Oakwood

Should worst-flooded areas be left after Sandy?

2013-01-21 09:39:00

SEA BRIGHT, N.J. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy, one of the nation's costliest natural disasters, is giving new urgency to an age-old debate about whether areas repeatedly damaged by storms should be rebuilt, or whether it might be cheaper in the long...

After Hurricane Sandy: Running For A Cause

2012-11-04 18:22:00

Through the rubble in Oakwood, Staten Island, Sunday, one could hear and witness scenes of humanity. Volunteers from across the region packed the streets in every neighborhood on the island that needed aide. In fact, there really wasn't a block that...

Taxi Driver Arrested After Attempting To Mow Down Two Cops: Officials

2011-02-28 13:16:00

A Long Island taxi driver shot twice by an off-duty Nassau County police officer is facing assault charges after authorities say he attempted to mow down two of their officers. According to officials, Thomas Moroughan was shot early Sunday following a...

Brush Fire Rips Through Section of Staten Island

2010-11-12 12:53:00

Firefighters were on the scene Friday as a three-alarm brush fire ripped through the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island. According to officials, the blaze broke out some time before 3 p.m. in a wooded area on both sides of Kissam Avenue. The other...

Staten Island Woman Dies After Being Trapped Inside Elevator

2010-04-02 19:36:00

A woman died after being stuck inside an elevator in a building located in the Oakwood Section of Staten Island during a power outage died, PIX News has learned. The victim, identified Danielle Goldberg -- described to be her in 20's -- was found on...

Six-Alarm Brush Fire Breaks Out in Staten Island

2009-04-13 00:00:00

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (WPIX) --� Firefighters battled a six-alarm brush fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in the Oakwood section of Staten Island. The flames, which began near Mil Road and Kissam Ave, were being fueled by strong winds, according to...

Staten Island Widow Found Guilty In Husband's Death

2009-05-21 00:00:00

A Staten Island jury on Thursday convicted a woman of second-degree murder in the deadly shooting of her husband. Janet Redmond-Mercereau, a New York City public school teacher, apparently murdered her husband, FDNY Fire Marshal Doug Mercereau, while...

A destroyed home in Oakwood Beach on Staten Island.

2013-02-05 00:00:00

Friends and members of the Puglia family sift through the remains of their missing home for valuables on November 6, 2012 after Hurricane Sandy hit the coastal estuary(to the rear) in the Oakwood Beach area of Staten Island, New York.

2012-11-06 00:00:00