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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Olga Navarro, 51, has called Staten Island’s Park Hill development home for about 30 years, but says she’s never seen it worse. Despite Navarro’s concerns, government officials told the Advance/SILive.com that they’re working towards a solution to improve the conditions in the Park Hill Houses.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Pastosa Ravioli of West Brighton has been inducted into the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. The Italian specialty shop was recognized because of its contributions and service to the community for more than five decades. The registry is maintained and awarded by the...

Two people, including a young mother, are dead and five others were injured following a fiery crash on the Belt Parkway on July 5. According to the NYPD, at approximately 6 a.m., a BMW 428i, driven by Noah Thompson, 24, was traveling eastbound on the Belt Parkway approaching the Nassau Expressway when Thompson failed...

If you’ve been walking through Prospect Park or pausing under the trees in Fort Greene lately and thought the city was suddenly feeling... enchanted, you’re not alone. New Yorkers across all five boroughs are reporting a serious uptick in the number of fireflies (a.k.a. lightning bugs) lighting up our humid summer...

A man who was abducted outside his home in Queens wound up with a slash on his head — and some criminal charges when police allegedly found a loaded gun in his possession, cops and sources said. Jhann Lara, 24, was held up at gunpoint by three men outside his Woodside residence at 70th Street and Queens Boulevard...

NEW YORK - An ongoing clash over a parking spot in New York City exploded into violence on Monday, and according to social media users, it was only a matter of time. Police say Andreea Dumitru, 45, and Sabrina Starman, 21, believed to be mother and daughter, attacked a 21-year-old woman over a parking spot outside...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Jeremy Claudio, a 34-year-old Stapleton man, is being remembered adoringly by family and friends as a “gentle giant” and as someone who was “everything to everybody,” following his death in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in Clifton. The eldest of four...

The Rikers Island sign is seen on Oct. 24, 2022. The 51-year-old man died while receiving palliative care, according to city jail officials. [ more › ]

In response to alarming reports of masked, unidentifiable federal agents abducting immigrants on New York streets. A coalition of elected officials led by Assemblymember Tony Simone has introduced the Mandating End of Lawless Tactics (MELT) Act. The legislation, modeled after California’s SB 627, seeks to outlaw the...

Norma Nazario, second from left, front row, stands at a press conference in October 2024 as Mayor Eric Adams holds a photo of an unidentified individual subway surfing. Norma Nazario says the social media apps target young people with posts that encourage dangerous behavior. [ more › ]