In the first case of its kind in the borough, Surrogate Robert J. Gigante recently validated a Westerleigh woman's will which leaves a one-quarter share of her $60,000 estate for the care of her pet cats.

Published by SI Live on August 30, 2008.

the bus," said bus passenger Paul Ruiz, 22, of the Bronx, who was returning home after working a shift at the United Artists Stadium 16 movie theater in Mariners Harbor. "I just knew he was going to hit and then there was a loud noise."

Published by SI Live on August 29, 2008.

Maps of surveillance data culled by the city Health Department indicate West Nile activity in the following Staten Island ZIP codes: 10301, 10302, 10303, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10310, 10312 and 10314.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Shavanne Woodson of Mariners Harbor sifted through organized piles and racks full of clothing, looking for formal pants in her size:

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Gerald (Gerry Chilli) Chilli, 74, of Graniteville; Michael Carucci, 38, of Rossville; Richard Cendali, 40, of Annadale; and Willowbrook businessman George Miller, 68, "participated in the operation and management of the enterprise," according to a 12-count racketeering indictment unsealed this morning at Brooklyn Federal Court.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Maps of surveillance data culled by the city Health Department indicate West Nile activity in the following Staten Island ZIP codes: 10301, 10302, 10303, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10310, 10312 and 10314.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Maps of surveillance data culled by the city Health Department indicate West Nile activity in the following Staten Island ZIP codes: 10301, 10302, 10303, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10310, 10312 and 10314.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Boy Scouts from Troop 26 and members of First Central Baptist Church in Stapleton also helped out, unloading and organizing perhaps hundreds of boxes in the back of the St. George church.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

"What we really believe in is practicing good Samaritanism," said Tamadja Roberts of Westerleigh. "We're making a family outside of a family."

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

"I feel good they got the guy," said Elizandro Reyes, whose family runs Mexico Supermarket at 170 Port Richmond Ave., one of the stores hit. "It's not the first time or the last time. It might happen again, maybe not to us, to other people. ... More people don't like us," Reyes added. Click here for more.

Published by SI Live on August 27, 2008.

Maria Morales, the owner of the Los Potrillos restaurant at 150 Port Richmond Ave., displays her damaged storefront the day of the vandalism.

Published by SI Live on August 27, 2008.

Before dawn on Aug. 18, Papapetro allegedly used his red truck to back into three businesses on Port Richmond Ave. - a Mexican restaurant, a Mexican grocery store and a Mexican party-supply store.

Published by New York Daily News on August 27, 2008.

A man surveys the damage outside 293 Port Richmond Ave. on Aug 18, after a driver backed into the storefront.

Published by SI Live on August 26, 2008.

A construction worker was charged with backing his red pickup truck into three Hispanic-operated businesses in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island in an apparent bias spree.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 26, 2008.

The perpetrator is reportedly a black man who fled on foot in direction of Castleton Avenue. The bank is located at 282 Port Richmond Avenue. It's believed the robber got away with $3,000 but it is unclear if he is armed.

Published by SI Live on August 25, 2008.

A 40-year-old man who had taken to squatting in several vacant houses in Stapleton recently is responsible for breaking into a house on Fulton Street last week and stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics equipment, police say.

Published by SI Live on August 25, 2008.

Harley-Davidson Motorcycles is celebrating 105 years of roaring on the roads with a party at Frank Lombardi & Sons Harley-Davidson in Staten Island's Stapleton neighborhood.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

Cops say they pulled over Victor Ortega-Ortiz, 21, of the 2100 block of Richmond Terrace, at about 6:45 p.m., after they spotted sparks flying out of the bottom of his 1992 Ford F-150 truck at the intersection of Graham and Merrill avenues.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

Henry Piotrowski of Port Richmond will be buried this morning, but questions remain about how the animals were allowed to run riot despite the repeated complaints.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

Cops say they pulled over Victor Ortega-Ortiz, 21, of the 2100 block of Richmond Terrace, at about 6:45 p.m., after they spotted sparks flying out of the bottom of his 1992 Ford F-150 truck at the intersection of Graham and Merrill avenues.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

A lovely flower garden at the entrance to the city Housing Authority's New Lane Shores senior apartments in Rosebank appears to have been planted by a professional landscaper.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

Danny Kane, left, and Chris Babilonia, owner of Chick-N-Bones in Mariners Harbor, will be hosting the first New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation fund-raiser, on Aug. 24.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

Residents marvel at the moonshine reflected in our harbors and cringe at ratty fences blocking sunset views. They remember the old South Beach with its Ferris wheel. They wonder aloud why Stapleton's Home Port sits empty and undeveloped. They wish they could hop water taxis to Manhattan.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

A cup of coffee did in a serial burglar from Staten Island's Port Richmond neighborhood.

Published by SI Live on August 20, 2008.

A tug boat pulls the Intrepid into the former Stapleton home port on June 6, 2007.

Published by SI Live on August 20, 2008.

