A beloved Staten Island community activist in fight for life, needs organ donation within months
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Community advocate Tomas Cruz has a genetic liver disease and was recently diagnosed with…
What’s new in Staten Island food: Reopenings, rebrandings and a restaurant shutdown
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If your tummy’s grumbling for a little food news, here’s your rundown. From a…
TJ Maxx Signs NYC’s Biggest New Store Lease of the Past Year
Discount retailer TJ Maxx is opening a new 40,000-square-foot store in Herald Towers, its first new store here…
NY weather: Cold weather advisory for part of New York until Saturday morning – negative wind chills
A cold weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 1:40 a.m. in effect…
Driverless vehicles on Long Island: Hochul proposal could expand automated cars outside NYC
Driverless vehicles are already ferrying passengers around San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and cities around the world, from China to…
New York Homeless Families Placed in Hotels Weren’t…
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Staten Island mourns Produce Pete, a champion of Jersey tomatoes who made pomegranates approachable
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Here’s a tip from the man himself: Refrigerate apples and oranges, but leave stone…
Here’s why N.Y. Gov. Hochul ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Friday
NewsPublished: Jan. 29, 2026, 5:46 p.m.Flags will be flown at half-staff in honor of Retired New York State…
Staten Island school to receive complete auditorium renovation, BP Fossella announces
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President Vito Fossella announced Thursday that PS 8 in Great Kills will receive…
NYC Council Votes to Override Vetoes from Former Mayor Adams of Legislation to Strengthen Worker Protections and Increase Housing Affordability
Council also overrode veto of legislation to create a legal framework for city’s gender-motivated violence survivors to seek…
Dangerously cold conditions forecast for NYC: Here’s when temperatures could feel below zero
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City residents are contending with biting cold in the wake of a…
GOP appeal decision that threw out NYC’s GOP House district
Republicans on Monday appealed a judge’s decision to throw out the lines of New York City’s only GOP-controlled House seat,…