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S.I. man thought his wife was cheating and wanted suspected lover killed. Plot failed, but he’s headed to prison. Updated May 12, 2021; Posted May 12, 2021 A judge's gavel and the scales behind it are the best recognized symbols of judicial authority. Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ramon Ramirez’s lawyer told a federal judge at a sentencing hearing on Wednesday that his client is “generous to a fault.” Ramirez has let homeless people stay in his house, said attorney Matthew J. Kluger. He’s given others money. Ramirez’s wife, whose suspected lover he was convicted of cons...

Full Staten Island Ferry service to resume ‘as soon as possible,’ DOT says Updated May 07, 2021; Posted May 07, 2021 In a letter to City Councilman Steven Matteo, Department of Transportation Commissioner Henry Gutman wrote that the agency intends to return to full Staten Island Ferry service “as soon as possible,” but that it needs to hire more staff. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) needs more staff before it can resume full-time service on the Staten Island Ferr...

Print this article In a memorable passage in his great 1969 novel Mr. Bridge, writer Evan S. Connell sketched a perfect comic picture of the indifference to art among some members of America’s privileged classes. The titular Mr. Bridge, a high-minded Kansas City lawyer, attends a ballet performance, and while he finds himself pleasantly diverted by the ballerinas, he is perplexed by their male partners. “No doubt they were necessary for the show, and he could not think of any specific reason the young men should not be dancing,” Connell wrote, maintaining some sympathy with his hero ...

Mother of Eric Garner’s youngest daughter pushes to rename Tompkinsville Park in his honor: ‘We need healing’ Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 Jewel Miller, in blue, her daughter, Legacy (middle), and her daughter's two friends, Souel (left) and Ria (right). (Staten Island Advance/Joseph Ostapiuk) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Nearly seven years after Eric Garner was killed in police custody just steps away from Tompkinsville Park, Jewel Miller, the mother of Garner’s youngest child, is continuing a push to have the space renamed in his honor. Miller gathered signat...