A nurse at Bayley Seton Hospital called cops after Aiello, 36, walked out of the facility.

Published by New York Post on July 23, 2008.

How does the prospect of shelling out $2.25 every time you board a bus or subway or ride the Staten Island Railway grab you? And possibly forking over another 80 cents or so to cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge?

Published by SI Live on July 23, 2008.

One of them -- burly, doe-eyed recent St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School graduate Salvatore Valenziano Jr. -- did not come out of the water breathing. The drowning that night of the 20-year-old Tottenville resident is part of a pattern that is as sad as it is familiar, according to people cognizant of the river and its whims.

Published by SI Live on July 23, 2008.

According to radio transmissions police are responding to a call of a teenager being shot in the neck with a BB gun on a Staten Island street. The incident occurred near Sobel Court in Clifton between Targee Street and Park Hill Avenue.

Published by SI Live on July 23, 2008.

Numerous law enforcement officials -- complete with a backhoe and other digging equipment -- descended on the grounds of the Kreischer Mansion in Staten Island's Charleston neighborhood this morning.

Published by SI Live on July 23, 2008.

He was reportedly checked into Bayley Seton Hospital Monday night by family members, most likely due to stress from a federal investigation into his role in the death of his friend, Louis Antonelli, a jeweler who was killed in what law enforcement sources are calling a mob hit.

Published by SI Live on July 23, 2008.

Aiello ran out of the Clifton hospital around 6:30 a.m. -- "pushing his way out" a hospital spokesperson said -- and then made his way to his home at 128 St. Mary's Avenue, about a half a mile away from the hospital.

Published by SI Live on July 23, 2008.

The attempt to increase revenue by 8 percent would also apply to commuter rail tickets on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad and tolls on the authority’s bridges and tunnels, which include the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

The retired cop's name surfaced on April 29 after Antonelli, a jeweler and his longtime friend, was shot outside El Sabor Tropical in West Brighton.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Cops were called to St. Mary's Ave. in Rosebank about 6:55 a.m. after witnesses saw Aiello outside his home screaming and waving a gun.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Police on Staten Island are investigating a shooting early Tuesday that involved two officers – one active duty and the other retired.The shooting happened in the Rosebank section on St. Mary’s Avenue.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Police say that shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aiello shot at police officers called to St. Mary's Avenue in the Rosebank section of Staten Island. The officers, who were not struck, returned fire and wounded Aiello who was pronounced dead at Richmond University Medical Center.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Aiello, who had been longtime friends with the jeweler, had uncharacteristically failed to carry his gun that April evening when the hit men surprised Antonelli, 43, outside the El Sabor Tropical restaurant, the source said. Aiello had left the restaurant moments before and was not at the jeweler's side during the ambush.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Aiello, 36, carrying two guns, had been yelling in front of his family's Rosebank home Tuesday morning shortly after checking himself out of a psychiatric facility at nearby Bayley Seton Hospital against medical advice, sources said.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Around 7 a.m., sources say, police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a house at 128 St. Mary's Avenue. When police arrived to the home, Jason Aiello, a retired NYPD Sergeant, was outside in the street waving a gun.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 22, 2008.

Fireworks are being blamed for a house blaze in Dongan Hills last night that sent the 77-year-old homeowner, his wife and their two dogs fleeing to safety. The blaze at 44 Bear St. began at about 10:20 p.m. with neighbors recalled hearing a loud pop.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

The blaze at 44 Bear St. began at about 10:20 p.m. with neighbors recalling hearing a loud pop moments before bushes in front of the house went aflame.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

The city also recently withdrew its application to put up a tower at 100 Merrill Ave., on the grounds of Moore Catholic High School, although DoITT spokesman Sbordone said it had nothing to do with parental concerns. He said Northrop Grumman simply determined that it did not need the location for the wireless network.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Last month, the BSA approved similar towers to be built next to an office building in New Springville, on the grounds of a CVS in Eltingville, alongside a doctor's office in Annadale and at another cemetery, United Hebrew, on Clarke Avenue in Richmond. But almost no one objected to those sites at hearings held at the community board or the BSA.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Last month, the BSA approved similar towers to be built next to an office building in New Springville, on the grounds of a CVS in Eltingville, alongside a doctor's office in Annadale and at another cemetery, United Hebrew, on Clarke Avenue in Richmond. But almost no one objected to those sites at hearings held at the community board or the BSA.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Last month, the BSA approved similar towers to be built next to an office building in New Springville, on the grounds of a CVS in Eltingville, alongside a doctor's office in Annadale and at another cemetery, United Hebrew, on Clarke Avenue in Richmond. But almost no one objected to those sites at hearings held at the community board or the BSA.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Safety, however, is what the parents at PS 30 in Westerleigh were concerned about when they learned earlier this year that the city was planning to put an antenna on top of their elementary school. In response to the controversy, the city agreed to reconsider the location.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Community Board 3 voted to approve two towers for Charleston while voting against one -- a 120-foot tall monopole planned for Main Street in Tottenville. The board rejected the latter because it would be located next to a recently completed, four-story apartment building. All three applications are still pending at City Planning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Community Board 3 voted to approve two towers for Charleston while voting against one -- a 120-foot tall monopole planned for Main Street in Tottenville. The board rejected the latter because it would be located next to a recently completed, four-story apartment building. All three applications are still pending at City Planning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

