Morning audio update: S.I. Little League World Series excitement, alarming LGBTQ+ suicide rates, a unique coffee shop (Aug. 13, 2024) [Video]

Good morning Staten Island, and welcome to the brand new daily SILive.com morning report.

Today’s stories include the excitement surrounding Staten Island’s Little League World Series team, a tree accident that injured one person and caused a significant power outage, the alarming rates of suicide attempts within the LGBTQ+ community, vaccination requirements for NYC students, and a unique coffee shop that’s making waves in Great Kills.

Note that the stories in the report are editorially curated and then summarized and read aloud by artificial intelligence. Some variations in pronunciation, tone or diction may result.

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