Staten-Island News

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

The architect and owner of this house at 44 Labau Ave. in Sunnyside is asking neighbors to be patient as he and his wife rebuild the home.

Berkeley, Calif., landscape architect Jeni Webber created a floral wreath that resembles a color wheel.

Mornings are great for morning people, and you know who you are. You're ready with or without the two shots of espresso that everyone else needs- to just pull out of the driveway.

New details emerge on two Ocean City brothers, Basel and Samir Ramadan arrested for their alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar cigarette smuggling ring.

Tenor Benjamin Robinson is among the guest soloists joining Richmond Choral Society for "Divine Light." "DIVINE LIGHT" Richmond Choral Society under the baton of Marina Alexandar STATEN ISLAND, NY - People shopping for transcendence and spiritual refreshment can look to churches and temples, 12-step sessions and yoga classes.

New York State Assemblyman Vito Lopez has announced his resignation Friday morning - a major development after months of speculation and accusations into sexually harassing his own staff members.

The Maygar Reformed Church in Charleston will be participating in the New York Landmark Conservancy's Sacred Sites Open House Weekend.

The trees and wild shrubs in an untouched, 8-acre lot near the corner of South and Forest avenues changed from bare twigs to thickets of green a few weeks ago, just as they have every Spring since the land was bought and then sat idle for more than four decades as its owner held out for the perfect deal.

Island artists are invited to particpate in the South Shore LDC's "Art in the Towns" program, highlighting the beauty of Annadale, Great Kills and Eltingville.

An employee of Macy's at the Staten Island Mall rang up a half-dozen bogus returns in April and May to line her own pockets, according to police.

An Oakwood man and an accomplice, both repeat felons, are heading back upstate for their roles in a bizarre pre-Christmas 2010 shooting in Richmond Valley.

During a 12-month investigation, law enforcement seized more than 65,000 forged NYC/NYS cigarette tax stamps that were not yet affixed to packs of cigarettes, and nearly 20,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes.

A high schooler who cut classes to fight with two fellow students ended up stabbed with a box cutter at the Great Kills train station Thursday morning, according to police and the teen's friends, who accompanied him to the fight.

A group of Hurricane Sandy evacuees still living in city-paid hotel rooms and faced with eviction at the end of the month have won a reprieve.

Historic Tappen Park has become a venue for community arts, cultural, and educational programs and events, such as "A AoeStreet Games,"A A where children - and adults -A A" played hopscotch, Double Dutch, tag and more last fall.

Angelica Joni, an independent artist with a passion for entertainment, is pursuing her dream and making great strides in the world of show business by dint of her hard work.

"A AoeIt survived floods and blizzards, but then superstorm Sandy comes along, bringing six feet of black, salt-polluted water into our beautiful finished basement and destroys the car,"A A says Midland Beach resident Joseph Fedullo Sr.

Some Staten Island residents say they are facing multiple building violations after accepting aid from a city-sponsored program that was supposed to help repair their Sandy-damaged homes.

At the Careers in Culinary Arts cook-off, held in the Institute for Culinary Education in Manhattan, three students from Port Richmond High School - Antonio Meyers, Paola Lara and Abdallah Farraj - show off their finished dishes.