Staten-Island News

The 1986 stabbing death of a 15-year-old rabbinical student from Staten Island -- a cold case for decades -- is getting a fresh look by Nassau County police, who are reopening the case.

While confirmands often are children, adults Pamela J. Carlton, Rhonda Trontz-Allen, Deanna Feder, Bryn Biren, and Blanche Ricci dedicated themselves to a special women's project and two years of study leading to their confirmation earlier this month.

Seven months ago, the beaches of Staten Island were so ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, there seemed little hope they could be put right in time for summer.

Right on schedule, cicadas have taken over Staten Island, dangling from bushes, crawling up trees, clinging to fences and even hanging onto street signs.

Surflight Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Ken Myers presents the 1920s musical comedy The Boy Friend, from May 25 through June 16.

Visual artist/poet/author artist/poet/author Mimi Aloia, "Eye on Venice: The Sacred and the Profane," currently up in the gallery of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Rosebank, Saturday at 2 p.m. The poems and journal entries were written during her time living and working at a studio in Venice - she explored the art history of that city and its ... (more)

Country music act The Henningsens recently teamed up with Staten Island's PS 22 chorus to cover Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" -- and the new YouTube video is a hit.

Butter lettuce sprouting at the Heritage Farm, Livingston, survived the pummeling rain of a recent spring squall.

A Great Kills attorney has gotten a cross-the-aisle boost from a top borough lawmaker in a bid to become executive director of the city Board of Elections.

The United States is gearing up for more Atlantic hurricanes than usual this year, triggered by warmer water temperatures than average, US forecasters said Thursday.

The Staten Island Railway will lay on extra trains Friday for those looking to get a jump on their Memorial Day weekend.

Police have identified the victim in a shooting outside the Park Hill Apartments complex in Clifton Wednesday night as Roland Dowe, 45, of Brooklyn.

Floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy destroyed the first floor of this house in Staten Island, New York.

Staten Island Republicans made expected nominations for borough president, mayor and South Shore City Council on Tuesday night, but the sizzle came when North Shore Council candidate Mark Macron came out swinging against incumbent Democratic Councilwoman Debi Rose.

On Saturday, just in time for Memorial Day, Gateway National Recreation Area will open the Great Kills Park's boat ramp to the public for the first time since Hurricane Sandy, said Gateway Superintendent Linda Canzanelli.

Outside a Livingston home one recent Friday night, balmy breezes hinted of warming weather to come on Staten Island.

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.