FDNY: Dog rescued from fire in Westerleigh home; 2 firefighters suffer minor injuries battling blaze
Updated 6:04 PM;
Today 4:51 PM
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A dog was rescued from a fire that tore through a Westerleigh home Monday afternoon, and a resident was able to escape the blaze unscathed.
Flames could be seen shooting out of the attic of the home, located at 789 Willow Road West, as firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control.
The fire is suspected to have started from an air conditioner in the rear of the structure before traveling to the inside of the house, an FDNY official on scene told the Advance/SILive.com.
Know your candidates: Michael Schnall focused on quality of life with experience at City Hall
Updated 8:12 AM;
Today 8:00 AM
Michael Schnall, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Schnall campaign/Karen O’Donnell Photography)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Michael Schnall grew up on Staten Island, and wants to be the North Shore’s next City Council member.
Schnall has experience in government as a Parks Department staffer under the mayoral administrations of Mike Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio and a financial analyst for the City Council in the early aughts. He now works for a large non-profit organization.
FDNY puts out Livingston fire; 1 minor injury reported
Updated May 10, 8:02 PM;
Posted May 10, 8:02 PM
The FDNY responded to a fire in a Livingston home Monday afternoon. (Staten Island Advance/Joseph Ostapiuk)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The FDNY responded to a fire on the second floor of a Livingston home Monday afternoon.
The blaze prompted an “all-hands” response of 60 firefighters and 12 units at around 6:37 p.m. to 24 Davis Ct., according to an official from the FDNY press office.
Numerous FDNY vehicles lined Davis Avenue near the small, narrow dead end street where the fire occurred, and multiple other trucks squeezed onto Davis Court to reach the home. The second floor of the residence appeared to sustain interior damage.
NYPD: Bank robbery, attempted bank robbery occur just minutes apart in Grasmere
Updated May 11, 10:53 AM;
Posted May 10, 9:48 PM
An NYPD vehicle is parked outside the Northfield Bank branch at 1158 Hylan Blvd. in Grasmere on Monday, May 10, 2021. (Staten Island Advance/Joseph Ostapiuk)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Shortly after a man attempted to rob a Richmond County Savings Bank in Grasmere, a second bank location just feet away was targeted, police said.
The first incident occurred at the Richmond County Savings Bank at 1100 Hylan Boulevard just after 2:30 p.m.
An unidentified man passed a note to the teller that threatened of a firearm while demanding cash in 20 and 10 dollar bills, according to police.