These Staten Island streets to close for major paving, milling work next week
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York City Department of Transportation plans to pave several Staten Island streets next week, leading to closures and possible delays, the agency has announced. The work will take place during the daytime between Monday, May 5 and Friday, May 9, in Great Kills.
NYPD Alerts Public in Search for Missing 80-Year-Old Staten Island Woman, Beverley Bryant
The New York Police Department has issued an alert for a missing person, Beverley Bryant, an 80-year-old resident of Staten Island. Bryant was last seen on May 1, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m. According to the NYPD Missing Persons social media post, she was reported to be wearing a red...
2 sought for questioning in connection with criminal mischief investigation on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating two individuals wanted for questioning in connection with an incident of criminal mischief that occurred in Arden Heights. It was reported to police that on Friday, April 18, at approximately 1:40 a.m.,...
Parent protests at Staten Island school put NYC’s discipline policies for youngest kids in...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A recent rally of Staten Island parents, who allege that there’s not enough being done to satisfy their safety concerns at a borough elementary school, has put a spotlight on security and disciplinary policies set by the New York City education department. Last week,...
Man, 19, accused of firing gun on street, committing robberies at store, on Staten...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 19-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot at an occupied car on a street crowded with pedestrians and vehicles in Clifton. Survester Tarr of Clove Road in Concord also stands accused in two separate robberies, one at gunpoint at...
NYPD housing officer busted for borrowing $1,700 from driver he pulled over, officials say
Armando Silvestre allegedly never repaid the loan after stopping the motorist in Queens while on duty. [ more › ]
Witness reports gunfire in Staten Island neighborhood: ‘This never happened around here before’
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y — A Port Richmond resident was left frightened after he says he witnessed gunshots confirmed by police in the neighborhood late Monday afternoon. “I couldn’t believe it, because this never happened around here before,” said Mike, who requested his last name not be published. “I heard three to four...
Staten Island man charged with selling drugs, standoff with cops over knife incident
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 58-year-old man was arrested following a standoff with police after he brandished a knife and threatened a victim in his home community of Elm Park, authorities allege. Several weeks before that alleged encounter, the defendant, Charles Meizlik, was accused of dealing drugs in Port...
Staten Island students help count eels in Richmond Creek Bluebelt
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A group of Staten Island kids recently offered a local hand to a group of city officials hoping to check on the health of one of the borough’s waterways. Students and scouts from the Saint Clare School in Great Kills and Boy Scout Troop...
Staten Island lawmaker confronts teens near busted fence in suspected ‘Kool-Aid Man’ encounter
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was around 11:15 p.m. Saturday when Assemblymember Michael Reilly was returning home after celebrating his and his wife’s 25th anniversary, when he observed five teenagers loitering near a home in the vicinity of Lyndale Avenue and King Street in Eltingville. The residence’s long,...
