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D'Amato, wife and son welcome baby to D'family

Quick Read20-month-old Alfonso D'Amato welcomes baby sister, Luciana Cioffari D'Amato, to the family with parents.

Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, 72, poses for

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, 72, poses for a photograph with new daughter. Luciana Cioffari D'Amato and his son Alfonso Marcello, 20 months, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. (Oct. 17, 2009)

A curious stare and a broad smile were 20-month-old Alfonso D'Amato's immediate reactions when he first laid eyes on his 20-hour-old baby sister, Luciana Cioffari D'Amato.

The children of former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, 72, and wife Katuria, 43, were introduced Saturday at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, where Luciana was born Friday.

Young Alfonso, who was sitting on his...

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