Staten Island pizzeria ditches cancer-linked flour ingredient — and customers can’t taste the difference

The dough should hold together. A Staten Island pizzeria owner spent months testing dough recipes, making more than 500 pies, to find one his customers couldn’t tell from the original — all before a New York state ban on a cancer-linked flour additive used in pizza and bread is now awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature. … Read more

Make-A-Wish: Mark Rober and Disney surprise young Leukemia survivor from Staten Island, NY with dream trip

A dream has come true for a boy who has been through a lot over the past year. Brendan and Alexandra are living the dream, but it almost takes a tragic turn after Brendan finishes fourth grade when his parents realize something is wrong. “We just noticed that he was having an unexplained fever, here … Read more