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Hot, sticky weather sizzles New York City; NWS alerts for high heat, air quality
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Tuesday is forecast to be another day of stifling heat, high humidity and poor air quality on Staten Island and throughout New York City. A thunderstorm could strike early in the evening rush hour and around the time that parents typically pick their children up from camp.
NYPD: Man sought for questioning after allegedly slapping a woman’s buttocks on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an individual sought for questioning in connection to an alleged incident of forcible touching in Bulls Head. It was reported to police that on Wednesday, June 19, at around noon, a 23-year-old female was walking...
Little League NYS All-Star 12s softball: South Shore opens with a win behind Cirillo’s one-hitter
South Shore has taken its first step toward yet another Little League All-Star crown. The Tottenville loop is already the District 24 and Section 3 South champions on the 12-year-old softball circuit and kicked off the New York State tourney with a 7-2 win over Wappingers Falls on Monday night. Daniella Cirillo struck out eight in a complete-game, one-hitter.
Little League District 24 All-Star 12s baseball: LHP Stephen Grippo’s masterful performance vaults SSLL to crown
By the time the latter stages of the Little League District 24 All-Star 12s baseball tournament championship game rolled around, it wasn’t a matter of whether South Shore lefty Stephen Grippo would be the winning pitcher. Instead, the question was could the southpaw finish what he started as he...
HS baseball poll: Who was Staten Island’s top PSAL player this season? Our picks, your votes!
Staten Island baseball, as per usual, was littered with talent on the high school circuit this spring. The PSAL ranks were especially competitive this year, where borough schools showed out on the AAA and AA circuits. But who was the best PSAL player from the borough this season? We want...
Borelli Says S.I. Is "Guilty As Charged" For Not Taking More Migrants
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards wants Staten Island to take more migrants. City Councilman Joe Borelli reminds people that Staten Island never asked to provide migrants sanctuary in the first place. @iheartradio.com
Attorney General James Stops Four School Bus Companies from Illegal Idling, Polluting at Bus Yards in NYC Communities
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced settlements with four school bus companies to stop illegal excessive idling at their bus yards in communities of color and low-income communities in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and on Staten Island. The companies—Consolidated Bus, Inc. (Consolidated), Logan Bus Company (Logan), Pioneer Transportation Co. (Pioneer), and Total Transportation Corp. (Total)—will each be required to invest up to $2 million to purchase new electric buses or electrify some of their current fleet. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges that these four companies violated New York laws by allowing school buses to idle for extended periods of time at their bus yards. Emissions from buses and cars are the largest contributor to air pollution in New York, and excessive idling endangers the health of surrounding communities. By contrast, the new electric buses will not emit any air pollutants. The companies will also install automatic idling shut-off timers on their remaining traditional buses and implement anti-idling training for drivers.
Atlantic League Glance
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Charges dropped against Staten Island teacher in domestic assault case
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Criminal charges against a high school math teacher accused of a domestic assault involving a baseball bat have been dismissed, sources said. James Aurelia, 34, was arrested around 8:25 p.m. on April 29 on allegations he struck the 35-year-old complainant in the vicinity of Vanderbilt Avenue and Nunley Court in Stapleton.
New restaurant opens on Staten Island with ‘mocktail’ lounge while awaiting liquor license
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Chemistry lives within the heart of The Alchemist, a drinking and mingling spot fairly new to the New Dorp neighborhood at 1363 North Railroad Ave. And while the liquor license weaves through its process, Ekaterina Kolesnikova has set her restaurant underway as a “mocktail lounge.”
Person hit by car on Staten Island; taken to hospital
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A person was struck by a vehicle in Sunnyside and rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon, according to the fire department. The pedestrian strike was reported at 3:03 p.m. on Cheshire Place, between Melrose Avenue and Clove Road, according to an FDNY spokesman. The spokesman...
AG James Halts Illegal Idling: School Bus Companies to Invest $2 Million in Clean Buses
(WNY News Now) – NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced settlements with four school bus companies to stop illegal excessive idling at their bus yards in communities of color and low-income communities in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and on Staten Island. The companies—Consolidated Bus, Inc. (Consolidated), Logan Bus Company (Logan), Pioneer Transportation Co. (Pioneer), and Total Transportation Corp. (Total)—will each be required to invest up to $2 million to purchase new electric buses or electrify some of their current fleet. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges that these four companies violated New York laws by allowing school buses to idle for extended periods of time at their bus yards. Emissions from buses and cars are the largest contributor to air pollution in New York, and excessive idling endangers the health of surrounding communities. By contrast, the new electric buses will not emit any air pollutants. The companies will also install automatic idling shut-off timers on their remaining traditional buses and implement anti-idling training for drivers.
FDNY: Lithium ion battery sparks fire at Staten Island residence
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A lithium ion battery from an electric scooter caused a fire in a multi-story, multi-family residence in Port Richmond Monday, according to an FDNY chief on the scene. The “all hands” blaze was reported around 3 p.m. at 1916 Richmond Terrace between Jewett and Heberton...
Dough nixes pizza pickup at Dongan Hills restaurant
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Over the weekend, the Dongan Hills Dough By Licastri announced it would no longer have pickup service from its flagship location, 1456 Richmond Road. Its owner said all takeout orders and delivery now will come from its sister restaurant in Eltingville at 3831 Richmond Ave.
After clean-up, now let’s put the Staten Island’s North Shore rail line back in operation (opinion)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The city Sanitation Department recently performed a massive cleanup along the old North Shore rail line. More than 220 tons of debris were removed from a one-mile stretch of the old rail line. Now if only somebody would put the rail line back in operation.
As Firehouse Sees It: Fire Station Fires...It Can Happen to You
The popular saying, “It won’t happen to us,” is something that the fire service knows all too well in conjunction with dealing with a family who suffered a fire loss, someone who was involved in a life-altering crash and a life-ending EMS run. We are well aware that firefighters aren’t immune. Neither is their residence nor their home away from home.
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