NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Animal shelters and rescues are struggling to keep up with an influx of abandoned pets in the pandemic, and to make matters worse, staffing is being hit hard by COVID. Stephanie Hite-Witt adopted the newest member of the family at Animal Care Centers‘ Staten Island location on Veterans Road West. “l think we just need a little sprinkle of joy in our household,” she told CBS2’s Dave Carlin. Hite-Witt went straight home to Mariners Harbor to surprise her 11-year-old brother, Amiere. That’s a family overjoyed, helping a rescue that is overburdened. In the pandemic, too man ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police said Saturday the suspected gunman in a deadly shooting on Staten Island is the victim’s father. The shooting happened on Bay Street in the Rosebank section Friday around 7:30 p.m. Police found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest lying on the sidewalk. He was rushed to hospital and pronounced dead. Joseph Leone, 57, was arrested and charged with murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Editor’s note: This story was first published Jan. 1 ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some newborns have come into the world with a special distinction — they’re the first babies born in the Tri-State Area in this brand new year. Northwell Health says weighing 8 pounds and 10 ounces, Ashton Robert Gabriel came into the world right at midnight, too, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. He’s the third baby for parents Megan and Rosendy. “The doctor’s like, ‘C’mon Megan, you can do this. We can make a midnight baby,'” Megan Gabriel said. She told CBS2’s Thalia Perez those were the moments just ten minutes before midnight when she began pushing ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police said Saturday the suspected gunman in a deadly shooting on Staten Island is the victim’s father. The shooting happened on Bay Street in the Rosebank section Friday around 7:30 p.m. Police found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest lying on the sidewalk. He was rushed to hospital and pronounced dead. Joseph Leone, 57, was arrested and charged with murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The funeral for a veteran FDNY firefighter who died at his Staten Island firehouse will be held Thursday. The service for Lieutenant Joseph Maiello is set for 11 a.m. at the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Westerleigh. Maiello, 53, died Sunday while on-duty at Engine Company 163, Ladder 83 in Castleton Corners. Maiello spent 22 years with the FDNY and survived the collapse of the World Trade Center’s North Tower on 9/11 ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Seven new COVID-19 testing sites opened Monday to help meet demand in New York City. There’s at least one new site in each of the five boroughs. The #NYCTestandTrace Corps is opening seven new testing sites throughout the city starting tomorrow! For more info, call 212-COVID19, visit online https://t.co/inm9uL41vX or text “COVID TEST” to 855-48 to find more testing sites closest to your zipcode. pic.twitter.com/bK5mujJVDk — City of New York (@nycgov) December 26, 2021 The Bronx St. Mary’s Rec. Center, 450 St. Ann’s Ave. Open 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Brooklyn Canar ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Pete Davidson caused quite a stir when they were spotted inside a local movie theater Saturday on Staten Island. Police officers responded after a huge crowd swarmed the Atrium Theatre. “So they’re walking down the hallway, and I just kind of move out of the way because I see a group of people, and it’s her, and she’s like, ‘Excuse me.’ I go, ‘Oh my god, Kim Kardashian, I’m so sorry.’ Moved out of the way, let them pass, but then their whole entourage came through and then it was just madness after that,” Staten Island resident Mike Fazzino ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Pete Davidson caused quite a stir when they were spotted inside a local movie theater Saturday on Staten Island. Police officers responded after a huge crowd swarmed the Atrium Theatre. “So they’re walking down the hallway, and I just kind of move out of the way because I see a group of people, and it’s her, and she’s like, ‘Excuse me.’ I go, ‘Oh my god, Kim Kardashian, I’m so sorry.’ Moved out of the way, let them pass, but then their whole entourage came through and then it was just madness after that,” Staten Island resident Mike Fazzino ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was a big stir on Staten Island after Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Pete Davidson were spotted inside a local movie theater Saturday. Police officers were called after a huge crowd swarmed the Atrium Theatre. “So they’re walking down the hallway, and I just kind of move out of the way because I see a group of people, and it’s her, and she’s like, ‘Excuse me.’ I go, ‘Oh my god, Kim Kardashian, I’m so sorry.’ Moved out of the way, let them pass, but then their whole entourage came through and then it was just madness after that,” Staten Island resident Mike Fazzino s ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was a big stir on Staten Island after Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Pete Davidson were spotted inside a local movie theater Saturday. Police officers were called after a huge crowd swarmed the Atrium Theatre. “So they’re walking down the hallway, and I just kind of move out of the way because I see a group of people, and it’s her, and she’s like, ‘Excuse me.’ I go, ‘Oh my god, Kim Kardashian, I’m so sorry.’ Moved out of the way, let them pass, but then their whole entourage came through and then it was just madness after that,” Staten Island resident Mike Fazzino s ..read more