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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Religious centers will be the latest places in the five boroughs to house migrants, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. Rev. Terry Troia, who heads local non-profit Project Hospitality and joined the mayor at his City Hall press conference, said two churches would be used for the new program on Staten Island, but did not name the specific houses of worship.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The shooter remains at large on Monday after a 19-year-old man was shot in Stapleton amid a bloody weekend that left at least three people injured. The 19-year-old man was shot once in the lower back and a second time in the left leg in the 100 block of Broad Street near Cedar Street around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday by a male who fled in an unknown direction, according to preliminary information provided to a spokesman for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More than 150 people gathered at Rossville AME Zion Sunday for worship, music and a spirited celebration, as members of the historic church and residents of its surrounding communities gathered for rejoicing with “Family & Friends.”. “We focused on the celebration of our historical roots,...

I read with interest Brian Laline’s recent Letter from the Editor, “When a man becomes a woman . . .” and his discussion of the right pace for change. I am reminded of being in graduate school in the late 1970s, working on my geology dissertation in a rural part of the west. My research required spending a lot of time in remote towns. When the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin was released in 1979 there was an outrage; people were angry that a woman, especially one who had worked to ensure women the right to vote, appeared on the coin and there was an ugly backlash. Many bars and stores put up signs saying that they refused to accept the coin. I made it a special point to go to the bank before I left on my trips to get a roll of dollar coins and it was the only cash I took. I would seek out those bars, the ones with signs, order drinks, and then pay with Susan B. Anthony coins. It was my little way of speaking out against intolerance. Interestingly, I don’t think anyone ever refused payment!

In a heartbreaking incident that unfolded in Jersey City on June 5, 2023, the life of a 15-year-old boy named Tyshawn Smith was tragically cut short. The local authorities, including the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department, have launched an investigation to uncover the circumstances surrounding this devastating event.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 16-year-old boy has been found after being reported missing from Meiers Corners. Christopher Garcia has been found in good health, according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information. Police previously asked for the public’s help to locate Garcia.

A male Brooklyn teacher has been arrested for shoving a 13-year-old female student, authorities said.  The young teen was trying to pick up a computer tablet inside M.S. 443, New Voices School of Academic & Creative Arts, in South Slope around 1 p.m. Monday when instructor Joshua Kahn, 59, became irate and yelled at her before pushing her six to eight times, causing her to hit her back on a bookshelf, police said. The student suffered bruising and was taken from the school on 18th Street near Sixth Avenue to Methodist Hospital for observation, cops said.  It is unclear what exactly led to the assault.  Kahn was arrested around 6:30 p.m. and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, assault and harassment, police said.  “This alleged behavior is very troubling and completely unacceptable,” said city Department of Education spokeswoman Jenna Lyle in a statement. “This employee has been reassigned away from the school and students pending the outcome of the arrest and if convicted, we will pursue termination,” she said. “Nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our students.”

A New York City police officer is suing the department over unofficial get-out-of-jail free cards used by friends and family of cops to get out of traffic tickets. Officer Mathew Bianchi filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan over reprisals he suffered at the hands of his superiors for not complying with the corrupt and unsanctioned practice. According to Bianchi’s lawsuit, it doesn’t take much for a non-officer to earn a courtesy card, and they can even be found for sale on eBay. From the Associated Press:

NEW YORK CITY, NY – Staten Island resident Magdy Kheir, 66, was recently arrested on charges related to forcible touching, sexual abuse, and harassment. Between May 18, 2023, and June 2, 2023, Kheir was reportedly involved in the sexual assault of three female victims, ages 23 to 39, in the 123rd Precinct. His arrests were carried out on May 21, May 24, and June 2, 2023. Anyone with information in regard to these incidents or any other related incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-646-610-7272 The post Multiple Charges for Staten Island Man in Abuse Case appeared first on Shore News Network.

The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspected gunman they’re searching for in last Friday’s shooting at Canal and Chrystie streets.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying four individuals sought for questioning in connection to a grand larceny pattern across Staten Island. On Thursday, May 18, at around 2:30 a.m., four unknown individuals allegedly approached an unattended, unlocked vehicle in the vicinity...

A New York woman went on a violent rampage in Manhattan Sunday, attacking bystanders and throwing things before police put her in the back of an ambulance.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island homeowner was on his way to Brooklyn when his phone alerted him to activity at his video doorbell camera. Someone was trying to get into his Midland Beach home. “I checked out the motion alert and saw that there was a gentleman...

More than 300 New Yorkers convicted on the word of crooked cops were set to get their records cleared Tuesday in the latest effort by law enforcement to right its own wrongs. The Manhattan district attorney’s office says between 1996 and 2017, 316 people were unjustly tied up in the legal system in the borough — with 57 of them landing behind bars — in cases tied to convicted former NYPD ...

The Hamptons real-estate agent killed alongside her toddler in a “ghost plane’’ crash was adopted at age 40 by notable Trump donors — who said she reminded them of their daughter who had died in a tragic scuba diving accident almost 30 years ago. Adina Azarian, a top longtime New York realtor, and her 2-year-old daughter, Aria, were two of four people killed when a private jet crashed in rural Virginia on Sunday, said her adoptive father, John Rumpel. Rumpel, a Florida business magnate and GOP donor who gave $250,000 to then-President Donald Trump’s failed 2020 re-election campaign, said Azarian, 49,...

It was bustling on a recent night at Avra on 60th Street and Madison Avenue. Tables were packed inside and out, the bar was three people deep and locals who popped in casually for a table without a reservation were turned away again and again. But it wasn’t a Friday, Saturday or even a Thursday — it was Tuesday. All around the city, restaurateurs and diners are reporting a seismic shift in the vibe on Tuesdays. What used to be a night you could easily slide into popular places with no prior booking has become a coveted slot. With so many...

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A driver who allegedly killed one person and injured several others after his car jumped a curb in New York City is facing manslaughter charges, police said. Mahbub Ali, 26, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, assault and driving while intoxicated, according to an NYPD spokesperson.On Sunday evening Ali slammed his gray Hyundai Sonata into four people at a Manhattan intersection, police said. Ali allegedly first struck a 23-year-old man who was crossing the street. That man was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries, police said. Ali then crashed into an 18-year-old man riding an electric bicycle, police...

Police say 28-year-old Steven Elias is the man seen in the surveillance video.

New York City's reliance on the tactic known as "stop and frisk" as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal monitor reported Monday.