{"id":87762,"date":"2026-01-02T23:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/87762\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T23:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:15:25","slug":"one-of-the-first-babys-of-the-year-is-welcomed-by-the-ferry-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/87762\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the first baby&#8217;s of the year is welcomed by the Ferry Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ONTNJH6SHBGLJN7SQHXRCPSXGI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff  visited them today to declare them Ferry Hawks family of the year.  Justin Green places baby boy in his sister Zohars arms as mom, Chaya looks on. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff  visited them today to declare them Ferry Hawks family of the year.  Justin Green places baby boy in his sister Zohars arms as mom, Chaya looks on. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FONTNJH6SHBGLJN7SQHXRCPSXGI.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%20was%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20The%20Staten%20Island%20Ferry%20Hawks%20general%20manager%20and%20front%20office%20staff%20%20visited%20them%20today%20to%20declare%20them%20Ferry%20Hawks%20family%20of%20the%20year.%20%20Justin%20Green%20places%20baby%20boy%20in%20his%20sister%20Zohars%20arms%20as%20mom%2C%20Chaya%20looks%20on.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AAZNYPNX25HDDMI5WBIN4ZMLJU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff visited them today to declare them Ferry Hawks family of the year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff visited them today to declare them Ferry Hawks family of the year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FAAZNYPNX25HDDMI5WBIN4ZMLJU.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%20was%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20The%20Staten%20Island%20Ferry%20Hawks%20general%20manager%20and%20front%20office%20staff%20visited%20them%20today%20to%20declare%20them%20Ferry%20Hawks%20family%20of%20the%20year.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2WKHMS2G6ZB7PCVDHP5D6P3PWQ.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby Boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff visited them today to declare them Ferry Hawks family of the year. The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn. The grandparents and the baby's uncle have come from Australia, and are grateful to be here celebrating the birth of their grandchild after surviving the Bondi Beach shooting. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#13;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff visited them today to declare them Ferry Hawks family of the year. The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn. The grandparents and the baby&#8217;s uncle have come from Australia, and are grateful to be here celebrating the birth of their grandchild after surviving the Bondi Beach shooting. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F2WKHMS2G6ZB7PCVDHP5D6P3PWQ.jpg&amp;caption=Baby%20Boy%20Green%20was%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20The%20Staten%20Island%20Ferry%20Hawks%20general%20manager%20and%20front%20office%20staff%20visited%20them%20today%20to%20declare%20them%20Ferry%20Hawks%20family%20of%20the%20year.%20The%20couple%20is%20originally%20from%20Australia%20and%20currently%20lives%20in%20Brooklyn.%20The%20grandparents%20and%20the%20baby&#039;s%20uncle%20have%20come%20from%20Australia%2C%20and%20are%20grateful%20to%20be%20here%20celebrating%20the%20birth%20of%20their%20grandchild%20after%20surviving%20the%20Bondi%20Beach%20shooting.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0D&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T3OY6ZH3LFABVEHELFHWQQBG5Q.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Mom, Chaya with Baby boy Green, born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn. The grandparents and the baby's uncle have come from Australia, and are grateful to be here celebrating the birth of their grandchild after surviving the Bondi Beach shooting. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Mom, Chaya with Baby boy Green, born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn. The grandparents and the baby&#8217;s uncle have come from Australia, and are grateful to be here celebrating the birth of their grandchild after surviving the Bondi Beach shooting. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FT3OY6ZH3LFABVEHELFHWQQBG5Q.JPG&amp;caption=Mom%2C%20Chaya%20with%20Baby%20boy%20Green%2C%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20The%20couple%20is%20originally%20from%20Australia%20and%20currently%20lives%20in%20Brooklyn.%20The%20grandparents%20and%20the%20baby&#039;s%20uncle%20have%20come%20from%20Australia%2C%20and%20are%20grateful%20to%20be%20here%20celebrating%20the%20birth%20of%20their%20grandchild%20after%20surviving%20the%20Bondi%20Beach%20shooting.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KTCV63NTXJANPCJTJCISWDKNLI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff visited them today to declare them the Ferry Hawks family of the year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff visited them today to declare them the Ferry Hawks family of the year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FKTCV63NTXJANPCJTJCISWDKNLI.