Category: Staten Island

Dear Annie: I have a 47-year-old daughter who will not speak or have anything to do with me because I’m not in her religion. This has affected me greatly since her kids, my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren live on her land. She has forbidden me to come near her or her children. How can I…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Carmine Fusco stepped into the proprietor position at Presto Pizza just over five years ago. With mixed emotions, he announced this Thursday as his final day at the West Brighton parlor. The shop will continue under new ownership starting Friday, March 8. As a parting gift from Fusco, all food is…

The Staten Island semifinal is off. No. 2 New Dorp held up its end of the bargain in a 91-22 drubbing of visiting No. 10 Columbus on Wednesday, but No. 6 Susan Wagner dropped a tightly-contested, 62-57, decision at the hands of host No. 3 East NY Family. Read the full article here

Doesn’t it seem like Thanksgiving Eve was yesterday? The 2023-24 high school basketball season, in actuality, went by at the speed of light as the last Staten Island team played its final game on Tuesday. Twenty-four Islanders displayed the consistent ability to score this past season as evidenced by the fact they finished with double-digit…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The doors at the Center For Hope SI (CFHSI) were open wide to seniors in need during a “Day of Love,” dedicated to honoring individuals in their golden years who’ve long been the backbone of the community of Staten Island. The spirit of giving shined brightly as CFHSI welcomed seniors from…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York state is offering classes on how to view the total solar eclipse on April 8 without the use of special eclipse glasses. On April 8, a rare total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada, according to NASA. A total solar eclipse occurs when the…

On Thursday at 3:43 a.m. a flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 8:43 p.m. for Hamilton County. The weather service describes, “Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.” “At 7.0 feet, Minor flood stage. Water overflows onto lowlands and approaches Route 30,” comments the weather service. Your…

It’s official: The Meltdown is as reliable as AT&T, which experienced nationwide service outages for most of Thursday, but we’re more reliable than the Alabama Supreme Court. We’re coming to you this Friday morning rather than our usual Thursday afternoon due to some technical issues that I think happened because Mercury is in Pisces. Or…

DEAR ABBY: My daughter and her husband have been together for 10 years, married for three of them. They have a 1-year-old daughter. I have just learned they may be getting a divorce. My son-in-law is very controlling as well as verbally and emotionally abusive. He yells, swears and slams doors over the littlest things.…

A Bronx apartment was the site of a horrific scene as police discovered a headless and armless torso Tuesday night, the Daily New is reporting. Officers uncovered the remains, later identified as a 44-year-old man, inside a sixth-floor apartment on Summit Avenue, near W. 162nd St. in Highbridge at about 8:30 p.m. The man’s legs…