HHC announced earlier this year that it hopes to open clinics in Clifton and Stapleton. Another HHC program, known as Staten Island's Health Access, was set to expire in June and is to be replaced by a mobile van with two examination rooms.

Published by SI Live on August 19, 2008.

Although cops would not speculate about a motive, owners of the stores and shoppers in this commercial area suspect racism fueled the rage of a man described as bulky and white, who apparently rammed his a red pick-up truck three separate times into each of the stores, spaced at a distance from each other at 150, 170 and 293 Port Richmond Ave.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

Omar Sanchez, the owner of a grocery store located at 170 Port Richmond Ave., stands next to his wrecked storefront.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

The two dogs escaped from a nearby home and attacked Piotrowski in his Port Richmond backyard.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

The stores are located along Port Richmond avenue.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 18, 2008.

A truck has reportedly struck two buildings in Port Richmond and NYPD and FDNY personnel are responding. The incident is said to have taken place along Port Richmond Avenue. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

A group of men who were hanging out at the corner of Port Richmond and Grove avenues at around 12:45 a.m. said they saw a red pick-up driven by a bald white man back into the deli at 170 Port Richmond Ave. then pull forward, and back into the building a second time.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

The metal shutters had already been pulled down on down on all three stores, which are located at 150, 170 and 293 Port Richmond Ave., when the pick-up driver struck.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

Residents across the borough -- but mostly those in Arlington, Mariners Harbor, Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Silver Lake, New Brighton and West Brighton -- once again are being blitzed by helicopter traffic that rattles windows, jangles some nerves -- and ruffles a few feathers.

Published by SI Live on August 16, 2008.

Diana Figueroa, 46, of the 100 block of Hatfield Place, approached a cop on Thursday at 9 a.m. in front of Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, and claimed to be a retired NYPD detective, court papers allege.

Published by SI Live on August 16, 2008.

Residents across the borough -- but mostly those in Arlington, Mariners Harbor, Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Silver Lake, New Brighton and West Brighton -- once again are being blitzed by helicopter traffic that rattles windows, jangles some nerves -- and ruffles a few feathers.

Published by SI Live on August 16, 2008.

Residents across the borough -- but mostly those in Arlington, Mariners Harbor, Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Silver Lake, New Brighton and West Brighton -- once again are being blitzed by helicopter traffic that rattles windows, jangles some nerves -- and ruffles a few feathers.

Published by SI Live on August 16, 2008.

Diana Figueroa, 46, of the 100 block of Hatfield Place, approached a cop on Thursday at 9 a.m. in front of Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, and claimed to be a retired NYPD detective, court papers allege.

Published by SI Live on August 16, 2008.

The practice appears to be rarer on the Island. The last big copper heist was on June 17, when two men broke into a first-floor Mariners Harbor apartment, stripped it of copper and metal siding and were caught, along with fully laden shopping carts.

Published by SI Live on August 16, 2008.

Residents across the borough -- but mostly those in Arlington, Mariners Harbor, Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Silver Lake, New Brighton and West Brighton -- once again are being blitzed by helicopter traffic that rattles windows, jangles some nerves -- and ruffles a few feathers.

Published by SI Live on August 16, 2008.

A North Carolina man was taken off borough roads when cops stopped him in Mariners Harbor for a loud and modified exhaust.

Published by SI Live on August 16, 2008.

"New York City has done its best to keep pace with the population boom on Staten Island, but residents from Tottenville to Rosebank to West Brighton know that a heavy rain means flooded streets, basements and cars for too many Staten Islanders," the North Shore Democrat said.

Published by SI Live on August 15, 2008.

"They need somebody to give them the attention they always wanted," said Elizabeth Sims, 16, a senior at Port Richmond High School.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

Could be you've heard Bunn, 69, singing and playing guitar with his country band, or squeezing an accordion behind a row of corn stalks and potted flowers in his Port Richmond yard.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

"He was in a coma for three weeks," the Port Richmond resident said. "I really wanted him to catch up on things."

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

Two reputed mob associates were arrested Friday on charges of orchestrating the deadly robbery of a Staten Island jeweler -- an event that led to the death last month of a former NYPD sergeant.

Published by amNY.com on August 14, 2008.

The organization conducts programs in nearly 300 schools across the city and is slowly expanding to Staten Island. Summer and after-school programs are currently offered at PS 16 in Tompkinsville and PS 31 in New Brighton, as well as PS 20, said Lavinia Mancuso, director of program development.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

Students from Lydia's School of Dance in Port Richmond perform a lyrical routine during the Century Dance Complex's third annual International Dance Festival at Tappen Park in Stapleton.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

Willie Williams, 18, and Keoma Carter, 20, pleaded not guilty today to charges that they forced their way into three rooms in a single-room occupancy building at 90 Park Ave. in Port Richmond early morning on July 13.

Published by SI Live on August 13, 2008.

A burglary reported in Staten Island's Port Richmond neighborhood was a false alarm, according to police.

Published by SI Live on August 13, 2008.