Kyle Lawson

The defense said Ettore Mazzei, who stands accused of orchestrating a multifaceted criminal network on Staten Island, has lost family and friends to fatal overdoses stemming from his own substance dependence.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— A Staten Island bakery owner is issuing a warning to the local business community about a man who conned her out of a donation for an alleged bogus cancer fundraiser.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— A Brooklyn man who authorities allege was a main supplier in a drug-dealing network that contributed to multiple overdose deaths on Staten Island was back in court Friday.

The rent-freeze lawsuit was one of several legal challenges filed on Staten Island against Mamdani-led initiatives.

Police, transit, private and bridge surveillance cameras are daily capturing drivers movements across Staten Island.

Over the past decade, more than $13 million has been put toward license plate readers on Staten Island operated by the NYPD and Port Authority police.

Over the past decade, more than $13 million has been put toward license plate readers operated by the NYPD and Port Authority police.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the days after a 10-year-old girl was seriously injured in a fireworks mishap involving a city parks staffer, the community sounded off about what happened and who should be held responsible.

Editor's note: As part of a special series, the Advance/SILive.com is taking a closer look at the city's vast network of license plate readers and several key factors surrounding the controversial technology. —

Donations fell by more than 24% around the holiday, leaving the region about 2,000 donations short of meeting patient needs.