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%20was%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20The%20Staten%20Island%20Ferry%20Hawks%20general%20manager%20and%20front%20office%20staff%20visited%20them%20today%20to%20declare%20them%20the%20Ferry%20Hawks%20family%20of%20the%20year.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/R6GMFLF3RFFWLOS6KBTNVIFSUU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Uncle Yossi Althaus, 12 came from Australia, baby\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9 and dad, Justin Green are on hand as Baby Boy Green becomes the Staten Island Ferry Hawks family of the year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>6 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Uncle Yossi Althaus, 12 came from Australia, baby\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9 and dad, Justin Green are on hand as Baby Boy Green becomes the Staten Island Ferry Hawks family of the year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FR6GMFLF3RFFWLOS6KBTNVIFSUU.JPG&amp;caption=Uncle%20Yossi%20Althaus%2C%2012%20came%20from%20Australia%2C%20baby%E2%80%99s%20sister%20Zohar%20Liberow%2C%209%20and%20dad%2C%20Justin%20Green%20are%20on%20hand%20as%20Baby%20Boy%20Green%20becomes%20the%20Staten%20Island%20Ferry%20Hawks%20family%20of%20the%20year.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KDBTRNB23JEGZNB5VJUC4PN5UM.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9 and mom, Chaya are so happy at the start of this new year.  (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>7 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9 and mom, Chaya are so happy at the start of this new year.  (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FKDBTRNB23JEGZNB5VJUC4PN5UM.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%E2%80%99s%20sister%20Zohar%20Liberow%2C%209%20and%20mom%2C%20Chaya%20are%20so%20happy%20at%20the%20start%20of%20this%20new%20year.%20%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7T3E75RYBJHGHPGICUPAJJNRF4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9, and mom, Chaya Green are so happy  at the start of this new year as they welcome baby boy Green, born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>8 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9, and mom, Chaya Green are so happy  at the start of this new year as they welcome baby boy Green, born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F7T3E75RYBJHGHPGICUPAJJNRF4.jpg&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%E2%80%99s%20sister%20Zohar%20Liberow%2C%209%2C%20and%20mom%2C%20Chaya%20Green%20are%20so%20happy%20%20at%20the%20start%20of%20this%20new%20year%20as%20they%20welcome%20baby%20boy%20Green%2C%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Y3IY2A5DIRGFTLT4ERPEWADEKI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9 and mom, Chaya are so happy at the start of this new year.  (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>9 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9 and mom, Chaya are so happy at the start of this new year.  (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FY3IY2A5DIRGFTLT4ERPEWADEKI.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%E2%80%99s%20sister%20Zohar%20Liberow%2C%209%20and%20mom%2C%20Chaya%20are%20so%20happy%20at%20the%20start%20of%20this%20new%20year.%20%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767395721_349_TXFYHIQJBFAURK5GHKA3CS24NQ.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff  visited them today to declare them Ferry Hawks family of the year. The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn. The grandparents and the baby's uncle have come from Australia, and are grateful to be here celebrating the birth of their grandchild after surviving the Bondi Beach shooting. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>10 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff  visited them today to declare them Ferry Hawks family of the year. The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn. The grandparents and the baby&#8217;s uncle have come from Australia, and are grateful to be here celebrating the birth of their grandchild after surviving the Bondi Beach shooting. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FTXFYHIQJBFAURK5GHKA3CS24NQ.jpg&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%20was%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20The%20Staten%20Island%20Ferry%20Hawks%20general%20manager%20and%20front%20office%20staff%20%20visited%20them%20today%20to%20declare%20them%20Ferry%20Hawks%20family%20of%20the%20year.%20The%20couple%20is%20originally%20from%20Australia%20and%20currently%20lives%20in%20Brooklyn.%20The%20grandparents%20and%20the%20baby&#039;s%20uncle%20have%20come%20from%20Australia%2C%20and%20are%20grateful%20to%20be%20here%20celebrating%20the%20birth%20of%20their%20grandchild%20after%20surviving%20the%20Bondi%20Beach%20shooting.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SA7WYWWZK5H7TEFBVN4AOZBKMQ.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. He is sleeping well as visitors fill the room. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>11 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. He is sleeping well as visitors fill the room. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FSA7WYWWZK5H7TEFBVN4AOZBKMQ.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%20was%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20He%20is%20sleeping%20well%20as%20visitors%20fill%20the%20room.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JWU6GZHWSNET5JAJMQ6PMBU6OY.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green gets kisses from his sister Zohar.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>12 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green gets kisses from his sister Zohar.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FJWU6GZHWSNET5JAJMQ6PMBU6OY.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%20gets%20kisses%20from%20his%20sister%20Zohar.(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FJ2SPDPU7VCQRO4IUFFFP5CFTY.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9 and mom, Chaya are so happy  at the start of this new year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>13 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green\u2019s sister Zohar Liberow, 9 and mom, Chaya are so happy  at the start of this new year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FFJ2SPDPU7VCQRO4IUFFFP5CFTY.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%E2%80%99s%20sister%20Zohar%20Liberow%2C%209%20and%20mom%2C%20Chaya%20are%20so%20happy%20%20at%20the%20start%20of%20this%20new%20year.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BCOFQN42ERAMXB54NDTBTYRYBA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager Gary Perone greets the new father, Justin Green, to declare them the Ferry Hawks family of the year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>14 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby Boy Green welcomes in the new year<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager Gary Perone greets the new father, Justin Green, to declare them the Ferry Hawks family of the year. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FBCOFQN42ERAMXB54NDTBTYRYBA.JPG&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green%20was%20born%20on%20Thursday%2C%20Jan.%201%2C%20at%203%3A50%20a.m.%20at%20Northwell%20Staten%20Island%20University%20Hospital%2C%20Ocean%20Breeze.%20The%20Staten%20Island%20Ferry%20Hawks%20general%20manager%20Gary%20Perone%20greets%20the%20new%20father%2C%20Justin%20Green%2C%20to%20declare%20them%20the%20Ferry%20Hawks%20family%20of%20the%20year.%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ZEM32I65NBDIFPC4GNQFUAGM7A.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green's Uncle Yossi Althaus, 12,  came from Australia, and is grateful to be here celebrating the birth of his nephew after getting hit with shrapnel in the Bondi Beach shooting.  (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>15 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green&#8217;s Uncle Yossi Althaus, 12,  came from Australia, and is grateful to be here celebrating the birth of his nephew after getting hit with shrapnel in the Bondi Beach shooting.  (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FZEM32I65NBDIFPC4GNQFUAGM7A.jpg&amp;caption=Baby%20boy%20Green&#039;s%20Uncle%20Yossi%20Althaus%2C%2012%2C%20%20came%20from%20Australia%2C%20and%20is%20grateful%20to%20be%20here%20celebrating%20the%20birth%20of%20his%20nephew%20after%20getting%20hit%20with%20shrapnel%20in%20the%20Bondi%20Beach%20shooting.%20%20(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NOZEPXOSDFEPRFPBJB52WVG3JI.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"The Staten Island Ferry Hawks visited the Green family today to declare Baby Boy Green the Little Hawk of 2026. The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>16 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green<\/p>\n<p>The Staten Island Ferry Hawks visited the Green family today to declare Baby Boy Green the Little Hawk of 2026. The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FNOZEPXOSDFEPRFPBJB52WVG3JI.JPG&amp;caption=The%20Staten%20Island%20Ferry%20Hawks%20visited%20the%20Green%20family%20today%20to%20declare%20Baby%20Boy%20Green%20the%20Little%20Hawk%20of%202026.%20The%20couple%20is%20originally%20from%20Australia%20and%20currently%20lives%20in%20Brooklyn.(Advance%2FSILive.com%20%7C%20Jan%20Somma-Hammel)%0A&amp;affphotographername=Jan%20Somma-Hammel%20%7C%20jsomma%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XTVKNEZIPFFIVDJQSFKNHMDRPA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff visited them today to declare the baby, Little Hawk of 2026.  The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn. (Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>17 \/ 17<\/p>\n<p>Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy Green was born on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3:50 a.m. at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze. The Staten Island Ferry Hawks general manager and front office staff visited them today to declare the baby, Little Hawk of 2026.  The couple is originally from Australia and currently lives in Brooklyn. 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