It’s that time of year again, when families and friends gather to raise a glass or two (or more,) in celebration of the holiday season. With the holidays looming, Queens police officials are warning motorists to stray sober or face spending some time behind bars.Queens police officials this week issued a warning to motorists who party too hard and get […]

Families and friends of the victims of Flight 587  gathered again this week to remember loved ones that perished 13 years ago in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587.The American Airlines airbus slammed into a neighborhood in Belle Harbor, Queens at 9:17 a.m. on November 12, 2001, moments after taking off from JFK International Airport, headed to the Dominican […]

The first Thanksgiving may be significant for bringing together the Pilgrims and Native American Indians. But the feast we celebrate today wasn’t recognized as a holiday until Honest Abe took office.President Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday on October 3, 1863, hoping to bring two warring factions to the table for a friendly meal and peace talks.Lincoln hoped […]

Graffiti artists who plastered their artwork on the 5 Pointz warehouse in Long Island City last week blasted owners of the seven-building complex  for filing a trademark application seeking approval to use the “5 Pointz” name on a projected high rise development planned for the site.Crews are in the final phase of demolishing the warehouses to make way for two […]

Thanksgiving is traditionally a day for family gatherings, football rivalries, swapping memories and gobbling down a great meal. In keeping with tradition, officials at the National Fire Protection Association (NFTA) last week released an early fire safety checklist and are urging Queens residents to take precautions to prevent turning Thanksgiving into a real turkey.There’s more to the holiday than turkey […]

Earlier this year I went to a fundraiser where I bought a bag of Glee flour. Glee is a variety of hard red spring wheat that was developed at Washington State University. I used the flour in my favorite bread recipe, one I have modified a bit from a Mennonite cookbook I treasure. There’s a bit of soy flour and […]

Police have busted a tire-theft ring in Queens last month.On October 15, police officers from the 109th Police Precinct, arrested three men as they tried to remove rims and tires from a 2012 Honda parked at 21st Avenue and Parsons Boulevard.The three men, who all live in Brooklyn, have been charged.Police sources revealed that the men allegedly belong to a […]