Holiday Edition

Holiday Edition

all stories tagged "Thanksgiving"


Turkeys, ready to distribute. Flickr/ DC Central Kitchen
Georgia Kral  |  November 20, 2012 8:02 PM | Comments
The need for volunteers and donations is especially acute this year, due to Hurricane Sandy. There are many ways to donate time or money in New York, New Jersey, and Long Island.
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Kate Fulton  |  November 23, 2011 4:00 AM | Comments
Wild turkeys have a long history in New York. MetroFocus talked to the top bird at the National Wild Turkey Federation about their past, present and future.VIDEO
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Barron H. Lerner  |  November 22, 2011 4:00 AM | 2 Comments
Knowing what we all know, why do friends and family still let each other drive drunk? A health historian discusses the history and causes of holiday drunk driving.
Cliff Matias teaching an Eastern Woodlands Workshop with New York City children. Matias said Native Americans have a complex relationship with Thanksgiving, but he uses the holiday as a time for his family to come together. Photo courtesy of Cliff Matias.
Christina Knight for NYC ARTS  |  November 21, 2011 4:00 AM | 5 Comments
NYC ARTS spoke with a leader of New York City's Redhawk Native American Council about Native Americans' complicated relationship to Thanksgiving.
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Bridget Leahy  |  November 17, 2011 1:42 PM | 1 Comment
Flying out of LaGuardia, JFK or Newark? Beat the holiday traffic on the city's mass transit.
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