Staten Island
CRIME & SAFETY
NYPD: Teens stab and rob man, 28, on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A group of teens stabbed and robbed a man in St. George on Tuesday night, police said. The 28-year-old man told police that he was approached by a group of teens in the vicinity of Hamilton Avenue and St. Marks Place just before 9:15 p.m., according to a spokeswoman for the NYPD.
Man ejected from wheelchair on MTA bus on Staten Island, lawsuit alleges
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island man was severely injured when he was ejected from his wheelchair while riding an MTA bus that made “a sharp turn at high speed” in Charleston, a lawsuit alleges. George Capella, 53, who has multiple sclerosis, spent nearly 100 days...
As murder verdict is read, Staten Island defendant sheds tear, mouths ‘I love you’ to mom
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After a few hours of deliberating, jurors assigned to the Shaheem Chavis murder trial returned a verdict Thursday in state Supreme Court, St. George. They found Chavis, 46, guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the 2022 slaying that played out inside 260 Park Hill Ave. in Clifton.
1 injured in multi-car crash on Victory Boulevard on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A multi-car crash occurred in Tompkinsville on Wednesday, according to witnesses. The accident, which took place at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Austin Place, was initially reported just after 11:30 a.m. Preliminary information from an eyewitness at the scene indicated that three vehicles were...
NYPD: Shell casings recovered after shots fired on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police are investigating an incident where shots were fired on Tuesday night in Mariners Harbor. Police recovered two shell casings on the scene from the incident that was reported at about 10:15 p.m. on Arlington Avenue between Benjamin Place and Arlington Place, according to a spokeswoman for the NYPD.
NYPD: Woman hit by car on Staten Island, taken to hospital
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A woman was struck by a car while crossing the street in Arden Heights late in the Thursday morning rush hour, according to police. The crash was reported at 8:32 a.m. on Yucca Drive, between Dogwood Drive and Mimosa Lane, according to a spokesman for the FDNY/EMS .
Staten Island man banned from Family Dollar stores as part of plea
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A man charged in connection with a pair of robberies at a Family Dollar store on Staten Island has been banned from that location and others, as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. Jesus Mendez, 29, of the 700 block of Henderson Avenue in...
DOE: Teacher at Staten Island HS reassigned amid allegations of domestic bat attack
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Amid allegations of a domestic assault involving a bat, a Staten Island Technical High School mathematics teacher has been reassigned, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Education. James Aurelia, 34, was arrested around 8:25 p.m. on April 29 for allegedly assaulting a 35-year-old...
NYPD: Staten Island man, 25, tried to skip fare on MTA bus, caught with drugs; once lunged at judge in court
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 25-year-old man who once served time in prison for trying to assault a judge is in trouble with the law again after, police allege, he was caught with drugs and tried to skip paying the bus fare near the St. George Ferry Terminal. Police...
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