Staten Island baby gets poignant welcome from uncle, 12, who narrowly survived Australia terror attack

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The first baby born at Staten Island University Hospital in 2026 joins a family already steeped in gratitude after several members survived the recent terror attack at a Hanukkah event in Australia.

Known until his bris as Baby Boy Green, the 7-pound, 11-ounce newborn was delivered at 3:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

Joining the baby’s mom, dad and sister in their hospital room on Friday was the baby’s 12-year-old uncle, Yossi Althaus, who lives in Australia and barely survived the massacre at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14 that left 15 dead…

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