Fentanyl Task Force examines hospitals’ role in Staten Island overdose crisis
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force, led by District Attorney Michael E. McMahon, held its fifth meeting of the year Thursday, focusing on local hospitals’ critical role in addressing the overdose epidemic. Representatives from Northwell Staten Island University Hospital and...
Now-closed restaurant never disappointed (letter to the editor)
My wife and I had planned to meet our friends for dinner at Z-One this past Tuesday, when another friend called during the day to say that she had seen on Facebook that Z-One was closed!. We do not use Facebook and we were shocked and very disappointed to learn...
NYPD: Girl, 17, reported missing on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to locate a 17-year-old girl who has been reported missing from Graniteville. Emily Rapatsouleas was last seen leaving her residence on Vedder Avenue on Saturday, July 12, around 12:50 a.m., according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of...
Teens wanted after boy, 9, repeatedly hit with gel blasters in Brooklyn
Police released photos on Friday of two teens wanted for repeatedly hitting a child with gel blasters in Brooklyn last week.
College student attacked over NYC parking spot leaves Queens neighborhood — despite large show...
A Queens woman allegedly beaten over a parking spot by a foul-mouthed mother-daughter pair is moving out of the neighborhood days after the violent episode — even after about 100 people rallied outside the home of the accused attackers in a show of support for the victim. Jada McPherson, 21, is leaving her Ridgewood...
Driver charged in hit-and-run that killed 2 men in Sunset Park, Brooklyn to be...
Juventino Anastacio Florentino, 23, is expected to appear before a judge on Saturday in connection to the deadly hit-and-run in Sunset Park.
Serial NYC shoplifter waltzes free despite staggering 254 arrests
Meet the shameless serial shoplifter who is still waltzing free down NYC store aisles despite a staggering 254 arrests. Anthony White, 63, who has made larceny a career , was busted as recently as May on burglary charges after being paroled from prison on parole in December. Anthony White is one of the top...
Driver slashes woman’s forehead in fight over Queens parking spot
A fight over a parking spot in Queens descended into chaos this week, with one woman slashing another across her forehead, police said Friday as they searched for a suspect.
Family seeks help locating missing 14-year-old boy from Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A family is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old boy reported missing from Staten Island. According to a flyer circulating social media, Shahab Khass was last seen near the Staten Island Ferry in St. George around 9 p.m. Wednesday night. The boy...
Feds Raid North Jersey Liquor Warehouse, Twenty Detained
EDISON, N.J. — Federal immigration agents detained 20 people during a raid Tuesday at the Alba Wine & Spirits warehouse in Edison, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed. The…