In this video, we explore the history and significance of Staten Island, addressing the question: Why is Staten Island part of New York? The timeline includes: 00:00 Intro 02:28 Why is Staten Island ...

Leaders of New York City’s “Forgotten Borough” — and most conservative enclave — are re-introducing stalled legislation for Staten Island to secede from what they fear will become the People’s ...

Pete Davidson returned to Saturday Night Live during the Weekend Update to share his take on what’s been dubbed “the Staten Island Ferry Fiasco.” “In case you were wonder why I had to do a show in ...

Nearly four years after they bought an out-of-service ferryboat for $280,100, their plans for a floating event space may be running aground. Nearly four years after they bought an out-of-service ...

A 19-year-old has been charged with brutal murder of his stepfather who was found decapitated in the bathroom of their Staten Island home, according to police. Damien Hurstel also faces a weapon ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 19-year-old man is accused of decapitating his mother’s boyfriend with a hacksaw in their Staten Island home on Monday, according to police and sources. Damien Hurstel ...

Joshua Mendez was looking forward to the birth of a son this week, and his brother Jose Pazos was to celebrate his 28th birthday on Friday. Sadly, neither sibling reached those milestones after their ...

A man was found decapitated in the bathroom of a Staten Island home, and his teenage stepson has been taken into custody in connection with the grisly killing, according to police sources. The person ...

New York’s Democratic Civil War has opened up a new battlefront on Staten Island. The most recent casualty is the head of the borough’s Democratic Party, who is stepping down over backlash she faced ...

A longtime resident, he devoted his career to Historic Richmond Town and Sailors’ Snug Harbor, two of the borough’s most important cultural institutions. By Sam Roberts Staten Island has often been ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For over a decade, New York has worked to bring wind power jobs to Staten Island as ...