'The Bravest' brew benefits 9/11 first responders
The Flagship Brewery Company on Staten Island has debuted an ale specifically brewed for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
NYC flooding: Staten Island Costco parking lot underwater, stranding shoppers
New York City faced a deluge of flash flooding Wednesday night triggered by the remnants of Hurricane Ida — halting trains, shutting down an airport and stranding straphangers and shoppers in multiple areas.
Video: Gunman opens fire into beauty salon on Staten Island
Police were searching for two suspects wanted for shooting a teenage girl and a woman while they were inside a hair salon on Staten Island.
Staten Island restaurants sue to block vaccination proof mandate
A group of New York City restaurants asked a judge this week to block the city's latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, calling the city's mandate that customers show proof of vaccination "arbitrary, irrational, unscientific and unlawful."
Tropical stork lands in Staten Island, dies after eating litter
A wood stork typically seen in tropical and subtropical regions migrated to New York City but died 10 days after it was first spotted on Staten Island.
NYC students are encouraged to get vaccinated as soon as possible
Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter is making a plea to all eligible students to get vaccinated as we learn of nearly 94,000 reported new pediatric COVID-19 cases across the country.
Man shot after fleeing ambulance, swinging pipe at officers: NYPD
Police say officers shot and wounded a man who swung a metal pipe at them after behaving erratically and bolting from an ambulance on Staten Island.
Elderly man found killed with 'I touch little girls' written on his chest
Police in New York are investigating the murder of an elderly man found dead inside a Staten Island duplex with a disturbing message scrawled on his chest.
4-year-old boy drowns at Staten Island beach
A boy drowned at a beach on Staten Island on Tuesday night. Police officers pulled him from the water and performed CPR but it was too late.
'Inspirational' student, 62, amid NY makeshift morgue's dead
Hundreds of people's remains linger in a temporary morgue that was opened at the peak of New York City's battle with the coronavirus but is still operating over a year later.
Powerful thunderstorms cause flooding in NY, NJ
A nearly stationary frontal boundary combined with a hot and humid air mass sparked some thunderstorms on Monday. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for northeast New Jersey, most of southeast New York, and a small portion of southern Connecticut until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
VIDEO: Man trying to board bus with electric scooter punches driver
Police are hoping a video will help ID the person who attacked an MTA bus driver on Staten Island.
COVID-19 cases spike on Staten Island amid vaccine resistance
Staten Island University Hospital's Dr. Theodore Strange says COVID-19 cases are rising in neighborhoods along the south shore.
Temporary morgue in Brooklyn is reminder of pandemic's pain
A temporary morgue that was set up in Brooklyn at the height of the city's coronavirus crisis in April 2020 is still in use today. About 200 bodies remain there.
Cops hunt gunman who opened fire in front of Staten Island deli
Cops want to find the man seen firing two rounds in front of M & Z Deli in Graniteville on Apr. 22 at about 10:40 p.m.
Many performance venues still waiting for pandemic aid
In December, lawmakers in Washington finally passed a $16.1 billion relief package called the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant program, and help was on the way for theater owners across the country. Until it stalled.
As vaccinations slow, NYC steps up outreach
Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration had hoped to vaccinate 5 million New Yorkers by June. But as of June 1, 4.3 million New Yorkers had been fully vaccinated.
New York City public beaches open for swimming on Saturday
New York City's eight public beaches will be open for swimming from Saturday, May 29, through Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Lifeguards will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.
Trio assaults, robs 58-year-old man in Staten Island: NYPD
The victim allegedly complained about the suspects playing loud music from their cars when they attacked him and stole his cell phone and wallet.
Staten Island in midst of pedestrian safety crisis, study says
During the first four months of 2021, pedestrian crashes were up 65% in New York. Most of those crashes happened on Staten Island and in Brooklyn.