STATEN ISLAND , N.Y. — It has been nearly 30 years since a robbery-turned-homicide at the former Pal Joey’s restaurant rocked the West Brighton business community.
In the days that followed, more than 200 people gathered for the funeral Mass of part-owner Mark LaManna, as fellow business owners and friends along Forest Avenue called for the death penalty.
In the months that followed, two men were indicted on murder charges while a third suspect with gang ties was believed to have also been involved…