Magic book flies off shelves

The waiting was over. At the stroke of midnight, heralding in the new day Saturday, they just went crazy. Some with thick, round glasses, others with lightning bolts on their foreheads and still more with wizard hats, Harry Potter fans were now able to get their hands on the most highly anticipated book in the [...]

Mosca exposes funeral biz

For a woman who has seen more corpses in her life than all of George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” films have provided, Alexandra Mosca sure has managed to keep her sense of humor about her career. After all, how many funeral directors have posed nude for Playboy, especially under the moniker “The Merry [...]

A life less ordinary: Howard Beach’s author turns father’s life into book

Born in Greenwich Village, like her father, life could have been very different for Fran Capo if she wanted it to be. Her father, a tough-talking Italian son of an immigrant spending his time in shady hangouts in lower Manhattan, was known to bend the law a couple of times, though not really break it. [...]

Mets star Hernandez talks about kids’ book

On the second day of a three-day stay in the Windy City, former New York Met, all-star and Gold Glove winner Keith Hernandez spoke over the phone, sounding a little groggy so early in the morning. “The book is full of a lot of stuff my parents told me when I was growing up,” he [...]

Firefighter’s cookbook raises money for NYFD scholarships

A retired Bellerose firefighter has found a new audience for his cookbook following the Sept. 11 tragedy. Ironically enough, it was his own personal tragedy that inspired the book in the first place. John Sineno spent his career with the New York Fire Department working out of the Engine 58, Ladder 26 station on 5th [...]

Love Doctors give non-alcoholic ideas

Imagine this scene. You’re out having fun with a few friends, checking out members of the opposite sex. One of them sidles up and offers a greeting. Do you a.) Offer to buy a drink, b.) Ask if this is a frequent hang-out, c.) Ignore your designated driver and go out after having a few [...]