3+ week, 5+ day ago (445+ words) A "Gold Coast" Long Island town has agreed to allow a local mosque to expand, finally ending a bitter battle that racked up more than $4 million in legal fees for taxpayers. The Town of Oyster Bays board voted 6-1 last week to end the federal lawsuit brought against it by the Muslims of Long Island, thus allowing the group to build a slightly scaled-down version of its original expansion proposal for the Masjid Al-Baqi mosque in the hamlet of Bethpage. "These steps reflect a reasonable compromise that prioritizes safety, quality of life, and mutual respect among all who live and worship in the Bethpage community," a town rep told The Post. The mosques worshipers said they are just happy the saga is over." "This is a day of new beginnings," said congregant Imran Makda." "Our doors will always be open to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (240+ words) The two people killed when a small plane crashed while taking supplies to hurricane-ravaged Jamaica have been identified as a Christian ministry CEO and his daughter. Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena, 22, were killed when the turboprop plane slammed into a residential neighborhood pond near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, soon after take-off Monday morning. The father-daughter duo were en route to Jamaica to help with the hurricane relief efforts, authorities said. In a heartfelt tribute, the evangelical Christian church ministry that Wurm founded described him as a selfless devotee who had worked tirelessly to help others. "Alexander, known for his warmth and unwavering kindness, devoted his life to serving others " both through his actions and by sharing the gospel of Jesus across the globe," Ignite the Fire said in a social media statement. "Throughout his life, Alex travelled extensively, reaching various…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago (529+ words) The'first Thanksgiving in the New World was celebrated in 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1789, George Washington became the first of many US presidents to formally proclaim a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer: In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln likewise called for a day of Thanksgiving in November: I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And so it was until President Franklin Roosevelt, in 1939, temporarily moved the celebration back to the third Thursday in November to stimulate…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (1830+ words) Welcome to November, star seeds. As we move deeper into the dark half of the year, our march towards night will not be gentle. The month begins with a Full Supermoon in Taurus on November 5. The moon is exalted in Taurus and on this day of days, Venus, the ruler of the moon, will be in her home sign of Libra. However, the good times and glad rags are not here to stay as the next day Venus slinks out of the taffeta of Libra and into the fetish wear of Scorpio, where we trade the light-hearted for the obsessive, the casual for blood commitments. On November 7, Uranus retrograde shifts into the final degrees of Taurus, where it has been instigating and upending themes related to the material world and the corporeal form for the past seven years. This final…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (1374+ words) Throw some loose change into a deep well, shoot your shot and pick a star to wish upon, my babies: the luckiest day of the year is upon us. Coming in hot and holy on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, is a portal that can connect you to a higher frequency, your own untapped potential and the machinations of the divine. "Across spiritual traditions, 11:11 is revered as a powerful manifestation portal'a moment when theveil between the mundane and the mystical is at its thinnest," Hong Kong-based certified counselor and award-winning astrologist'Letao Wang told The Post. What is the source of this potent day of days? Read on for Wang's explanation of the numerology and astrology of 11:11. According to Wang, 11 is a Master Number, meaning it holds a higher potential than its single-digit compatriots. "While it reduces to 2 (1+1=2), the number 11 does not lose its…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago (597+ words) Among my growing list of improper uses of the English language is the response I get when telling a restaurant server or anyone else "thank you." The usual response has been for as long as I remember, "you're welcome." For the young, especially, it has become "no problem." Why would thanking someone for a service or kindness performed be considered a problem? What does that even mean? Thanksgiving, which mythically began when the Pilgrims and early settlers thanked God for His "many blessings," despite their difficult circumstances, is now a small bump in the road on the way to the annual conspicuous consumption called Christmas." The airlines are thankful because of heavy travel that leads to large profits." Thanksgiving, as well as approaching Christmas, have lost their unique status " at least among secularist marketers " and have now been blended into…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1192+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to'Turkey and Lebanon'that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast tensions and the media glare that will document history's first American pope on the road. Leo is fulfilling a trip Pope Francis planned to make, to mark an important anniversary with the Orthodox church in Turkey. In Lebanon, he'll try to boost a long-suffering Christian community as well as Lebanese of all faiths who are still demanding justice over the'2020 Beirut port blast. Leo, who spent 12 years as superior of his Augustinian religious order and two decades as a missionary in Peru, says he loves to travel. And in recent weeks, he has shown both diplomatic and linguistic dexterity in answering questions on the fly from reporters. The trip is…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (672+ words) As we move through the sacred season of the witch, the days get darker and our shadows get louder, an ideal window to reflect on the sticky parts of our personhood. "Halloween brings us into Scorpio season, the realm of Pluto, ruling over all things shadow " this is a perfect time to gaze into the eyes of your shadow self and ask what it wants, why it is in pain, and how you can help to heal and soothe its wounds," author and tarot reader'Kerry Ward told The Post. According to Ward, when we embrace and integrate rather than deny our shadow self, we reclaim its suppressed power. "This reading, using my upcoming, healing and comforting Light In The Dark tarot cards,'will bring you a message to act upon directly from your shadow self. Ready?" To book a personal…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (314+ words) Christmas cheer'will be returning to the historic city of Bethlehem in the West Bank after a two-year pause due to the war in Gaza.' Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati announced that festivities will return starting Dec. 6, with a Christmas tree lighting in the famous Manger Square. "From the heart of Bethlehem, the'birthplace of Christ, the city of peace " once again, we ignite the flame of hope and raise our prayers for peace," said the mayor in a video posted to Instagram. "Let us celebrate together the message of Christmas," he added. "Glory to God'in the highest " on Earth, peace, goodwill to all. Bethlehem keeps the light alive." Located in the center of Bethlehem, Manger Square is named for the manger in which Jesus was laid after his birth. Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, told Fox…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago (381+ words) After 40 years of service and 40 million medically tailored meals delivered to New Yorkers, God's Love We Deliver is expanding!" With a new 30,000-square-foot facility at the Liberty BKYLN office-industrial building, God's Love is set to position itself for smarter, sustainable growth. In the years to come, this site will allow God's Love to increase its annual meal capacity to a staggering 6.5 million meals, a leap of over 50% from the 4.2 million medically tailored meals they delivered last fiscal year." "The 40 FORWARD campaign is about more than numbers, it's about people," said Claudia Wagner, Co- Chair of the Board of Directors."Every gift brings us closer to a stronger, more compassionate New York, where everyone facing severe illness has access to medically tailored meals, giving them the care they need. We invite you to join us in making that vision a reality....