Staten Island Bancorp News

A number of transit nightmares were realized on Staten Island in 2011, but residents also enjoyed the newly opened Cedar Grove Beach and pulled together to give a veteran a warm welcome.

Drivers on Staten Island who toss trash from their cars should be careful - the "litter busters" could be watching.

With light snow in the forecast for tomorrow, something Staten Island hasn't seen in October since 1952, many trick-or-treaters may find it to be a rather "chilling" Halloween this year.

Talk about establishing your brand. The bank was first Staten Island Savings Bank, then Staten Island Bancorp, then Independence Community Bank, then Sovereign, as it came under the Boston-based bank's umbrella.

With less than a month to go in the third quarter, Community Board 2 has seen its recycling increase by 2.7 percent, and Community Board 1 has posted a jump of 2.2 percent.