GREAT PUMPKINS. Earlier this month, North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital in Plainview displayed entries in its Employee Pumpkin Painting Contest in its lobby. At this point, the place might reek of old pumpkin, but here at Blog About Town, two of the best pumpkins have been preserved, sans odor, via the usual camera-phone technology.

The winner was a Big Apple pumpkin decorated with a city skyline including the Twin Towers. Congrats to Admitting for its swank work!



















As delighted as I am with with the Manhattan skyline pumpkin, I have a soft spot for this piggy pumpkin created by the Desi Lou Deli, the hospital’s TV-themed retro-deli.
























Kosher or not, that's some pumpkin punim!

Photos: David Marc Fischer