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Return to Fairyland

“Back in the Day,” as the saying goes, there was a magical place called Fairyland Kiddiepark, which was located where the mammoth, 1,000,000 square foot Queens Center Mall now stands. We plowed through the history of the 1950’s, as well as memories of the baby boomers and their parents.

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LATEST NEWS

Mayor Should Practice What He Preaches on Snow Removal

“The Mayor should get his own house in order before threatening home and business owners (with fines for not shoveling snow),” said Robert Holden, president of the Juniper Park Civic Assoc.

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DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS LAUNCHES CITYWIDE CAMPAIGN ON THE DANGERS OF ILLEGAL CONVERSIONS

The Department of Buildings has launched a citywide campaign to educate New Yorkers about the dangers of illegally converted living spaces.

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NO-COST MAMMOGRAMS

Early detection of breast cancer can save lives! NO-COST MAMMOGRAMS Look for the Mobile Mammography Van at: Glenridge Senior Center 5903 Summerfield Street, Ridgewood Saturday, May 8, 2010

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SENATOR ADDABBO TO HOLD OFFICE HOURS AT 3 QUEENS LIBRARY SITES IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH

Will Discuss Constituents’ Issues, End of Saturday Service at Three District Libraries

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Kosciuszko Bridge Project Public Open Houses

Public Open Houses have been scheduled to bring the public up-to-date on Final Design activities related to replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge. The Open Houses will primarily focus on the four (4) conceptual bridge designs for the new main span of the bridge (the portion of the bridge that crosses Newtown Creek) that NYSDOT has decided to advance. Please join us to share your thoughts and let us know your preference.

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IN THE NEWS

NY Daily News - Editorial - 3/9/2010
Meet the scoundrels - 2: Lawmakers robbed MTA then raged at service cuts
NY Daily News - 3/9/2010
Locals in Middle Village go to extremes to guarantee parking spots
NY Daily News - Editorial - 3/8/2010
Meet the scoundrels - 1: Lawmakers kill student MetroCards and blame MTA
NY Daily News - 3/8/2010
Bloomberg supporters Christine Quinn, Helen Marshall oppose plan to retool Charter
NY Daily News - 3/8/2010
NYPD cops drive drunk, but no one puts on brakes: Even after messy crashes, police are still on job
NY Daily News - 3/8/2010
Queens Center Mall steers shoppers to its garage with bogus signs on parking meters
NY Post - 3/5/2010
The price of a Weiner

PRESS RELEASES

Mayor Should Practice What He Preaches on Snow Removal

“The Mayor should get his own house in order before threatening home and business owners,” said Robert Holden, president of the Juniper Park Civic Association. Holden said that dozens of city owned property and pedestrian thoroughfares in Middle Village and are never shoveled. The Juniper Park Civic Association has been complaining for years about city owned sidewalks that are rarely shoveled. This includes pedestrian overpasses, bridges, and other city property.

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VFW Post 551 Settles Dispute With Neighbors

Middle Village residents may have finally resolved their noise complaints with the Haspel-Staab Veterans of Foreign War Post 551.

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Crooks posing as Con Ed workers burglarize Middle Village seniors.

On Monday, January 18th an elderly Middle Village couple was victimized by a pair of crooks posing as Con Edison workers. The scammers, described as two male whites, rang the doorbell of the couple's home on 60th Drive saying that they had to investigate a possible leak in the home. Upon entering they stole $900 in cash. The 78-year old woman and her 87-year old husband called police but the perpetrators were long gone.

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VFW Post 551 Loses Liquor License Bid for Yard

For more than a year, the Juniper Park Civic Association (JPCA) has received complaints from neighbors about noisy parties being held by the Haspel-Staab Veterans of Foreign War Post 551, located at 84-02 60th Avenue in Middle Village. The problems heightened when the Post – no longer run by World War II veterans – decided to bring their indoor parties outside, converting their fifteen-foot wide driveway next to their clubhouse into a place to party – all set with tables, a tent, chairs, lights, and barbecue grills.

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