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It wasn't long ago that Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on Staten Island.

The Container Store is seeking 50 people to staff its new location, according to the retailer.

William "Brock" Long, newly installed as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said in an interview a few weeks ago that there was one thing that worried him most when it comes to natural disasters: "You know what's keeping me up at night? This country has not been hit by a major hurricane since 2005."

A private boat caught fire Sunday afternoon in Great Kills Harbor, though no injuries were reported, according to a FDNY spokeswoman.

The U.S. commitment to tolerance and equality is unchanged, Tillerson said, in the wake of controversy over Trump's response to racially tinged violence.

A candlelight vigil will be held on the steps of Borough Hall on Sunday.

Ticks can be dangerous, spreading various disease -- some of which can be deadly.

Police responded early Sunday morning to a report of shots fired in West Brighton, on the same block where a man was shot and critically injured less than a week ago.

Anxiety ran high throughout the region between Corpus Christi and Houston because some of the most devastated areas were inaccessible to rescuers.

Injured in a diving accident as a teen, Jeff Marshall is too busy living life to give in to self-pity.