Staten Island NY

Here we go again: Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers are secretly moving to ratchet up taxes once more, hitting large companies in and around the city via the “payroll mobility tax.” The goal: to raise $2 billion for the MTA money pit as part of this year’s budget. Yet much of the tax will come from the pockets of...

On Thursday, News 12 cameras captured first responders providing lifesaving help in Roberto Clemente Plaza.

A new study has uncovered the harsh truth about living in the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. Many households in parts of the Hudson Valley are struggling to make ends. Hudson Valley Residents Say They Are Struggling To Make Ends Meet. The Siena College Research Institute teamed up with...

New York’s offshore waters are on the brink of a man-made disaster, one that threatens marine life, coastal economies and even national security. The Empire Wind offshore wind project this week began construction in the New York Bight, a critical marine ecosystem and one of the busiest maritime zones on the East...

THE owner of the sightseeing chopper that plunged into New York’s Hudson River has said he’s “devastated” after the aircraft appeared to break apart mid-air. Siemens boss Agustin Escobar, his wife Mercè Camprubí Montal and their three children, aged four, five and 11, died along with the chopper’s pilot in the crash...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Constellation Brands, headquartered in Rochester, has announced a major divestiture from its wine portfolio, striking a deal with The Wine Group to sell off several mainstream wine brands and associated vineyards and facilities. The transaction, pending regulatory approval, is expected to close...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Lowe’s has announced it will close all its U.S. stores for a full day later this month in observance of an upcoming spring holiday. The big-box home improvement retailer, which operates over 1,700 stores across the country, including two here on Staten Island, has confirmed that all stores will...

A group of lawmakers want to end the city's composting mandate. The seven-member "Common Sense Caucus" introduced legislation on Thursday that would nix the new fines issued to property owners who fail to separate their organic waste from the rest of their garbage. [ more › ]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Almost exactly a decade ago at the Barnes & Noble in New Springville, proprietor Joe Scaravella gathered his staff of nonnas from Enoteca Maria. On that spring evening, their roles at the bookstore were not as cooks, as they were at his St. George restaurant, but as the real stars of his...

Roosevelt Island officials launched a smear campaign to blame tourists — and not mismanagement — for repeated problems with the island’s famed Tramway, a scathing state report reveals. Well-paid former members of the Roosevelt Island Operation Corporation paid a PR firm nearly $170,000 in taxpayer dollars to...