New York politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologise over bakery row

Whoopi Goldberg celebrated her 69th birthday this week (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologise 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 her political beliefs.

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 on Friday in front of the 145-year-old institution in Staten Island.