Staten Island
Staten Island is one of the top 10 places in America for sensitive men
The borough came in 10th out of 10, but still beat any other section of New York City, or even such castles of sensitivity as San Francisco or Portland.
Staten Island woman who clones her dead dog makes TV appearance on TLC
It’s been three years since the dog died, and Danielle Tarantola would not throw away anything he touched – including some chicken she had been feeding him.
Did bullies drive another teen to suicide?
Someday, you’ll leave school, and the torturers in your youth will fade back into a distant buzz. All the stupid things they’ve said to you – none of it will matter.
New Dorp couple charged with leaving baby in car as they shopped
Police said the child had been sitting alone in the cold car for half an hour before a woman in the parking lot of the Hylan Shopping Plaza noticed him.
Man wins $14M Lotto at work; stays there.
Edward Foti has been a grievance rep for the Service Employees’ International Union for 15 years. “I represent people who are out of work, so I have to do my work.”
Boy accidentally shoots self with gun
The .38-caliber unregistered revolver accidentally went off while the boy was playing with it. He was alone in the house with his 10-year-old brother at the time.
World AIDS Day: A personal price
It will be a beautiful day when no one will ever have to worry about dying from or watching someone die from HIV/AIDS, when there is a cure for those already diagnosed and a vaccination to prevent the further spread of this devastating disease.
Their son’s brain was found in a jar
A jury on Wednesday awarded $1 million to Staten Island parents who found out their dead son’s brain was displayed in a jar at a city morgue. They had buried their 17-year-old son, Jesse, in 2005 after a fatal car crash.
Fire starts in kitchen, displaces two families in Port Richmond
The fire started just after 3 p.m. in a second-floor rear kitchen, then spread to the attic unit. It ripped through two households before getting under control by 3:39 p.m.
A wedding at Occupy Wall Street
Staten Islander Micha Balon and West Chester native Emery Abdel-Latif – both currently in college – met only last December at the protest site, while they were both searching for prayer space. In a month, they knew they wanted to get married.
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