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Long Island’s Anthony DeLucia Pursues His Dream Of Creating Custom Cleats For New York Mets, Yankees

MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island man was working at a bakery to help pay for college until he turned his desk at home into an art studio for athletic footwear.

Now demand for his customs cleats is soaring.

“I think it’s super important, pandemic or not, for people to focus on their dreams,” 23-year-old Anthony DeLucia said.

DeLucia is now dreaming inside his Long Island seaside bungalow.

“It might be a little corny for me to be showing you these text messages, but to me, it’s something that I’m super proud of,” DeLucia said, showing CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan his personal text messages from the superstars.