silive • September 18, 2026

Staten Island DA, NYPD to host ‘Cash for Guns’ buyback event Sept. 26

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon will partner with state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton and the NYPD to host a “No Questions Asked, Cash for Guns” event in Stapleton on Saturday, Sept. 26.

silive • September 17, 2026

NYPD seeks man wanted in connection with 4 chain-snatching robberies involving Citi Bike

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying a man wanted in connection with four chain-snatching incidents in the Bronx between Aug. 24 and Sept. 10, police said.

silive • September 17, 2026

Lithium-ion battery fire reported at Staten Island Best Buy, FDNY says

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Firefighters responded to a reported battery fire in the back room of a Best Buy store on Richmond Avenue Thursday night, according to an FDNY spokesperson.

silive • September 17, 2026

Video shows masked ICE agent wave TASER gun, confront teen witness on Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Increased federal immigration enforcement activity was reported in Port Richmond on Thursday afternoon — including an encounter in which an agent appears to wave a TASER stun gun and confront a teen witness.

silive • September 17, 2026

FDNY responds to report of house fire on Staten Island; 2 firefighters injured

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The smell of smoke hung heavy in the air as firefighters responded to a house fire in Oakwood on Thursday evening.

silive • September 16, 2026

NYPD seeks man after 2 teenage boys stabbed during afternoon dispute

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying a man wanted for questioning in connection with a stabbing that injured two 15-year-old boys in Brooklyn, police said.

silive • September 16, 2026

Staten Island man charged after search finds untaxed cigarettes, psilocybin, air pistol

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island man is facing multiple charges after investigators allegedly found cartons of untaxed cigarettes, individually packaged chocolate bars containing psilocybin and an imitation Glock air pistol during a search of a Port Richmond convenience store and residence.

silive • September 16, 2026

Warriors of Wrestling brings the fight to Brooklyn with TNA star KC Navarro

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Warriors of Wrestling is bringing its brand of independent professional wrestling to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, this weekend, with TNA Wrestling star KC Navarro among the featured performers.

silive • September 16, 2026

Goethals Bridge delays continue as heavy truck traffic backs up Staten Island Expressway

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Heavy truck traffic continued to cause delays around the Goethals Bridge Wednesday, with police directing trucks near the Staten Island approach to the Port of New York and New Jersey as backups stretched onto the Staten Island Expressway.

silive • September 15, 2026

NYPD seeks woman for questioning in attempted kidnapping of 4-year-old boy

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman wanted for questioning in connection with an attempted kidnapping involving a 4-year-old boy in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, police said.

silive • September 15, 2026

Free shredding, e-waste event hosted by Staten Island D.A. this Saturday

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon will host a free document shredding and electronic waste disposal event this Saturday, Sept. 19, to help Staten Islanders protect their identities and personal information.

silive • September 15, 2026

Stolen NYC bodega kitten Jabal returns home after community search

Jabal has clawed his way back home. The 3-month-old kitten who was taken from outside a Park Slope bodega last week has been returned to his owner, ending a weekslong neighborhood search, Gothamist reported.

silive • September 15, 2026

Belmont Park races back into action Friday after more than 3 years away

Belmont Park in Elmont, Nassau County, will reopen Friday, Sept. 18, bringing live racing back to the rebuilt track for the first time since spring 2023.

silive • September 15, 2026

1 person hospitalized after jet ski collides with boat off Staten Island: FDNY

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A jet ski and boat collided in Raritan Bay off Great Kills Monday afternoon, sending one person to the hospital, according to emergency responders.

silive • September 15, 2026

Homeless man charged after teen stabbed at NYC synagogue 1 day after Rosh Hashanah

Police arrested and charged a 22-year-old homeless man who allegedly stabbed a teenage congregant at a Brooklyn synagogue Monday evening.

silive • September 14, 2026

New York to phase out Regents exams as high school graduation requirement

New York is moving closer to eliminating Regents exams as a high school graduation requirement after the state Board of Regents approved a plan Monday that would make current seniors the final class required to pass the exams to graduate.

silive • September 14, 2026

NYC man with child sex trafficking conviction was shot and killed, police say

A 29-year-old man with a prior conviction for sex trafficking a child was shot and killed on a Bronx street Sunday night, police said.

silive • September 14, 2026

Person rescued from water near Staten Island Ferry Terminal

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A person was pulled from the water near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal on Monday afternoon, according to officials.

silive • September 10, 2026

25 years later, Staten Island’s Angels’ Circle remains a place to remember 9/11 (65 photos)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, hundreds gathered Thursday evening at Angels’ Circle in Grasmere to remember the more than 200 Staten Islanders whose lives were cut short that day.

silive • September 10, 2026

Spice Girls reunion hopes dashed after teasing fans with cryptic announcement

They didn’t give fans what they really, really wanted.The Spice Girls sparked hopes of a reunion tour with a cryptic social media teaser Wednesday.