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Purple Heart found: Help locate the deserving veteran who lost it

A Staten Islander is asking for help reuniting a veteran with the Purple Heart she found outside her job more than five years ago

 

Senior citizen battered in hit-run; 'she's in bad shape,' son says

The victim, who is in her late 70s, suffered broken hips, legs and nose, her family said.

 

PBA endorses Kamillah Hanks in North Shore Council race

Hanks, a civic leader who runs an alternative school for troubled youth, is challenging Debi Rose as the councilwoman seeks a third term

 

Sal Albanese qualifies to debate Mayor de Blasio on Aug. 23

To qualify for the debates, candidates must have raised and spent $174,225 by Aug. 11.

 

Malliotakis tries to discredit NYPD crime stats

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis speculated that NYPD brass were being "leaned on."

 

Man with gunshot wound finds his way to hospital

A man with a gunshot wound walked into Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton on Thursday morning, according to police.

 

Should Trump declare a state of emergency to fight the opioid crisis?

Trump is not declaring a national emergency, saying we must "prevent people from abusing drugs in the first place."

 

Facebook launches new 'Watch" feature to post videos, original programming

Facebook has unveiled its latest feature, called Watch, to view videos and original programming on its site.

 

How Staten Island cops helped take down 'Son of Sam': Revisiting reign of terror on anniversary of capture

The reign of terror by serial killer David Berkowitz, a.k.a. "Son of Sam," ended with his arrest by the NYPD 40 years ago on Aug. 10, 1977. From the summer of 1976 to the summer of 1977, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City. The 'Son of Sam' went on a spree in which it is believed he killed six people and wounded seven others. Armed with a .44-caliber handgun, this killer stalked young women parked with their boyfriends in the city's lovers' lanes. He taunted police with notes sent to then-Daily News columnist Jimmy Breslin, and with each the tension grew.

 

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