Scott R. Axelrod

1 week ago | silive.com | Scott R. Axelrod

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Kevin Moran, a funeral director at John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals in Eltingville for the last 42 years, doesn’t mince words when it comes to talking about drug-induced deaths in the borough. As one of several speakers at a “Scared Straight” forum held at Tottenville High School last week, he aimed to shock the audience with his firsthand accounts of drug-related deaths as he has been doing for over 20 years.

1 week ago | silive.com | Scott R. Axelrod

A man believed to be in his 30s and suspected of subway surfing atop a train in the Bronx was found dead Tuesday morning, the Daily News is reporting. According to the outlet, police discovered the man at around 3:15 a.m. on a 1 train near the 238th Street station at Broadway in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. It is believed that the man was killed after falling between train cars, but the cause of death has yet to be determined, the report said.

1 week ago | silive.com | Scott R. Axelrod

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in locating a 78-year-old man who was reported missing from Dongan Hills. Ibraim Kaziu was last seen leaving his residence in the vicinity of Buel Avenue on Monday morning at approximately 11 a.m., according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

1 week ago | silive.com | Scott R. Axelrod

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Surveillance footage provided to the Advance/SILive.com by an Eltingville resident features a group of what appears to be several youngsters running at full speed directly through his vinyl backyard fence — an alarming activity that’s previously peeved residents throughout the borough. The black and white clip, which lasts just under a minute, captures four individuals loitering on the left side of Gurley Avenue directly across the street from the long white fence.

1 week ago | silive.com | Scott R. Axelrod

Actor Nicky Katt, known for roles in the cult classic film “Dazed and Confused” and as part of the ensemble show “Boston Public,” has died at age 54, multiple media outlets are reporting. Born in South Dakota on May 11, 1970, Katt caught the acting bug at an early age with appearances on “ChiPs,” “Quincy M.E.,” “The Facts of Life,” “V” and other popular TV programs throughout the 80s.