Staten-Island News

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)

From Top left Clockwise: Diane Hulse retired as head of Staten Island Academy in 2012 and launched a consulting business, Hulse Leadership Development.

Italian Bred Off-Broadway. With this 80 minute one-woman show, Candice slips in and out of characters as she cooks up a full meal of growing up Italian on Staten Island.

Because it's not typical to see a kosher restaurant market ice cream as a menu item, Mike and Shoshana Benisti saw this as an opportunity to open a niche business on Staten Island.

Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who represents New York City, said he will resign June 20 amid a sexual harassment scandal and run for a City Council seat.

As a cement mixer rumbles by and impatient motorists lean on their horns, a little piece of history on Richmond Road seems choked by modern life.

Ten years after his semi-autobiographical "My Big Gay Italian Wedding" opened off-Broadway, playwright/actor Anthony Wilkinson has a sequel, "My Big Gay Italian Funeral," in the wings.

A Staten Island supporter of the blind cleric, Omar Abdel Rahman, who masterminded the 1993 World Trade Center bombing has been arrested as part of a sweeping, multimillion-dollar scheme to flood New York with untaxed cigarettes, the state attorney general's office announced Thursday.

Some 2,500 people turned out for the 1012 Touch-a-Truck event at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St.

A visitor at the opening of "They're Baaack: Return of the 17-Year Cicadas" takes a snapshot of some of the Staten Island Museum's 35,000 specimens.

A ceremony to honor the Rev. Vincent R. Capodanno was conducted inside the Chapel that bears his name at Fort Wadsworth last Tuesday.

That's about the only thing going for the generation under 40 here in the US, according to a new study on wealth building over the last 30 years.

Today, May 19 at 2 p.m., Staten Island Museum Art Curator Robert Bunkin will present "Fresco: A Modern Perspective," at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum.

The "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" franchises have captivated science fiction fans on Staten Island and beyond for generations.

Staten Island artist Dominick Denaro's paintings of Italy will be among the featured works at June 1's 46th Annual Conference House Art Show.

New York Lottery spokesperson Gretchen Dizer, left, and Lottery representative Jenny Garcia Friday introduced six new Lottery millionaires.