Mirabelle Tavern is the epitome of coziness, earning high marks for its low prices memorable chicken pot pie.

A Brooklyn church with more than 30,000 members, the Christian Cultural Center is run with corporate efficiency. And the pastor has the mayor’s ear.

The versatile kitchen, the river view, and the lack of kitschy buoys and straggly nets make a meal at The Boathouse immensely enjoyable.

Sparkling wine made in America solely from pinot blanc grapes is a rarity, but Lieb Family Cellars, in Mattituck, specializes in it.

The Blue Pig ice cream shop in Croton-on-Hudson specializes in intense flavors and high-quality ingredients.

The Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale has the most graves of the country’s 128 national cemeteries, with more than 243,000 headstones.

Officials cited “technical issues” in a program that has drawn fire from the operators and occupants of shelters in New York.

Parents have flocked to emergency rooms with children who are feeling ill to find out if they have swine flu.

A plot to bomb synagogues in the Bronx showed the importance of a program bringing together Jewish and Muslim children to breed understanding and tolerance.

Mayor Bloomberg says that he and other officials agree that further delays in rebuilding ground zero are unacceptable.