Staten Island staves off elimination again at Little League World Series
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The New York summer dream is alive. Staten Island’s South Shore Little League bounced back from an opening-round loss to win two elimination games in the Little League World Series, beating Hinsdale, Ill., 4-0 on Sunday at Lamade Stadium. Staten Island broke through in the fourth inning and advanced behind five scoreless […]
Staten Island stays alive in Little League World Series thanks to dramatic fourth inning
Staten Island South Shore Little League’s resilience was on full display in the regional tournament. After coming close to elimination Sunday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, they rallied again to pull off a 6-3 win over Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Starter Jake Romero got the team through a bases-loaded situation in the bottom of the first inning, […]
Staten Island not straying from expectation ‘to win’ in Little League World Series
Staten Island South Shore Little League coach Bob Laterza’s message remains the same even after his team reached the Little League World Series. The key is to seize the opportunity and “keep your eyes on the goal.” Staten Island cleared the first hurdle of qualifying for the LLLWS last week with a 5-0 win over […]
Staten Island within win of Little League World Series on walk-off hit
With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and the game tied at 5-5, Peter Giacchio of Staten Island South Shore Little League came to bat determined to end the game. “I told him it was one pitch,” Staten Island manager Bob Laterza told The Post. “He said, ‘I […]
Staten Island pols urge Hochul yank MTA board member
Seven Staten Island politicians are pressuring Governor Hoffle to fire the MTA board member who recommended removing promised new rail cars from the forgotten borough. In their letter to the governor, the representatives blasted non-voting MTA board member Norman Brown for displaying “clearly hostile bias and callousness” during a June committee meeting about the now-suspended […]
A look inside NYC law enforcement raids on illegal Staten Island pot shops
Authorities raided two illegal marijuana dispensaries on Staten Island this week, including one that contained a secret staircase that led officers to an underground illicit stash house, witnessed by The Washington Post. New York City sheriff’s deputies and officers found hundreds of neatly organized packages of cannabis products in the dingy basement of Richmond Discount […]
NYC homeless woman sexually assaulted outside Staten Island ferry terminal
A homeless woman sleeping outside the Staten Island ferry terminal on Wednesday morning woke up to a real-life nightmare in which she was sexually assaulted by a pervert, police said. Police said that at about 4:20 a.m., the 35-year-old victim was lying on the ground near a restaurant in the St. George Terminal when an […]
Staten Island officials protest plan to shelter illegal aliens at church: ‘We have to stand and fight back’
Staten Island church faces plan to house illegal immigrants Bipartisan backlash From local elected officials translation Recently reported. Staten Island officials held a press conference Monday outside Faith United Methodist Church on Heberton Avenue in Port Richmond to protest a proposal to set up 15 cots inside the church to provide shelter for single adult […]
Meet the Staten Island Cricket Club — the oldest-active cricket club in the US that has thrived in NYC for over 150 years
The eyes of the cricket-loving world will be on Long Island on Sunday. Cricket World Cup Rivals Pakistan and India continue to play in front of 34,000 enthusiastic fans. But it’s on another New York island that the bat-and-ball game has thrived for more than 150 years. The Staten Island Cricket Club was founded in […]
Gambino mobsters among 17 charged in $22M illegal gambling ring on Staten Island
Seventeen people have been arrested in connection with a thriving network of illegal gambling and loan sharking on Staten Island controlled by the notorious Gambino crime family. The 84-count indictment details the inside story of an illegal operation that raked in a staggering $22.7 million in illegal gambling and also racked up $500,000 in interest […]