STATEN ISLAND N.Y. – It was a B.Y.O.L. -- Bring Your Own Lantern -- occasion Thursday, as guests stepped into history on a nighttime tour of Fort Tompkins at Gateway National Recreation Area. The tour ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Fort Tompkins has seen every era of American history. But many Staten Islanders may not be aware of this touchstone of the past that's in their midst. The Advance recently got a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was the view from the overlook, 150 feet above the entrance to New York Harbor, that led the British government to fortify this hill. Look south and you could see 30 miles ...

The annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade may or may not be happening this year, depending on some funding issues, but at least two other beloved NYC Halloween traditions have announced they are ...

The day after the supreme court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide last summer, Amy Mulligan Holmes and her partner Erin were married at Fort Tompkins. "It was really awesome to have a same sex ...