Staten Island NY

The last of four detainees who escaped from an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, in June has now been caught.

A 51-year-old straphanger is on life support after a another man punched him down to the ground during a dispute inside the Times Square subway station Wednesday, cops and sources said. The victim got into a dust-up with another man around 6:45 p.m. on the mezzanine for the N, Q and R trains at the 42nd Street-Times...

The prosecution rested Thursday in the animal cruelty trial of a man whose carriage horse collapsed in Hell's Kitchen in 2022.

We’re halfway through July and the NYC DOE Calendar for 2025-2026 has been released, which can only mean two things: 1. summer is (sadly) coming to a close, and 2. before we know it school will be in session once again. But as New York Public Schools gear up for a new school year, they’re doing so minus one thing:...

Rikers Island inmates at the East River jail recently celebrated walking across the stage, beating the odds of an uncertain future behind bars. These 63 Rikers high school graduates exchanged their jumpsuits for robes of excellence while they wait for the courts to decide their fate. Tylik Thomas, the class’s...

New York (WRGB) — Marc Silverman Jr., a 57-year-old former captain with the New York City Department of Correction, has been arrested and convicted for fraudulently collecting over $200,000 in Social Security benefits. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the conviction, revealing that Silverman falsely...

A serial rapist was slapped with an effective life sentence after he tormented and strangled an 81-year-old Manhattan woman who bravely said in court Wednesday her “survival is a miracle.” Career criminal Avon Long, 79, received a 32-years-to-life prison sentence for barging into the octogenarian’s apartment where he...

They messed with the wrong one this time. Black folks from across the city pulled up to show their support for 21-year-old Jada McPherson, who was violently attacked over a parking spot in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. Suggested Reading. And judging by the community’s response, this violent attack quickly turned...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Steaming borek bread loaves and hand-made kebabs are part of the draw to Alba Cafe and Market. Located at 1880 Hylan Blvd on Staten Island’s East Shore, Alba Market combines a butcher shop, grocery store, and restaurant under one roof to create a vibrant hub of Albanian cuisine.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A popular Dunkin’ is under construction near one of Staten Island’s largest schools. The coffee chain’s location at 901 Huguenot Ave. is temporarily closed due to renovation efforts that landed even the iconic pink and orange awning in a massive dumpster. That...