Month: November 2019

A guy in a baseball cap, oversized eyeglasses and a perfectly trimmed red beard drops a dozen dress shirts on the counter of Whiz French Cleaners on 31st Avenue. Whiz French Cleaners is at 37-02 31st Ave. He’s a regular customer, and when Peter Tummolo steps up to help him, the bearded guy asks him about his SUV, which is parked outside the shop. “You and your brother have the same car,” he says as a looks at the grey Chevy Equinox. “You must really like it.” Peter started…

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At Sac’s Place, Domenico Sacramone is sipping a cup of coffee at the bar and going through last night’s receipts when his brother, Anthony, comes in. Domenico co-owns Sac’s Place. Anthony, who is older by a decade and shorter by a half foot, didn’t leave the Italian restaurant/bar they’ve owned for three decades until nearly 2 in the morning. It’s barely 10 a.m., which means that he’s only had a couple hours sleep. But it doesn’t matter. He’s glad to be here. Up…

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At the entrance to the basement apartment, there’s a sign that proclaims, in all-capital letters, “LOVE LIVES HERE.” Katrina, Homer and Tiffany. And so do Tiffany Hopkins and Katrina Olson and their cats, 9-year-old Homer and 13-year-old Thursday. In this happy house, homemade biscuits are baking as Tiffany and Katrina set the breakfast table. Their careers keep them busy and sometimes apart, so they do everything together, including the cooking and baking. Homer, who, when…

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It’s play time! Miro, a 2-year-old Australian Shepherd/hound mix who has a dash of blue in one eye, can’t wait for his pals to arrive at the new dog run. He keeps looking up at his human: “Where are they? Are they here yet? Can I have a treat — or two or three — until they get here? Please, please, please?” Bandit, Miro and Raffi greet each other. Before many treat-less dog seconds pass, Bandit, a 2-year-old Siberian Husky with big blue eyes, barges in with his human…

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