Staten Island
Second kitten rescued from Verrazano Bridge is now ready for adoption
Discovered on the bridge last month by a passing motorist, Bridgette the kitten had been held at the vets while she recovered her health. Now she’s ready for a good home.
Staten Island Catholics have to adjust to a new set of prayers
The church updated prayers that many people have done the same way their whole lives. Some worshipers are confused but others are thinking more about what they’re saying.
A homeless pioneer dies at home
Rendered homeless in 1982, Yvonne McCain started a lawsuit against the city that ultimately ensured families with children would get decent emergency shelter. She died Saturday in the subsidized Staten Island apartment she loved.
A house with a beautiful view
Staten Island resident wants Casa Belvedere to celebrate her culture.
Poll confirms it: People are kind of sick of all those wild turkeys
A survey by the state Department of Environmental Conservation finds that 51 percent of Staten Island residents think it would be OK just to kill the turkeys for food.
Saturday’s record-breaking October snowstorm caught us by surprise
Staten Island easily had the lion’s share of downed trees and limbs, and the pre-winter snowstorm left an astounding 1.9 inches of slush piled up in the borough.
8-week-old kitten gets rescued from lower level of the Verrazano
Bridge workers and an MTA Police lieutenant managed to rescue the animal after a passing motorist had phoned it in. At the animal hospital, they named the kitten ‘Bridget.’
Social Security kept saying she was dead
Three weeks after her husband died, Margaret Arrighetti’s insurance company, her bank and Social Security all said she was dead, too. Social Security said they’d clear it up, but a month later, she was still dead. And her checks weren’t coming.
Children offered rides from strangers
Bay Terrace residents are on alert. Children were offered rides by strangers outside a school twice within five days. The principal at PS 53 is telling parents to keep their kids together, and stop them from taking shortcuts or wearing headphones.
They hit her with stuff around the house
It started as a simple family gathering in West Brighton. Then four of the adults turned violent against one family member and beat her with a variety household items, while three children stood nearby, according to police.
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