A taste of the North Country along Northern Boulevard

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Assemblymember Michael DenDekker grills pancakes at a syrup-tasting event in Jackson Heights on Nov. 7. Photo courtesy of DenDekker’s Office.

Assemblymember Michael DenDekker grills pancakes at a syrup-tasting event in Jackson Heights on Nov. 7. Photo courtesy of DenDekker’s Office.

By David Brand

Call it Flapjack-son Heights — for one day at least.

Assemblymember Michael DenDekker brought a taste of the North Country down to Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights on Nov. 9 for an event introducing local residents to syrup tapped from upstate maple trees.

The pancake and syrup sampling was held in partnership with the New York State Maple Producers Association and attracted hundreds of Queens residents.

DenDekker manned the griddle, flipping flapjacks and dousing them in syrup for constituents and cops from the 115th Precinct.