Staten Island Advance

The winning numbers in today's New York Lottery midday drawings are: Numbers: 5-2-9 Lucky Sum: 16 Win4: 3-6-3-9 Lucky Sum: 21... Full Story »

Weeks after Rep. Michael McMahon pens Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2009 in House, Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand introduce legislation in Senate Full Story »

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- City health officials are continuing the push to vaccinate New York City school children against swine flu -- additional clinics were announced by the Health Department today.Many parents have expressed concern that the vaccine hasn't been... Full Story »

Vaccine will be available at temporary centers, including four on Staten Island Full Story »

Associated PressJohn "Junior" Gotti exits a Manhattan court room last yearNEW YORK -- John "Junior" Gotti's trial was temporarily halted after he told U.S. marshals that he didn't want to attend. The reason was not immediately clear. The defense lawyer... Full Story »

After heavy emergency response, no serious injuries reported Full Story »

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A state government official says a former student has surrendered to police after taking a school administrator hostage at an upstate New York high school. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was... Full Story »

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Boylan Street home's chimney collapsed this morning onto a neighbor's house in Greenridge, according to Fire Department radio reports. Nobody has been injured but numerous units are on the scene, including Fire Department collapse units,... Full Story »

Gov. David Paterson called the special session, has said issues need to be dealt with now Full Story »

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The lowest price for gas on Staten Island for the last 24 hours is $2.81.That price was reported at the Hess station at 2488 Hylan Boulevard, according to the Web site, NewYorkGasPrices.com.Find a lower price? Leave... Full Story »

But initial tests are negative for Anthrax or any other dangerous substance Full Story »

There's heavy traffic on the Gowanus-BQE combination in Brooklyn this morning between the Belt Parkway and the Brooklyn Bridge. Traffic is also sluggish on the Brooklyn-bound Staten Island Expressway (traffic cameras) with an estimated travel time between Richmond Avenue... Full Story »

Here are some of the headlines you'll find in the print edition of today's Staten Island Advance:The front page of Tuesday's Staten Island Advance. -Island suffers trial by water and gas -McMahon's 'no' vote on health care bill fosters... Full Story »

Utility crews fracture a water main in Sunnyside and a natural gas pipeline in Annadale, flooding a golf course and halting trains Full Story »

Good Tuesday morning Staten Island! Most roads are problem-free so far. Starting on Staten Island, the SIE, the Korean War Veteran's Memorial Parkway, the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway or the West Shore Expressway (traffic cameras) are accident-free at... Full Story »

NEW YORK -- Don't believe a defense lawyer's argument that John "Junior" Gotti quit organized crime with a sudden epiphany more than a decade ago, a prosecutor told a jury Monday during closing arguments in Gotti's fourth trial on racketeering... Full Story »

NEW YORK -- Of all the items set to go on the auction block this week at a midtown Manhattan hotel, there's one that would take some mettle to wear in public: A satin New York Mets baseball jacket emblazoned... Full Story »

NEW YORK -- Envelopes containing suspicious powder were sent to three foreign consulates in Manhattan on Monday, but initial tests suggested the mailings were a hoax, police officials said. A field test done on the powder sent the Uzbekistan Consulate came... Full Story »

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A former union president imprisoned for racketeering testified Monday that his late boss expected "favors" in Albany from then New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno in return for investing union pension funds with the company that employed... Full Story »

SELDEN, N.Y. -- Authorities are investigating whether any of the more than 20 animal carcasses found in the backyard of a Long Island home are the remains of animals reported missing by pet owners in the area. Dozens of concerned pet... Full Story »

NEW YORK -- The New York Public Library's latest logo features a streamlined lion designed to read well online. The logo is a circle with a lion's profile inside. Library officials say it was drawn in bold lines to read well... Full Story »

NEW YORK -- A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the late-night comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers. Associated Press/File PhotoRobert J. "Joe" Halderman... Full Story »

NEW YORK -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press... Full Story »

PLAINVIEW, N.Y. -- Nassau County police say eight people who fell ill from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Plainview restaurant have been taken to area hospitals with apparently non-life-threatening symptoms. Police say Ayhan's Shish-Kebab Mediterranean Restaurant was evacuated Monday night after... Full Story »

Bill Lyons/Staten Island AdvanceJoseph Villane, left, and Teddy McFadden of Port Richmond participate in last night's candlelight vigil on the Borough Hall steps to show support for marriage equality.Capping a day on which the governor bade the state Senate... Full Story »