Staten Island NY

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that a former police officer and his presumed accomplice have been indicted over a bribery scheme in which the officer allegedly conducted unauthorized searches while assigned to Brooklyn Criminal Court. The information, which included confidential reports and...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For over a decade, tenants at the government-subsidized Park Hill Apartments in Clifton have complained about poor living conditions. Nearly three months ago, The Advance/SILive.com wrote about a 75-year-old resident of the complex enduring a month without heat this past winter. Over the years,...

Advances in DNA recently led to a breakthrough in the 20-year-old cold case killing of a New York City cab driver whose body was found in Connecticut, police say.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says its agents and law enforcement partners apprehended 206 illegal immigrants during a weeklong operation in and around New York City. ICE says it targeted "egregious criminal alien offenders" in the operation, which took place from April 6-12. ICE said the enforcement was...

New York State Police announced on Thursday that they're attempting to locate a 16-year-old girl who was last seen about a month ago. The New York State Police are attempting to locate 16-year-old Evelyn R. Xol Caal, who was reported missing by her family members. They have asked the public to come forward with any...

New York City’s abandoned lore expands for decades, spanning from vacant hospitals and rehabs centers to wiped away subway stations. They’ve always been a source of joy for history enthusiasts, photographers, and every New Yorker in between. This time around, we uncover the abandoned 18th Street subway station that...

NEW YORK - New York State has abundant significant rivers, shaping its geography, history, and economy. The answer requires a slight clarification when considering the "longest river" associated with New York. While the St. Lawrence River forms a significant part of the state's northern border, the title of the...

A person passes frozen turkeys displayed for sale inside a grocery store on November 14, 2022 in New York City. Benefit recipients and their advocates say the work requirement can be onerous for low-income New Yorkers to navigate, and could cut them off when they need help most. [ more › ]

A record-breaking 3.8 million pounds of compost was collected in the second week of a new recycling mandate — a number so overwhelming that the city is opening a new site dedicated to the “black gold.” That’s 1,900 tons of food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste — equal in weight to eight and a half Statues of...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease, death and disability in the United States, claiming more than 480,000 lives each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite the well-documented risks, which include cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung...