STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Borough President Vito Fossella and Catholic Youth Organization officials will announce new rules for parents and spectators who disturb CYO games.<\/p>\n
The announcement, which will be held at the Mt. Loretto CYO Community Center gymnasium in Pleasant Plains on Tuesday morning, comes less than a month after the Advance\/SILive.com reported on an altercation that broke out during a Catholic Youth Organization basketball game.<\/p>\n
A video of the struggle<\/a> posted to social media was sent to the Advance\/SILive.com after the brawl. The courtside fight broke out among adults just after 9:20 p.m. on Dec. 20, in the gymnasium of St. Teresa\u2019s in Castleton Corners.<\/p>\n While the melee began between two women, others joined in the fray in an attempt to split the two apart.<\/p>\n As noted in a press release, in the weeks that followed, Fossella \u201cassisted CYO in reaching a reasonable standard to hold parents and other spectators accountable for disruptive behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n Officials hope the newly unveiled rules will cultivate \u201ca recurring sense of normalcy and good spirits at sporting events.\u201d<\/p>\n For updates on the announcement, check SILive.com and Advance\/SILive.com social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n