Il Sogno owner tells Cuomo: ‘Sweat, blood, tears’ made my dream. ‘I’m on the brink of losing it all.’ | Pamela’s Food Service Diary
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Posted Dec 14, 2020
Pedro Canello says welcome to his guests at Il Sogno in Annadale on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 when indoor dining resumed at 25%. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Pedro Canello owns Annadale’s fine dining restaurant Il Sogno, a word that translates from Italian to “dream.” The linen cloth eatery has been known for its steaks, wine list and, in pre-COVID-19 times, for its weekend entertainment. But these days, Canello says Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent mandate to shut indoor dining puts Il Sogno precariously close to going out of business.
Parole shocker: Officer accused of fudging records of visits to murderers, parolee later charged in killing
Updated Dec 09, 2020;
Posted Dec 09, 2020
The defendant falsely said he visited four parolees when he hadn t, and that they had completed programs which they didn t, allege prosecutors. Two of the parolees had served murder sentences, a third was later accused of killing an off-duty city firefighter in a road-rage incident in Brooklyn. (NJ Advance Media)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Prosecutors allege a former state parole officer submitted bogus visitation and program records for four parolees he was supervising on Staten Island, including two who served time for murders in Brooklyn and one other who was later accused of killing an off-duty firefighter in a road-rage incident in that borough.