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Hotel zoning changes on agenda as Staten Island Community Boards meet this week Today 12:00 PM The Citywide Text Amendment will be discussed at the 7 p.m. meeting of the Land Use Committee. It aims to create a consistent approach to hotel development citywide, requiring City Planning Commission approval for all enlargements in mixed-use and paired M1/R districts. It will be discussed Wednesday during a Community Board 3 virtual meeting.Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Community Board 3 will host a virtual Department of City Planning presentation Wednesday on a pr...

Inside S.I.’s latest crime trend: Thefts of pricey car part already outpace total for ALL of 2020 | What you need to know Updated 8:45 AM; — STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — They came in the middle of the night. A loud grinding sound was followed by a hunk of metal being tossed in the back of a trunk. The two men disappeared down Victory Boulevard as quickly as they did their work. Hours later, on the morning of March 1, an 86-year-old man turned on his Honda Odyssey outside his home on the 600 block of Victory Boulevard in Silver Lake and was met with a tell-tale hallmark — a loud noise emanat...

Crimes of the week: Drug possession, doctor sentenced, caught with a gun Today 8:00 AM Raid nets arrest of man, 63, for alleged possession of crack cocaine, heroin and meth Police raided an apartment on Park Avenue in Port Richmond. Police raided an apartment in Port Richmond where they allegedly confiscated illegal drugs including crack cocaine, heroin and meth. William Dale, 63, was arrested when officers armed with a search warrant raided his apartment on Park Avenue at 6 a.m. on April 22, according to the criminal complaint based on an investigation by Narcotics Borough Staten Island. On...

Then and Now: Staten Island’s Post Offices reflect a transformed borough Posted May 07, 7:30 AM Left the Tottenville Post Office opened in 1851 with John Totten as the postmaster. Right is the current post office on Main Street just down the street from the Masonic Temple where the old post office was housed. (Google Maps) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Staten Island is currently home to 15 post offices: Eltingville, Manor Road, Great Kills, Mariners Harbor, New Dorp, New Springville, Port Richmond, Prince’s Bay, Rosebank, St. George, St. George Ferry Terminal, Stapleton, South Sho...

NYC crime rewind: How S.I. helped catch ‘Son of Sam’ in summer of 1977 Updated May 07, 1:33 PM; Posted May 07, 8:00 AM Son of Sam suspect David Berkowitz, stands before Criminal Court Judge Richard Brown at the Criminal Court building in Brooklyn on Aug. 11, 1977 to hear charges accusing him in six random murders that terrorized New York City. (Photo by Stan Wolfson/Newsday RM via Getty Images) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – It was the sweltering summer of 1977 and New York City was under siege. A lone gunman dubbed “Son of Sam” had been terrorizing the five boroughs for mor...