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Staten Island business owner and cancer survivor throws out first pitch at star-studded RHONJ event
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In March 2023, Claudia Carucci was diagnosed with breast cancer. There were no symptoms, no family history of the disease and zero signs that an invasive ductal carcinoma was growing inside her chest. But a routine mammogram captured the tumor and changed her life forever. “The...
THE PROM Comes to The Heights Players Next Month
The Heights Players will kick off its 69th season with the award-winning musical The Prom for a limited engagement beginning September 6th, 2024! Set in current day New York City and Indiana, The Prom brings humor and color to an important issue facing the nation - LGBTQIA rights. Four eccentric...
Zonobia Crowell: A place for community
As families in Cypress Hills get ready to head back to the classroom, Zonobia Crowell is making sure they have the tools to succeed. "We might not have all the, the supplies that they need, but I hope that it helps a little bit to, to get them on their way,” she said.
Morning audio update: Mayor Adams’ ambitious rezoning plan, reopening of a vital Social Security office, inspiring story of an S.I. man who beat cancer (Aug. 23-26, 2024)
Good morning Staten Island, and welcome to the brand new daily SILive.com morning report. Today’s Morning Report, which covers stories from the weekend through today (Monday) includes Mayor Eric Adams’ ambitious rezoning plan for NYC, the reopening of a vital Social Security office in Staten Island, and an inspiring story of a local man who beat the odds against cancer. Plus, we’ll cover a heartwarming animal rescue operation and a lively community festival. Stay tuned for all this and more!
Security Firm Billed for Hundreds of Eight-Hour Shifts at Migrant Shelters. Internal Records Tell a Different Story.
A Long Island security firm routinely billed taxpayers for full eight-hour shifts at one of the city’s biggest migrant shelters, even as daily time logs kept by staff show hundreds of entries in which guards recorded arrival times later than the shifts started or departure times before they ended, a review by THE CITY has […] The post Security Firm Billed for Hundreds of Eight-Hour Shifts at Migrant Shelters. Internal Records Tell a Different Story. appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew isn’t afraid to pivot
Michael Mulgrew sounds like an idealistic liberal who wants everybody to realize the American dream; he just wants to make sure he’s the one who gets his members there first. The 59-year-old former high school teacher leads the United Federation of Teachers, whose nearly 200,000 members include New York City public school teachers, school nurses and other school workers.
UWS hotspot Bánh Vietnamese Shop House opening a new restaurant in the East Village
The owners of the popular (and well-reviewed) UWS establishment Bánh Vietnamese Shop House are opening a sibling restaurant at 99 Third Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street. Signage arrived for Bánh Anh Em on Thursday. (Thanks to EVG reader Seth Treiman for the photo and tip!) The...
The Loisaida CommUnity Fridge on 9th and B needs a new home — here's why
On the heels of our story that the 12th Street and First Avenue East Village Neighbors Community Fridge at S’MAC was being forced to close, we received word from Trinity Lutheran Parish that the Loisaida CommUnity Fridge and Pantry at Ninth Street and Avenue B also needs to shutter.
Don’t miss out: NJ changes some rules for newest ANCHOR rebates
💲 Applicants will face additional ID verification. 💲 Double check whether your payment should be automatic this year. Notices are about to hit millions of mailboxes throughout New Jersey, to get the ball rolling on another round of property tax relief. Many residents likely won't have to do...
Ex-NYC cop seeking Hudson Valley House seat was accused of falsely charging teen girl
Alison Esposito was a New York City police lieutenant in 2016 when she and fellow officers from a Manhattan gang unit went to an East Harlem apartment one night to arrest a suspect in several shootings. They made that arrest. But they also cuffed a 16-year-old girl and charged her with punching and scratching Esposito. Those charges were dropped several months later, and the city wound up paying $25,000 to settle a lawsuit by the girl, who...
Lecture | Miriam Schefzyk on German Cabinetmaker in 18th-C. Paris
Jean-Francois Oeben and Roger Vandercruse, Tabletop of a mechanical table, ca. 1761–63, oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood, with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods; gilt-bronze mounts; imitation Japanese lacquer; replaced silk (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982.60.61). ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊...
Monday Morning Politics; Later-In-Life Aging Spurts; How to Sort Your Trash in NYC; 100 Years of 100 Things: Summer Camps
Philip Bump, national columnist for The Washington Post and the author of The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America (Viking, 2023), talks about the latest national political news. Stanford Medicine researchers recently found that we undergo two periods of rapid molecular...
Orfeh Rules the Roost in Broadway's
Orfeh, Tony-nominated for creating the role of Paulette in Legally Blonde: The Musical, joins the Tony-winning revival of Chicago beginning August 26 at the Ambassador Theatre. The actor—whose Broadway credits also include Pretty Woman: The Musical; Saturday Night Fever; The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm; and Footloose—steps into the role of Matron...
MORDEVCO breaks ground on 334-unit rental project at key site in downtown Linden
Plans for OneWest Apartments call for 334 upscale apartments and 13,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space at North Wood and West Elizabeth avenues in Linden. — Rendering courtesy: MORDEVCO Cos. LLC. Construction is underway on a new mixed-use project that will bring 334 apartments to downtown Linden, in...
TFE adds three-building, 93,000 sq. ft. retail property in Fair Lawn
1717 River Road in Fair Lawn — Courtesy: TFE Properties. TFE Properties has expanded to Bergen County with its purchase of nearly 93,000 square feet of retail space on a 6.3-acre site in Fair Lawn. The firm, which is based in East Windsor, said the deal on River Road...
Columbia receives $400 million for biomedical research, education
Columbia University has announced a $400 million gift from alumni P. Roy and Diana Vagelos in support of biomedical research and education and to catalyze opportunities for improving society’s health and well-being. With the single largest gift ever made to the university’s medical school, which already bears their names,...
Rabbi Zucker of Flatbush in Need of Tefillos
Tehillim Needed: Please be mispallel for the Rosh Yeshiva, Avraham Nesanel ben Masha Leeba, Rabbi Zucker from Flatbush. He sustained a serious head injury and is undergoing surgery and is in need of rachmei shamayim. Besuros Tovos.
Brooklyn neighborhood on edge as police search for man who followed woman into building, choked her
Bone-chilling video shows a man following a woman into her building near Prospect Park, and then choking her from behind.The victim screamed for help and for her attacker to stop as she fought back. Thankfully that was enough for him to run away, however the community is on edge as police continue to search for her attacker.The 25-year-old walked up a few steps into the lobby towards the mailboxes when the suspect pushed the button to the elevator and waited - clueless as security cameras tracked his every move.The suspect then zeroed in on the victim, walked up the same...
NY murder-suicide leaves 5 dead before meeting with realtor to sell recently deceased mother's home: report
A horrifying murder-suicide on New York’s Long Island left five people dead, and it reportedly happened before a family was set to meet with a realtor to sell a recently deceased woman’s home. Nassau County police arrived at the home on Wyoming Court in Syosset around noon Sunday...
Union County lottery player wins $1M playing Mega Millions
A lottery player in Union County won $1,000,000 in the Friday, Aug. 16, Mega Millions drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Basic Food Mart in Union, 498 Chestnut St. The winning numbers were: 22, 38, 48, 51 and 61, with 5 as the Gold Megaball. ...
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