Category: Staten Island

The city will close one lane of Staten Island-bound traffic on the BQE for two weekends this month. File photo by Todd Maisel The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s aging triple cantilever has been patched and repaired, and the city is moving now to further protect it from further damage. For the next two weekends, a small section…

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 42 years passed away a year and a half ago. He was a talented singer. Five months before he died, while he was still well enough to sing, two young ladies came to our home with a keyboard and microphones and recorded him singing worship songs. This was supposed to…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Wednesday marked 57 years since Father Vincent Capodanno died in action while ministering to wounded Marines on the battlefield during the Vietnam War. Born on Feb. 13, 1929, and ordained a priest on June 14, 1958, the Elm Park native participated in seven combat operations before dying at the age of…

An affordable housing lottery in NYC is open on Staten Island and ends on Sept. 23, 2024. Photo via NYC Housing Connect Staten Island is off the beaten path for many New Yorkers, but an affordable housing lottery just opened up that might spark some apartment seekers to consider living in the city’s southernmost borough.…

The rescued kitty now has a furever home with some of his heroes. Photo credit: Karen Wolfsen Neighbors and police conducted a purr-fectly successful operation when they rescued an adorable kitten on Staten Island Wednesday afternoon. The feline fiasco occurred at around 3:06 p.m. on Aug. 28 on Thomas Street in Richmondtown. Concerned neighbors heard…

DEAR ABBY: I’m part of a group of four girlfriends. We gather for all of our birthdays and treat the birthday girl to dinner at a restaurant of her choice. However, one girl in the group orders several expensive cocktails, and the bill comes out to be a fortune. She seems to have no regard…

The National Weather Service issued a report at 3:31 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 4:15 p.m. for Fulton, Montgomery and Schenectady counties. Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) are foreseen. “At 3:31 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Gloversville, moving south at 20 mph,” says…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — There were more suspensions issued in New York City public schools during the first half of the 2023-2024 school year compared to the same time the year prior, according to new data released by the Department of Education (DOE). Public schools suspended students 10,674 times from July through December 2023 —…

It’s time to grab your tickets and check to see if you’re a big winner! The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to rise after one lucky winner in Ohio won $138 million in the July 3 drawing. Is this your lucky night? Here are Monday’s winning lottery numbers: 11-27-30-33-44, Powerball: 16, Power Play: 3X If you…

Several vegetables and bagged salads are being recalled due to potentially being contaminated with listeria, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Wiers Farm Inc. of Ohio voluntarily recalled the produce, including bagged peppers, green beans, salad cucumbers, organic yellow squash and organic zucchini squash. No illnesses or complaints have been reported in conjunction…