A judge denied a request by a devout Catholic mom on Staten Island for an injunction that would allow her daughter to return to school while the family’s lawsuit against the city over vaccines is heard.Dina Check, of West Brighton, is suing to force the city to let...

These exclusive images offer a dramatic first look at Empire Outlets, the huge shopping/dining/hotel complex planned for the Staten Island waterfront near the St. George Ferry terminal. The 340,000 square-foot project by Brooklyn-based BFC Partners will rise next to the proposed New York Wheel, the world's...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver disregarded house rules by sweeping sexual-harassment claims against Vito Lopez under the rug with a secret settlement that only encouraged the lawmaker to continue harassing female staffers, a special prosecutor said yesterday. The stunning criticism leveled by Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, the special prosecutor...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver disregarded house rules by sweeping sexual-harassment claims against Vito Lopez under the rug with a secret settlement that only encouraged the lawmaker to continue harassing female staffers, a special prosecutor said yesterday. The stunning criticism leveled by Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, the special prosecutor...

DA: NY lawmaker conduct toward women 'alarming' Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 7:36 pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor said Wednesday that Assemblyman Vito Lopez's behavior toward women on his staff was "alarming" and that Albany lawmakers were too interested in ...