Category: Staten Island

Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $395 million prize on December 8. Here are the winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing: 05-45-55-58-68; Mega Ball: 07; Megaplier: 2X The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $493 million. The cash…

The Giants might add another edge rusher to the rotation for next season. New York’s pass rush is not very consistent outside of edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. To help improve this area, Giants general manager Joe Schoen could pursue a top-end free agent in March. Read the full article here

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Twelve FDNY units comprising 60 firefighters brought a fire in a six-story Mariners Harbor apartment building under control Tuesday night. The all-hands blaze was reported just before 6 p.m. in the rear of one of the building’s units, located at 361 Grandview Ave., between Brabant Street and Continental Place, an FDNY…

With the Knicks second to open the second half of the season on Thursday at the Sixers, the team provided health updates on a number of key injured players. Julius Randle (shoulder), OG Anunoby (elbow) and Mitchell Robinson (ankle) are all expected back at some point during the run-up to the playoffs, when the Knicks…

Tottenville continued its dominance from a week ago, when it captured the PSAL Individual team crown, with another title at the PSAL freshman/sophomore championships last weekend. The Pirates posted a team score of 209.5, edging Brooklyn Tech (199) and James Madison (191.5) for the top spot. Petrides, meanwhile, finished fourth with 110 points. Read the…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a series of challenges to rent-stabilization laws in New York Tuesday, and two of the state’s top elected officials applauded that decision. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams issued separate statements praising the court for its decision not to hear challenges from…

Without a doubt, you remember the day your child was born like it was yesterday—the excitement, the anxiety, the joy. You probably fantasized about the future your child will have as you held them in your arms, rocking them to sleep. Enter the 529 account: A tax-advantageous account that you can dedicate money to each…

WASHINGTON — California’s national reputation as a place of dreams and prosperity is in jeopardy, battered by Republicans who dislike almost all aspects of the state and many Democrats who see it as too costly and a poor place to raise a family. Nationwide, 50% of U.S. adults believe the state is in decline, according…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you want to win big while playing the lottery, you need to pick the luckiest numbers. New research has found that some lottery numbers are drawn more than others. Experts at Lottery Geeks, a news publication for anything related to lottery, analyzed the numbers that have appeared in previous draws…

(The following column was originally published in 2021.) Dear Annie: I was close to all my brothers when we were growing up, especially because we had no extended family around. Our grandparents and aunts and uncles were quite a distance away. All of us really felt it, and the siblings always wanted spouses who could…