PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — People are asking questions about a storm protection proposal for New York and New Jersey that would be among the most massive and costly flood control projects ever done in America. At a public hearing …
Fire tore through three townhouses on New York City’s Staten Island early Thursday, injuring 34 people including two young children who were tossed out of a smoke-filled second-floor window into the arms of neighbors below, authorities and witnesses said. About …
More Staten Island residents who suffered big losses during Superstorm Sandy have asked the state of New York to buy their damaged homes. The South Beach Civic Association tells the Staten Island Advance that 132 homeowners from the neighborhood have …
A Staten Island neighborhood where three people died during Superstorm Sandy will be the first to get state-sponsored home buyouts. Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined the planned program during a visit to the borough on Monday. In remarks made as part …