Staten Island residents continue to flock to a local bakery that “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg criticized last week, alleging that the business may have denied her sweets due to her political beliefs.

At a press conference in front of Holtermann's on Friday, Nov. 15, elected officials took a stance on Whoopi Goldberg's unfounded accusations of discrimination. Elected officials expressed, "Don't mess with Staten Island." Here is Jill Holtermann at the podium next to her brother, Billy Holtermann. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri) -

A group of local officials are calling on The View cohost Whoopi Goldberg to give a Big Apple apology to a New York City bakery that she claimed wouldn’t fill an order because of her politics. The 146-year-old,

Holtermann’s Bakery owner Jill Holtermann and other supporters defend the bakery after ‘The View’ personality Whoopi Goldberg accuses the business of denying her service over politics.

New York City politicians are urging Whoopi Goldberg to apologize over her claims a Staten Island bakery declined her birthday dessert order.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella was among the local leaders and supporters who joined Holtermann’s Bakery owner Jill Holtermann at a news conference Friday in front of the 145-year-old institution in the city borough of Staten Island.

New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of he

Fox News correspondent Lauren Green tells 'Fox News Live' the latest on the Staten Island bakery Whoopi Goldberg suggested refused to make her desserts over political views.