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Plan for new housing on Staten Island waterfront
Mayor Adams announced that over 500 mixed-income units will be built along Staten Island’s North Shore. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Pellet gun perp fires on woman carrying 2-month-old on NYC street
A woman carrying a 2-month-old girl became the target of a shotgun-riding gunman last Friday evening, according to police. The NYPD released surveillance images of a suspect wanted for firing a pellet gun on the 42-year-old woman and the baby girl on a Staten Island block. Video shows the gunman riding in the front of the car and sticking the…
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Five Boro Bike Tour: street closures, start time and more for Sunday ride
These streets will be closed across the city from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday for the annual Five Boro Bike Tour.
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Sex toys cause fire engulfing multiple Staten Island homes: Court docs
A three-alarm fire on Staten Island was reportedly caused after a man set fire to sex toys in his backyard, court documents show
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Burning sex toys cause 3-alarm Staten Island fire damaging homes: Court docs
A Staten Island man admitted to setting two rubber sex toys on fire, which led to a three-alarm blaze that engulfed at least two homes, according to court documents. Harry Torres, 37, was arrested and charged with two counts of arson following the Monday afternoon fire on North Burgher Avenue, court documents show. Torres is accused of intentionally setting a…
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‘Kool-Aid Man Challenge' may be causing property damage on Staten Island
The trend, which was seen on Long Island in 2022, involves someone running through a wall or fence, similar to how the cartoon character did so on TV commercials in the 80s and 90s. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.
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‘Kool-Aid Man Challenge' hits NYC homes, leaving pricey repair bills
A Staten Island homeowner was stuck with a hefty repair bill after a group of vandals smashed through his fence, possibly as part of an online trend. Video of the incident showed a group of people — believed to be teenagers — ramming their way through Ben Helwa’s fence at his home in the Eltingville neighborhood in early April. “There…
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Seven hurt after van crashes into laundromat in Staten Island
Chris Jose with the latest details from Staten Island for NBC New York.
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Van crashes into Staten Island laundromat, injuring 7
A vehicle crashed into a laundromat on Staten Island, leaving multiple people injured, according to local officials. The incident occurred just before 7 p.m. Tuesday at the business on South Avenue, between Richmond Terrace and Arlington Place in the Mariners Harbor neighborhood. Seven people were transported to Richmond University Medical Center, the NYPD said. The injuries were not considered to…
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Who invented the March Madness bracket? Staten Island bar stakes a claim
Could it really be true? That of all of college basketball’s urban myths, one of New York’s five boroughs is actually the birthplace of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket? Before all those office pools truly defined March, betting the bracket was the supposed brainchild of an Irish pub owner in Staten Island — a “creative businessman,” his son calls...
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2025 NCAA men's tournament Selection Sunday recap
The biggest tournament of the year has officially begun. Here are the top three teams from each region of Selection Sunday for the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament.
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Jeep driver dies in NYPD shootout at Home Depot parking lot
Two NYPD officers were taken to a hospital in stable condition after a shootout with an armed man in a Jeep on Staten Island Thursday, authorities say. The suspect was shot by police and died. Officers responded, in marked and unmarked vehicles, to a 911 call about a man with a gun at the Home Depot parking lot on Veterans…
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Jeep driver dies in NYC shootout with cops at Home Depot parking lot
It happened in a Home Depot parking lot. The man died. Two officers were taken to a hospital in stable condition. Here’s what we know.
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4th person presumed dead after boat sinks off New York City
Investigators suspended their search Monday for a man who went missing after a boat capsized and sank off Staten Island, killing at least three others, during a sunny but chilly afternoon the day before.
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Body washes up near search site for missing boater
After a boat capsized near Staten Island, killing three people, the search continues for one additional person not recovered during the rescue operation. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Search suspended for missing man after boat sank off Staten Island, killing at least 3
Investigators suspended their search Monday for a man who went missing after a boat capsized and sank off Staten Island, killing at least three others, during a sunny but chilly afternoon the day before.
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Three dead, one missing after boat overturns off Staten Island
Jessica Cunnington reporting on three dead, one missing after boat overturns off Staten Island.
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Three people dead, two hospitalized after boat capsizes off Staten Island
First responders pulled five people from the Ambrose Channel near the top of Staten Island, but said one person was still missing Sunday evening.
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3 dead, 2 critical after boat overturns off Staten Island: officials
Three people were dead and another two people were in critical condition after a boat capsized off Staten Island on Sunday afternoon, city officials confirmed. The U.S. Coast Guard, the FDNY and the NYPD dispatched teams to the Ambrose Channel on the north side of the island after a distress call around 12 p.m. Five people were pulled from...
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Staten Island Chuck, named most accurate groundhog, predicts early spring
Punxsutawney Phil may be the best-known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new list is throwing shade on how much his predictions should be trusted — while New York City’s rodent prognosticator is tops in the country.