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SERVING MIDDLE VILLAGE AND MASPETH SINCE 1938.
Thursday, April 24, 7:30pm
Our Lady of Hope
History
Published December 1, 2004Let's Take a Stroll Up Old Grand Avenue
Hi! My name is Rosemarie Kohout Gray and since I enjoy company I was wondering if you would take a walk with me as we use our imaginations and memories of the 1950's and 60's and remember how... See More
My Maspeth Memories
Grandma and Grandpa Stines lived in a large, stately house on Maspeth Avenue, just past P.S. 72... See More
Juniper Valley Racetrack
About fifty years ago there was a race track in Maspeth. Many area men as well as men from all over... See More
Happy Hundred Newtown High (1998)
In commemoration of Newtown High School's upcoming centennial, The Juniper Berry would like to... See More
History of St. John's Cemetery
The area now called St. John’s Cemetery was once called the Hempstead Swamp. Lands were allotted... See More
Lutheran Dummy Trolley
Dummies were trolley-like cars pulled by steam locomotives, which used coal for fuel. It was from... See More
William Eckert, peddler
The Eckerts had two sons who with their father eventually started a fruit and vegetable business in... See More
Middle Village Asks Rothstein Tract Restudy
An appeal to City Plan Commissioner Sullivan to reconsider his stand against acquisition of the... See More
The Rey Family
The first of the Rey family came to Middle Village in 1847. Jean Baptiste de Rey was born in l80l... See More
Middle Village Harvest Picnic
Since this area was once made up of many farms it is interesting to learn about the farmers who... See More
General Slocum Disaster Remembered 1904-2004
Ask any New Yorker to name the city’s greatest disaster before September 11, 2001 and invariably... See More
The History of the Pullis Farm Cemetery Landmark
This non-profit, publicly supported organization was founded on January 16, 1993 by Ed Shusterich,... See More
Peter Hirsch, Middle Village Pioneer
In 1850 Phillip and Joseph Hirsch established a grocery and seed store on Metropolitan Avenue. They... See More
Mr. Maspeth’s Wonderful Life
On May 3, 2004 we lost a truly great man, Maspeth civic and business leader and my friend, Frank... See More
A Grand Tale of Two Trolley Lines
The Brooklyn Dodgers were so named because Brooklyn was once a stronghold of the trolley car and in... See More
The Queens DA is looking for information on a cold case.
queensda.org
On March 16, 1994, victim was found shot to death near 56th Street and Andrews Avenue in Maspeth. “Cannon” was tattooed across his stomach, “San Diego” was tattooed on his back, and sleeve tat...Why do some of those tattoos look like Taylor Swift??
Oh he was definitely not from here. Those are LA / Cali style “cholo” tattoos. Not sure if anyone then reached out to California
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Should be landmark. Beautiful building with a long history linked to the Lithuanian community