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Ex-Rep. Vito Fossella has been barred from collecting up to $325,000 in public matching dollars after failing to disclose his company’s business dealings with city and state. The Trump-backed candidate’s comeback campaign is running in the red.

Former FDNY firefighters, now living in St. Augustine, take comfort in shared pain, memories of terrorist attacks.

Read / Add Comments SEEN THEM? Authorities turned to the public for help Friday after a New Jersey woman and her 2-year-old son were believed abducted by the childs father. Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park, was convicted of aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim and was placed on conditional probation out of Middlesex County just last year, court records show. The victim in the assault was the missing woman, Yasemin Uyar, 24, of Rahway, a close family friend told Daily...

Screengrab/Facebook Ex-Rep. Vito Fossella’s last-minute, game-changing endorsement from former President Donald Trump in the Staten Island borough president GOP primary got a paid, targeted Facebook boost from an unexpected source: conservative cable news outlet Newsmax. Like many other news organizations, Newsmax Media Inc. regularly spends money to promote its stories on the social media platform. But Newsmax’s $25,000 expenditure for its piece touting the Trump endorsement in the local ...

Get a sneak peek at Luce rooftop restaurant on the deep South Shore. It’s ‘solid Italian.’ Updated 12:06 PM; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — From table P15 on the patio of new Luce Restaurant, a patron can scope out familiar points along the horizon such as the Outerbridge Crossing and Atlantic Highlands. Here, three stories above the South Shore Commons shopping complex in Charleston, lives one of Staten Island’s newest Italian restaurants. And it’s a luxurious one. On a rece...

More driver misery as New Jersey plans border war over congestion pricing (opinion) Updated 3:56 PM; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Congestion pricing hasn’t even started yet and it’s already causing hostilities to break out between New York and New Jersey. New York lawmakers want to charge drivers to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. The plan needs federal approval and had languished under President Donald Trump. But the election of President Joe Biden has breathed new life into ...

Horse-drawn carriages, trolleys and more: Here’s what Staten Island roadways looked like back in the day Updated May 10, 2021; STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Before there were potholes and traffic, there were horse-drawn carriages and trolley tracks on the streets of Staten Island. The borough’s roadways have gone through a drastic change over the years, from the construction of Staten Island’s expressways to paving over its dirt roads. But perhaps the biggest change to the borough’s traffic ...

Press Releases Gottheimer, Lagana, Tully, Swain Announce New NJ State Proposal to Combat New York’s Congestion Tax Scheme May 10, 2021, 2:26 pm | in Gottheimer, Lagana, Tully, Swain Announce New NJ State Proposal to Combat New York’s Congestion Tax Scheme State Proposal Would Help Jersey Commuters Afford New York’s Regressive & Outrageous Congestion Tax New Fee on Out-of-State Drivers at Bridges, Tunnels into NYC NORTH JERSEY — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gotth...

The Roger Stone Acolyte Who Trolled Staten Island Politics Intelligencer 6 hrs ago James D. Walsh Late one night in December 2017, Richard Luthmann and his wife settled into their Staten Island living room to watch a movie. Lately, Luthmann, a 38-year-old attorney, had been staying up all hours of the night, stoked by scotch and cocaine, pounding out legal briefs and public-relations work. But that night, Luthmann decided to watch Get Me Roger Stone, a documentary about the i...

UpdatedFri, Mar 12, 2021 at 1:42 pm ET Replies(61) (Shutterstock / George Sheldon) PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Turnpike is by far the nations most expensive toll road, a new study has concluded. Driving the entire length of the 360-mile turnpike will cost $112, according to Budget Direct. Thats more than four times higher than the next-priciest toll road. Driving the entire 496-mile New York State Thruway costs only $28.05. Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton described the studys finding...