The BSA, which grants special permits for towers built in residentially-zoned neighborhoods, last week approved a 90-foot monopole for the grounds of Baron Hirsch Cemetery in Graniteville, despite opposition from people who live nearby.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Police on Staten Island chasing a man with a gun have closed off an area of Rosebank in the vicinity of Tompkins Avenue and St. Mary's Place. According to radio reports from the scene, at least one gunshot has been fired. Further details were not immediately available.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

According to police they received two calls leading up to the tragic events at 128 St. Mary's Avenue. The first call, when the caller mentioned that shots had been fired, came at 6:44 a.m. while the second call, about a husband and wife dispute, came at 6:49 a.m. Both calls came from inside the home, cops said.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Aiello was with Antonelli on April 29 when he was gunned down outside El Sabor Tropical, a restaurant at Broadway and Castleton Avenue. Antonelli, 43, succumbed to his injuries on May 12 in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Antonelli was shot around 7 p.m. after he and Aiello visited a basement storage space at 280 Broadway, the same address as the restaurant. Aiello was his longtime friend.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Law enforcement sources believe that Jason Aiello -- a retired police sergeant and former bodyguard of Antonelli, a jeweler from Grasmere who was shot in West Brighton on April 29 -- was looking to commit "suicide by cop" when he brandished two guns during a domestic dispute early this morning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Law enforcement sources believe that Jason Aiello -- a retired police sergeant and former bodyguard of Antonelli, a jeweler from Grasmere who was shot in West Brighton on April 29 -- was looking to commit "suicide by cop" when he brandished two guns during a domestic dispute early this morning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Adam J. Greenberg, 31, of the 500 block of Rockaway Street in Tottenville, plowed into two motorcycles on South and Whitehall streets outside the ferry terminal around 5 p.m., killing one rider, said cops.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

A retired police officer is dead after clashing with police in Staten Island. According to reports, Jason Aiello, 36,displayed a gun and then fired a shot at two officers outside his home at St. Mary's Avenue and Tompkins Avenue before the officers' returned fire, killing Aiello.

Published by New York Sun on July 22, 2008.

Eyewitness News is told the shooting followed a report of a man with a gun being chased on Saint Mary's Avenue, near Tompkins Avenue, just before 7 a.m. The chase, which involved an SUV, ended with shots fired by either a current or retired police officer.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 22, 2008.

He was presumably the only one who knew that he and Antonelli would be at the El Sabor Tropical restaurant in West Brighton, where Antonelli was shot. He let Antonelli walk out of the restaurant alone. And even though he worked as an armed bodyguard, he wasn't carrying a gun the night of the shooting.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Police rope off the area around 128 St. Mary's Place in Rosebank after Jason Aiello was shot dead by police officers.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

But law enforcement sources believe that Jason Aiello, 36 -- retired police sergeant and former bodyguard of Louis Antonelli, who was shot in West Brighton on April 29 -- was looking to commit "suicide by cop" when he brandished two guns during a domestic dispute early this morning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

But the 30-year-old Midland Beach native is also stuck in a Las Vegas hospital, longing to come home after contracting meningitis and suffering a stroke.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

"This kid doesn't want anything more than to come home," said his longtime friend, Gina Giovazzino. "If I had a nickel for every time I heard him say Staten Island or 10305 ... "

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

After more than two decades of soaking up the salty air daily at Nichols Great Kills Park Marina, Vinnie Palmieio is selling his boat.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

The New Springville resident is selling because "the high price of fuel is making lousy fishing trips not worthwhile."

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

Only about three or four potential buyers have come to see the "Down Time," and he has yet to receive an offer. The Arrochar resident is asking $23,000 for his boat -- $17,000 less than he paid six years ago.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

Willie Williams, 18, Keoma Carter, 20, and a third man who remains at large, forced their way into three rooms on the second-floor a single-room occupancy building at 90 Park Avenue in Port Richmond at about 5:30 a.m. July 13, cops allege.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

Williams, of the 300 block of Vanderbilt Avenue in Clifton, and Carter, of Holland Avenue in Mariners Harbor, were arrested on Friday.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

Williams, of the 300 block of Vanderbilt Avenue in Clifton, and Carter, of Holland Avenue in Mariners Harbor, were arrested on Friday.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

Willie Williams, 18, Keoma Carter, 20, and a third man who remains at large, forced their way into three rooms on the second-floor a single-room occupancy building at 90 Park Avenue in Port Richmond at about 5:30 a.m. July 13, cops allege.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

Williams, of the 300 block of Vanderbilt Avenue in Clifton, and Carter, of Holland Avenue in Mariners Harbor, were arrested on Friday.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

Williams, of the 300 block of Vanderbilt Avenue in Clifton, and Carter, of Holland Avenue in Mariners Harbor, were arrested on Friday.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.

A 41-year-old woman, who was baby-sitting two small children in the New Springville house, told police the four men, who were dressed in dark clothes and baseball caps, brandished silver badges and a gun.

Published by New York Daily News on July 21, 2008.

Jason Malone, who works at the Getty station at 5931 Amboy Rd., said the man showed up at about 4:30 p.m. Monday driving the SUV, which is missing its driver's side headlight and a fender.

Published by SI Live on July 21, 2008.