Staten Island
Barry Lank
Caterer found guilty of threatening rival
Frank DiMattina flashed a gun and threatened a Staten Island caterer to make him withdraw his bid to cater lunches for St. Joseph by the Sea Catholic school.
Priest takes stand in extortion trial
Rev. Michael Reilly, principal of St. Joseph by the Sea, said the favored candidate for a school lunch contract seemed “very, very nervous” as he withdrew his bid.
Accomplice in Stonewall Inn gay-bashing gets 60-day sentence
Christopher Orlando helped his pal try to shakedown and beat up a patron October 2010 at the Stonewall Inn, the West Village birthplace of the gay rights movement.
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.
Accused would-be jihadist’s statement makes him U.S. security asset
Whether or not Abdel Hameed Shehadeh’s statement gets suppressed at his trial, authorities now know about all the people he met as he tried to join the Taliban.
Sears at the Mall survives cut – for now
The company issued a list of 79 stores Thursday that are slated for termination. Staten Island’s survived, but the company plans to close 100 to 120 stores altogether.
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.
Have inspection fines gone too far?
The Health Department crushed Cucina di Napoli with violations shortly after a co-owner said on TV that inspectors raked in bucks with heavy fines for minors infractions.
Man charged with stealing nail polish
Oh, how I long to report that he stole it all for personal use. But no. Police say he would sell the stolen nail polish for $2 a bottle to a salon on Port Richmond Avenue.
Mall runs displays of shoplifters
This is the fourth year the mall has done this. Digital ads this year feature five people with multiple convictions for theft, including a woman arrested 138 times.
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