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See all homes sold on the South Shore, July 1 to July 7
The following is a listing of all home transfers in South Shore reported from July 1 to July 7. There were 20 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,526-square-foot home on McKee Avenue that sold for $825,000. Staten Island. 310...
Election 2024: How Gen Z’s vote could determine the Trump-Biden presidential race
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing journalistic initiative to examine the political thinking of Staten Island’s Gen Z population ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Gen Z is made up of those born between 1997 and 2012 and is presently the youngest generation with the power to vote in the United States. If you or someone you know would like to participate in “Election 2024: Gen Z may hold the key,” please e-mail jdelaney@siadvance.com.
Alleged serial groper arrested on Staten Island: NYPD
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — An alleged serial groper was arrested Thursday evening on Staten Island, according to the NYPD. Police said the most recent incident involving a 10-year-old girl happened at around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday in the vicinity of Charleston Avenue and Winnant Avenue. Officers responded to a 911 call for harassment and […]
Mediterranean restaurant to open at former Boston Market location on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Local restaurant owners scooped up the lease at the 3,144-square-foot, free-standing building formerly housing Boston Market. Soon rising from vacant Greenridge digs at 865 Arthur Kill Road will be a Mediterranean concept with which Staten Islanders are much familiar — Zara. Indeed, the Avci...
Bus driver recounts rescue of toddler wandering in the middle of Staten Island street
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was just another Wednesday for Peter Warner on the morning of June 19. The 13-year veteran bus operator with the MTA was navigating the S61 route toward the St. George Ferry Terminal when he came across something unexpected in the roadway — an unattended toddler.
Staten Island deli celebrates neighborhood students
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — The neighborhood deli is a central location on the block. It’s a place to get food, household supplies, and a connection to residents. One corner store on Staten Island has been recognizing students and people in the area. Zack’s Finest Deli and Grocery is at the corner of Heberton Avenue and Ann Street […]
Atlantic League Glance
High Point at York, 6:30 p.m. Long Island at Staten Island, 6:30 p.m. Lancaster at Hagerstown, 6:30 p.m. Charleston at Lexington, 6:45 p.m. Southern Maryland at Gastonia, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. Long Island at Staten Island, 10:30 a.m. Charleston at Lexington, noon. Lancaster at Hagerstown, 6:30 p.m. High Point...
Boy, 9, struck by pickup truck on Staten Island: NYPD
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An elementary school student was hit by a pickup truck after exiting a school bus Monday in Travis, officials confirmed Friday. At approximately 3:45 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck in front of 290 Wild Ave., according to an NYPD spokesperson.
Sources: 4 men accused in beating tied to Staten Island flag football game
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that four men were part of a group that beat and seriously injured an individual at a sport field in New Dorp. Brothers Hage and Henry Hysenagolli, both 22, of Wakefield Road in Eltingville; Daniel Kazberuk, 24, of Gary Place in New Springville; and Adedoyin Onakomaya, 22, of Klondike Avenue in New Springville, stand accused in the assault that occurred on June 9 at about 4 p.m. in the vicinity of the sports fields at New Dorp High School and Miller Field, according to the criminal complaint and police.
N.Y. weather: Spurts of heavy rain amid flood warnings, ‘stalled front’
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Heavy rainfall forecast for Staten Island through Saturday night is expected to arrive in spurts. The first downpour arrived during the morning commute, with thunderstorms possible after 11 a.m., according to a National Weather Service forecast. If you purchase a product or register for an...
Car smashes into pole at Staten Island shopping center; 2 injured, 1 critically
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A vehicle collided with a pole at the popular Bricktown Centre at Charleston shopping plaza Friday afternoon, leaving a passenger critically injured and the driver with minor injuries. A FDNY spokesperson said emergency services were called to Veterans Road between West Shore Parkway and Arthur...
Live video from the scene as driver is sentenced in car crash that killed 3 teen passengers
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Almost two years to the day after a horrific collision in Pleasant Plains took the lives of three teenagers, the driver in the crash has been sentenced to prison. Records show that Orlando Flores, now 18, pleaded guilty in May to second-degree manslaughter as part...
Staten Island University Hospital opens new, expanded Smith Institute for Urology on South Ave.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island University Hospital executives recently cut the ribbon on the new Smith Institute for Urology, a state-of-the art facility providing urology and cancer care at the Corporate Commons 3 building at 1441 South Ave. The new urology center features 17 exam rooms in an...
Cancer patients at Richmond University Medical Center are warmed and comforted by donation of blankets
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Cancer patients currently being treated at Richmond University Medical Center can now feel a little more comfortable, thanks to Subaru of America, Island Subaru and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The three organization have donated new blankets to the hospital’s Center for Cancer Care and the Ambulatory Infusion Center.
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