Historic Staten Island church celebrates 119 years: ‘We are standing on the shoulders of...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Shiloh AME Zion Church, West Brighton, celebrated another milestone on Saturday, marking 119 years of serving the community. Parishioners joined with friends and family at Z-Two Restaurant and Lounge in Charleston to celebrate the church’s history. The Rev. Kenneth P. Heyman Jr. welcomed the...
NYPD: Woman, 60, reported missing on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to locate a 60-year-old woman who has been reported missing from New Brighton. Helene Felton was last seen leaving her residence on the 100 block of Henderson Avenue on Thursday, May 8, around 10 a.m., according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy...
Vehicle strikes utility pole in early morning crash on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A vehicle struck a utility pole early Saturday morning during a crash in Charleston, according to emergency radio transmissions. According to an FDNY spokesperson, the motor vehicle crash took place in the vicinity of Englewood Avenue and Veterans Road West around 6:11 a.m. No injuries...
Hit-and-run driver mows down 55-year-old man crossing Brooklyn street
A hit-and-run driver killed a 55-year-old man crossing a Brooklyn street early Saturday, police said. It was one of two fatal crashes to take place Saturday morning in the five boroughs, police said. The victim was crossing Washington Ave. at Fulton St. in Clinton Hill about 12:20 a.m. when a burgundy-colored Ford...
This stunning 100-year-old Staten Island bank building is closing after a century of service
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Santander Bank has notified the Office of the Comptroller of Currency that it will close 18 U.S. branches across six states before the end of this summer. Among them, a stately, historic banking facility in Stapleton that was constructed in 1924. “Santander Bank continues to...
City to upgrade bike lane on this major Staten Island street
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A bike lane on one of the North Shore’s busiest roads will soon be getting a major upgrade. On Tuesday, the Department of Transportation presented Community Board 1 with a plan to upgrade and improve the existing bike lane on Richmond Terrace, specifically in front of the Snug Harbor Cultural...
FDNY, National Grid respond to gas leak at school on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY and National Grid responded to a gas leak at a public school in Arrochar on Friday. The incident was reported at 10:56 a.m. at PS 39 at 99 Macfarland Ave. at Sand Lane, according to a spokesperson for the FDNY/EMS. Utility workers found...
Staten Island’s Best Dressed: 2025 Women of Achievement Luncheon at Hilton Garden
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Featured in this week’s Staten Island’s Best Dressed are snaps from the 2025 Advance Women of Achievement Luncheon on May 15, at the Hilton Garden of Staten Island, Bloomfield. A sharp-looking crowd of nearly 700 gathered to celebrate six exceptional Staten Island women,...
She was in the shower when police broke down her door. Now she’s getting...
A South Amboy mother agreed to a $197,500 settlement with Woodbridge Township, resolving a federal lawsuit that claimed police violently assaulted her during a 2018 home raid. According to the lawsuit, Katiria Ortiz, 30, was preparing to shower when two plainclothes Woodbridge police officers entered her home without...
DA: Mastic man faces felony charges in unprovoked stabbings in Riverhead and Riverside
A Mastic man was indicted today on charges connected to the “alleged unprovoked stabbings of two random men” on May 2 in Riverhead and Riverside, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. Rene Alexander Elias Chaj, 23, was indicted on two counts of second-degree assault and two...
