Cooking Grease Down a Drain Eyed in Sewage Flood of 80 Homes

NEW YORK — A blocked pipe sent sewage flooding into at least 80 homes in a Queens neighborhood Saturday, with city officials pointing to a familiar culprit on the heels of Thanksgiving: cooking grease poured down a drain. The sewer line failure caused extensive property damage in the Jamaica section of Queens near the Belt Parkway and Kennedy Airport, drawing a significant response by the Fire Department, utility crews and multiple city agencies. The blockage is in a major pipe that carries s...