March 2003 Juniper Berry
The Juniper Berry magazine has a rich tradition in the communities of Middle Village, Maspeth and Elmhurst. It was first published in 1938. The quarterly magazine is an all-volunteer effort and contains articles on crime prevention, neighborhood issues, meeting reports and notices, neighborhood history and photographs, guest articles, editorials and more.
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Community celebrates unification: Welcome to Middle Village!
Congressman Joe Crowley: "I am pleased to announce that after countless meetings, hundreds of hours of work and years of dedication, South Elmhurst which has always thought of itself as Middle Village in name, will now officially be called Middle Village by ZIPCODE.
Read MoreKeyspan Still Silent on Memorial Site
Although the Juniper Park Civic Association has written several times to the Keyspan Energy Corporation, they have never had the professional courtesy to answer any of our letters.
Read MoreTHE WAR ON GRAFFITI
We in Middle Village, Maspeth, Ridgewood and Glendale have watched the graffiti ruining our neighborhoods for quite a few years. We see the stains on garages, street signs, storefronts, churches and synagogues.
Read MoreThe Lamplighter of Olde Middle Village
At night the streets were lighted by gas lamps in glass enclosures at the top of a pole about 8 feet high. Every evening a man would make his rounds lighting the lamps individually and in the early morning he would travel his route once again to extinguish them.
Read MoreNo Units Available
When NYPD announced the rookie allocation for each precinct in January, elected officials and civic leaders, living within the boundaries of the 104th Precinct, were once again left scratching their collective heads. Can it be that the already woefully undermanned precinct was once again ignored by NYPD brass?
Read MoreMan Of The Year: Congressman Joseph Crowley
The Juniper Park Civic Association is proud to announce that Congressman Joseph Crowley has been selected as the 2002 Man of the Year, an award that historically is awarded to the most outstanding leaders in the City of New York.
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Community Spotlight: Edward Kampermann
Edward Kampermann was born on July 25, 1936 at St. John's Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. His parents Helen Agnes Connelly and Edward Kampermann were pleased to welcome a second son to their Ridgewood home.
Read MoreBusiness Spotlight: Sunrise To Sunset Tanning
Our spotlight this issue is Sunrise to Sunset Tanning Salon on Eliot Avenue and 71st Street in Middle Village (opposite OLH School). It was not a big stretch for its owner, Carolann Magna, to resettle in Middle Village because theoretically she never left.
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The Juniper Berry magazine, first published in 1938 is an all-volunteer effort containing articles on crime prevention, neighborhood issues, meeting reports and notices, neighborhood history and photographs, guest articles, editorials and more.
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view allMaspeth-Middle Village Task Force's coalition strategy pays off
Mayor de Blasio announced a major policy shift on February 28th which will eventually end the City's use of hotels and cluster sites as homeless shelters. The City now plans to build shelters in individual communities sized to accommodate the number of homeless that originate from them. This means homeless families and individuals will be able to remain in their own familiar neighborhoods while they rebuild their lives.
Read MoreMARKEY BILL DENIES JUSTICE FOR THE MAJORITY OF SEX ABUSE VICTIMS
(June 7, 2016) Assemblywoman Margaret Markey is pushing a bill in the State Assembly that would extend the statute of limitations for civil claims brought by sexual abuse victims. (Interestingly, it does not attempt to toughen criminal penalties for sexual abuse.) The bill has been promoted non-stop by media such as the Daily News, which has vilified anyone who has questions about it or opposes it outright. However, what is not being discussed by the media is that Markey's bill has fine print with major implications: it targets religious and private institutions while granting exemptions to public entities, such as the Department of Education, which runs the majority of schools in our city.
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