Baby tossed down a trash chute on Staten Island
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After proposed changes to the NYC Ferry system were announced earlier this month, re-establishing a ferry connection between Staten Island and Brooklyn, details about the timing of the boats were discussed at a virtual information session hosted by the New York City Economic Development Corporation Monday night.
West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes across New York City, according to the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. No human cases of the illness have been reported, but it has been found in all boroughs except for Manhattan.
Murders on Staten Island have surged 129% so far this year over last year, to 16 from 7. Major crimes are up in every category and 17% overall, according to NYPD data through Sept. 10.
His attorney, a public defender with the Legal Aid Society, did not return a request for comment Monday. It was around 1 p.m. near Westervelt and Crescent avenues, when officers pulled over Ortiz for expired inspection stickers, according to a criminal complaint.
Mikie Sherrill wanted to make sure everyone saw that. But despite Trump’s disastrous down-ticket results for New Jersey Republicans in 2018, the New Jersey GOP is beyond enthusiastic about him. They’re mirroring his proposals.
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Some of the budding naturalists named their catches after their idols such as LeBron James and Michael Jordan before releasing them.
The sites are part of a citywide initiative to provide more after-school seats to students in kindergarten through fifth grade.