Staten Island
Barry Lank
Toll increases are not for the WTC
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said none of the money from toll increases will be used for the World Trade Center. But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave that as a reason for the increase.
Newt Gingrich comes to Staten Island; Guy Molinari not pleased
The former borough president says he might “do something” – apparently nursing a grudge against Gingrich that goes back to when they served together in Congress.
Has a Todt Hill, high-class burglar actually been caught this time?
Todt Hill and other expensive neighborhoods in Staten Island have been plagued for four years by professional burglars who really seem to know what they’re doing.
S.I. College worker dies in fight with cop
The fight started after the officer intervened in what reportedly looked like illegal drug activity. After a wild struggle, the off-duty College of Staten Island Auxiliary Services employee died, possibly of a heart attack.
Anti-DWI devices usually don’t get installed on violators’ cars
Devices that measure the alcohol content of a driver’s breath before he can start the car: A great idea for DWI violators – if the devices actually get installed.
Staten Island man faces charges after Canadian hunting accident
Alan Guskind, 72, of Bulls Head, is charged with careless use of a firearm, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and handling a firearm in a careless manner.
Hey, when’s the subway getting here?
Staten Island was promised more than a hundred years ago that we’d have a subway link to Brooklyn. A recent survey by the Staten Island Advance indicates that people, not surprisingly, are wondering what’s going on with that.
Cops say bridge crash driver was drunk – and so was 13-year-old son
In the crash that critically injured a 9-year old girl near the Outerbridge Crossing, police said they detected the smell of alcohol on the driver’s 13-year-old son.
California man, sought for child rape, may be hiding on Staten Island
The U.S. Marshal Service is looking for Patrick Senatore, who allegedly raped a 14-year-old in California in 1998 – having forcible intercourse over three months.
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.
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