Staten-Island News

The Annual Ruffminster Dog Show & Spring Fair will take place this Sunday at the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds on Manor Road a week after it was canceled due to rain.

A Midland Beach teen accused in a knifepoint mugging in Tottenville says he's the victim, not the culprit, in the May 7 incident.

Cicada mania has arrived on Staten Island, as the creepy crawlers finally showed up after 17 years underground, and some residents wish the short-lived winged insects would just disappear.

On the turf of former State Senator Carl Kruger and embattled State Senator John Sampson, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch came before a group of concerned citizens with a message: don't despair, not everyone is corrupt, be you must be active and involved to ensure the best from your elected leaders.

The New York Wheel and Empire Outlets project has cleared one of its first major planning hurdles -- it has been certified into the city's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure.

"We really feel that the only way to get rid of the SAFE Act is to get rid of Cuomo," said Bobby Zahn of the Richmond County Tea Party Patriots A 2nd amendment supporter holds a sign at the Richmond County Tea Party Patriots rally Sunday at the corner of Richmond Avenue and Arthur Kill Road.

Con Edison restored power to the nearly 4,000 customers in West Brighton and parts of New Brighton as of 3 p.m., a spokesman for the utility said.

Vaccines "would defile God's creation of the immune system" and interfere with His plan "to supply each human with a pristine immune system," Dina Check of West Brighton wrote in an affidavit to the court.

New York has some of the best beaches on the Atlantic seacoast, with every borough but Manhattan sporting at least one.

"Our bill is a long-awaited measure to help protect those people in New York state who are particularly vulnerable," said Sen.

Prosecutors have declined to pursue charges against a 17-year-old from Mariners Harbor arrested in the aftermath of a stabbing at the Great Kills train station Thursday morning.

The final remnant of Staten Island's former Victory Diner was dismantled over the weekend at its outdoor storage area in Midland Beach and is being disposed of, said NYC Parks spokesman Phil Abramson.

Police on Monday arrested Vincent Garcia, 17, of the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue, charging him in connection with a mugging and theft of a cell phone , which took place in Tottenville on May 7. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Midland Beach teen is accused of shoving a man off his bike and taking his cell phone at knifepoint.

"Can you imagine having an opportunity to have a hands-on with something like ? I'd love that," says Greg Hansen of Tottenville when asked about visiting Africa after his cross-country bike journey.

Neighbors have complained about the vehicles -A A" with missing license plates, inspection stickers and up-to-date registration -A A" parked along Dongan Hills Avenue in Ocean Breeze.

More than six months after Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg will soon be delivering a major address to unveil his plans for how the city can prevent a repeat of the flooding and devastation in a future storm, and what the mayor is proposing may surprise you.

Peter and Gabriella Malara, discuss plans for the 20th anniversary mass with Brother Aloysius Milella, an early supporter of the chapel, who has returned to the Society of St.

According to the Environmental Control Board, the owner of the property at 1434 Forest Hill Rd., New Springville, has $8,000 in outstanding violations, the most recent of which, last year, was for construction debris outside the structure.

Angelina Jolie shocked just about everyone with the revelation that she underwent a mastectomy after learning she had a strong genetic disposition for developing breast cancer.

A blast from the past, this pale yellow 1952 Packard Patrician four-door sedan with a black hardtop was a standout on Willow Road West in Elm Park on May 1. "We cordially invite you to see and drive this inspired new car," read one of the company's advertisements for the model, citing "forward-looking concepts of vision, steering, balance, ... (more)