Mike Liendo reported the following on Facebook on January 14th: At the warehouse (78-16 Cooper Avenue) tonight there was illegal abating of asbestos going on. Floor tiles were being ripped off the floors. New studs and sheet rock appear to have been put up. With the eyes and ears of residents who are very concerned, they communicated with the right people to get us out there to video these workers working in the warehouse. Meanwhile they are not supposed to be working after hours or even be there because the permits were lifted. Please call the number on the paper for NYC environmental protection. The site was hit with a second DEP stop work order on 1/15/2019. Then in mid-February, the DOB shut the site down by issuing its own stop work order, which has since been partially rescinded. If you see late night or weekend work going on at the location please call 311.
Originally published in the March 2019 Juniper Berry Magazine
Berry Bits: Work continues at 78-16 Cooper Ave
Christina Wilkinson

March 2019 Table of Contents
- Yesterday & Today: 66th Street at Grand Avenue, looking south
- Maspeth salutes its veterans
- Berry Bits: Small businesses protected
- Berry Bits: Foam containers now banned
- Berry Bits: Recycling expanded
- Berry Bits: Hotel text Amendment passes
- Berry Bits: Voter reforms enacted in Albany
- Berry Bits: 'Tis the season for scammers
- Berry Bits: Thank you to our holiday raffle donors
- Berry Bits: Site chosen for Queens Animal Shelter
- Berry Bits: Coca-Cola plant demolished
- Berry Bits: Cityscapes shuttered by SLA
- Berry Bits: Whoooo's looking at you?
- A Message from the President
- At long last, Ridgewood Reservoir is permanently protected
- Things That Are Dumb: Watch your step!
- Things That Are Dumb: Abandoned bikes as eyesores
- Things That Are Dumb: Timber!
- Things That Are Dumb: Junked trailers litter Maspeth streets
- Panepintos win TV Baking contest
- The perils of upgrading the Metro Mall
- Understanding your investment risk
- Home is where your heart is
- Frank Caudo, photographer
- WILLETS POINT: AN EXAMPLE OF GROSS MUNICIPAL MALFEASANCE
- Laurel Hill's Pastoral Past
- The Steinway Tunnels, Part 2 ‒ Revival
- 104th Pct report – Keep Your Money Safe During Tax Season
- Killy's Korner March 2019
- The American Legion celebrates its centennial
- Letters to the Editor March 2019
- In memoriam
- Another Landscape Lost
- Toiletry Drive
- Recipe: French Braised Beef
- Op-Ed: Holding the MTA ‒ and elected officials ‒ accountable
- Neighborhood Hall of Shame March 2019
- Poem: Maspeth Marches On
- Berry Bits: Work continues at 78-16 Cooper Ave
- Berry Bits: Principe Park drainage work complete
- Op-Ed: A Tale of Two Waterfronts, Progressively Erasing Our Cultural History
- Things That Are Dumb: Three elections for Public Advocate
- Things That Are Dumb: No one asked for this, part 1
- Things That Are Dumb: No one asked for this, part 2
- Things That Are Dumb: DOT mistakenly erects no parking signs then has car towed
- Things That Are Dumb: Hard hat required
- Things That Are Dumb: The Great Crapper Caper
- Things That Are Dumb: Filming disrupts holiday business
- Things That Are Dumb: Sharing the road?
- A transparent MTA will clear the air
- Train Pain: Bracing for L Hell
- Amazing Stories: INJURIES MAY PROVE FATAL
- Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski honored with JPCA Community Service Award
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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