Shaina McLawrence

21 hours ago | silive.com | Shaina McLawrence

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— In the wake of a fire that devastated a home in New Brighton, friends and neighbors are praying for the full recovery of the 73-year-old woman critically injured in the blaze. Neighbor Sharon Slaughter, who moved to the area 12 years ago, said her 73-year-old neighbor, who’s name was not released by authorities, is a “generous” woman. “She’s willing to help everyone,‘’ Slaughter said.

2 days ago | silive.com | Shaina McLawrence

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two winning $50,000 Powerball prize tickets were recently sold in New York state, according to lottery officials. The New York Lottery announced the third-prize tickets were sold on April 21. One ticket was sold at Metro Mart NY, located at 2655 Richmond Ave., in New Springville. The other ticket was sold at Haras, located at 160 North Central Ave., in Elmsford. Elmsford is in Valley Stream, Long Island.

2 days ago | silive.com | Shaina McLawrence

Two Grymes Hill residents driving on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge earlier this month heroically sprang into action to save a cat stranded on the span. Amanda Ruiz and her boyfriend, Derick McClinton, both 32, were headed into Brooklyn on the lower level of the bridge around 4 p.m. on April 11 when the pair noticed the animal. “Traffic wasn’t too bad, so I said to my boyfriend, ‘slow down a little bit and I’ll try to get out,’ but cars were passing the cat,” Ruiz told the Advance/.

3 days ago | silive.com | Shaina McLawrence

Walmart is recalling roughly 600 units of its popular multifunctional puzzle crab toys for possible choking hazard. The recall, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, involves toys sold exclusively on Walmart’s platform by the brand JinJiang Baimei Co. Ltd. The toy features a magnetic fish hook, eight magnetic pieces, four plastic puzzle pieces, and a plastic mallet, the commission described.

3 days ago | silive.com | Shaina McLawrence

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Emergency officials responded to a Rosebank building early Tuesday afternoon. According to unconfirmed emergency reports, a fire broke out in the vicinity of Edgewater Street, between Sylvaton Terrace and Lynhurst Avenue. In addition to multiple FDNY vehicles, an Advance/SILive.com reporter at the scene observed NYPD officers, and at least one individual from the U.S. Coast Guard and the city Department of Transportation.