the scene, a van could be seen with considerable front end damage. FDNY…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A person was rescued from the waters off of St. George on Friday afternoon, according to multiple sources. A person was transported to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton from the vicinity of the St. George Ferry Terminal, according to a spokesman for the FDNY/EMS. The person was removed from…

The East Coast Conference announced its 2024 All-Conference honorees on Thursday, and three members of the College of Staten Island were recognized. Staten Island head coach TJ Tibbs was tabbed Coach of the Year, while juniors Bryce Waterman and Messiah Mallory were named to the First Team. All voting was done by the league’s nine…