But a handful have resisted it, and perhaps nowhere has the backlash been more potent and enduring than in Massapequa and some other districts on Long Island. The mascot’s logo and its name are ...

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 ...

There is a fiercely contested special election for City Council on the south shore of Staten Island. The candidates for this traditionally conservative seat include the son of the borough ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Jersey City Police arrested a 54-year-old man from Staten Island in connection with multiple burglaries in that state. Authorities in Jersey City are in contact with the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The College of Staten Island (CSI) was launched in 1976 by merging two existing colleges: Staten Island Community College (SICC) and Richmond College. SICC, which opened in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y, -- In the 1920s and 1930s, a medical dispensary at the corner of Bay Street and Union Place in Stapleton was transformed into an infirmary. According to historian James Ferreri ...

A 55-year-old gunman who called 911 on himself was shot and killed by NYPD officers on Staten Island early Thursday in a possible case of “suicide by cop,” officials said. The gunman was found ...

The Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade will step off this Sunday, March 2. Following years of controversy, this year will be the first time that the Pride Center of Staten Island, Staten ...

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Monday night for a missing man after a boat capsized in the busy shipping channel between Staten Island and Queens over the weekend. Police said five ...

STAPLETON HEIGHTS, Staten Island (WABC) -- Crews suspended their search Monday for a missing boater the day after a Staten Island boat took on water and overturned in Ambrose Channel. Three people ...

Griffin Fossella, son of Staten Island borough president Vito Fossella, announced Saturday his plans to run for the New York City Council. At his campaign kick-off event at La Fontana in Oakwood ...