If you’ve been procrastinating about what to get the special people in your life or simply want to reward yourself, here are some last-minute ideas.

Electronics have long been the consumer goods holiday marquee item. The good news is that the combination of competition and advances in technology have reduced the prices of some once very pricy gizmos.

(BPT) - - The average super market offers some 45,000 food products, most of which are packaged, processed and a poor choice for someone who wants to eat healthy - even when the package says otherwise with claims of being natural, whole grain and even organic.

When it comes to shipping cargo to any destination most people will undoubtedly say they look for a carrier that is safe, fast and reliable. Econcaribe meets all those standards and more. The company has been serving customers since 1968 and has a proven track record of excellent service.

Helen Lee of Long Island City has been dubbed the “coupon Queen” at her church and for good reason. She is one of several Queens Chronicle readers who told us their savings tips.

Throw him out!

When shelves and shelves of school supplies hit local stores, you know that the opening of school can’t be far behind.

Like It Is

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is counting on a redeveloped Willets Point to be the next great neighborhood in Queens, but the city’s plan has major obstacles, including removing 250 businesses that don’t want to leave and then cleaning the polluted land.

The Department of Sanitation continued its campaign for a new marine waste transfer station in Queens at a public meeting Tuesday in Flushing, but most residents were more concerned about potential traffic.

A Maspeth company’s use of a vacant lot to store construction debris has raised the ire of neighbors, but company officials say they are moving to correct the situation.

Crime Statistics

A horrifying scene that unraveled over the weekend at Elmhurst Hospital when a man shot an admissions clerk and kidnapped his wife has ended with the arrest of the suspect, and with the shooting victim expected to make a full recovery.