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The Juniper Berry

March 2020

Bells: A Campanology Poem

By Vincent J. Tomeo   Published March 6, 2020

Bells: A Campanology Poem

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Yesterday & Today: 69th Place looking south at Grand Avenue, 1920
Published March 6, 2020

Yesterday & Today: 69th Place looking south at Grand Avenue, 1920

Berry Bits: Cooper Ave shelter opens unexpectedlty
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Cooper Ave shelter opens unexpectedlty

Berry Bits: Amazon will rent out the Metro Mall
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Amazon will rent out the Metro Mall

Berry Bits: Three groups sue to stop Manhattan, Bronx and Queens jails
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Three groups sue to stop Manhattan, Bronx and Queens jails

Berry Bits: Another option for American flag disposal
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Another option for American flag disposal

Berry Bits: Long anticipated mall opening soon at Metro Mall
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Long anticipated mall opening soon at Metro Mall

Berry Bits: Property tax overhaul in the works
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Property tax overhaul in the works

Berry Bits: Early voting for Queens BP special election
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Early voting for Queens BP special election

A Message from the President 3-2020
Published March 6, 2020

A Message from the President 3-2020

Remembering Our Unsung Heroes From The Vietnam War
Published March 6, 2020

Remembering Our Unsung Heroes From The Vietnam War

Historic Marker Dedicated to DeWitt Clinton Home Installed in Maspeth
Published March 6, 2020

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MA KIN: You Don’t Need to Fly to Thailand for Authentic Thai Food
Published March 6, 2020

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Plans for Tony’s Pizza to return to Metropolitan Avenue
Published March 6, 2020

Plans for Tony’s Pizza to return to Metropolitan Avenue

Centerfold photos: Richard Murillo
Published March 6, 2020

Centerfold photos: Richard Murillo

JC Landscaping and Design
Published March 6, 2020

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104th Precinct Report 3-2020
Published March 6, 2020

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Protecting Our Waterways
Published March 6, 2020

Protecting Our Waterways

Who’s Running For Queens Borough President?
Published March 6, 2020

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Juniper Park Civic Association

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We have naysayers claiming, "This is a Hunter College student project!" as if that makes it not valid.

Paul Graziano, our go-to guy for zoning issues, weighs in:

"As the students said: Department of City Planning was the CLIENT for their study. The DCP will be using this study as their baseline. This study was herded by DCP. They were materially involved in its creation."

City Planning could just extend the current Transit Oriented Development to the IBX stations, but instead they want to implement individual rezones around each station, focusing on "soft targets" where developers can get the most bang for their buck and they can cram in thousands of people.
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Saving the worst for last...
In the parts of Middle Village, Maspeth and Elmhurst in proximity to Grand Avenue, the Department of City Planning wishes to develop Stop and Shop, the storage facilities, the Verizon site, and any current manufacturing into housing because the people who live around there have "isolationist tendencies" and should have more neighbors. The homes and businesses between PS58 and Maspeth HS will be demolished and both schools will be expanded so more kids can attend them. The end of every block that currently has 1 or 2-family homes will contain 6-story buildings. West of 74 Street will have 8 story buildings. Parking will be removed along one side of the road to accommodate a bike lane. Sounds great, doesn't it? (end sarcasm) www.hunterurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IBX-FINAL-FINAL-1.pdf
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Saving the worst for last...
In the parts of Middle Village, Maspeth and Elmhurst in proximity to Grand Avenue, the Department of City Planning wishes to develop Stop and Shop, the storage facilities, the Verizon site, and any current manufacturing into housing because the people who live around there have isolationist tendencies and should have more neighbors. The homes and businesses between PS58 and Maspeth HS will be demolished and both schools will be expanded so more kids can attend them. The end of every block that currently has 1 or 2-family homes will contain 6-story buildings. West of 74 Street will have 8 story buildings. Parking will be removed along one side of the road to accommodate a bike lane. Sounds great, doesnt it? (end sarcasm) https://www.hunterurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IBX-FINAL-FINAL-1.pdfImage attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment
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This is a hunter college student class project

Did George Costanza have a hand in this? 🤣

Although it’s been decades since I lived in Middle Village, all of this really breaks my heart. While I understand times have changed and no place will ever be what it was, this is not about buildings, sidewalks and stores. It’s about people and how THEY choose to live. These proposals are solutions to problems that do not exist. Rather, they will create new problems and one by one, take away one more remaining precious piece of what makes this area so great. Yes. A Taco Bell has replaced Neiderstiens - the restaurant where we had our wedding reception and lunch after burying my parents and many others. Very sad it’s gone, but I understand why - and it wasn’t because a bunch of urban planning “experts” decided people should eat enchiladas instead of sauerbraten. But in a way, that’s what they’re talking about now with these crazy proposals. Obviously, what they don’t teach in urban planning school is that everyday people who take care of the homes they work hard to afford, keep an eye on their kids and everyone else’s, shop locally and defend what is rightfully theirs, make the best urban planners around. Please. No more Taco Bell’s. Save the crumb cake, the brasciole and the real pizza. Fight this before it’s all gone.

NYC is over and done with. Queen is a sh"thole. The foundation will never hold all of this big building and construction. Just give me enough money to get the f"ck out of here because there is absolutely NO quality of life here at all. Hochul, DeBlasio, Adams, now Mamdani. No body gives a rats ass. These posts are useless. There is nothing we can do about any of itl

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Hey Glendale, you know you want your supermarkets and industrial zones redeveloped into Queens Blvd-style luxury housing, you just haven't realized it yet. Obviously, upzoning Myrtle and cramming more people into your neighborhood will make life better for you, according to the Department of City Planning's study conducted by Hunter College. www.hunterurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IBX-FINAL-FINAL-1.pdf ... See MoreSee Less

Hey Glendale, you know you want your supermarkets and industrial zones redeveloped into Queens Blvd-style luxury housing, you just havent realized it yet. Obviously, upzoning Myrtle and cramming more people into your neighborhood will make life better for you, according to the Department of City Plannings study conducted by Hunter College. https://www.hunterurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IBX-FINAL-FINAL-1.pdfImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment
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Although it’s been decades since I lived in Middle Village, all of this really breaks my heart. While I understand times have changed and no place will ever be what it was, this is not about buildings, sidewalks and stores. It’s about people and how THEY choose to live. These proposals are solutions to problems that do not exist. Rather, they will create new problems and one by one, take away one more remaining precious piece of what makes this area so great. Yes. A Taco Bell has replaced Neiderstiens - the restaurant where we had our wedding reception and lunch after burying my parents and many others. Very sad it’s gone, but I understand why - and it wasn’t because a bunch of urban planning “experts” decided people should eat enchiladas instead of sauerbraten. But in a way, that’s what they’re talking about now with these crazy proposals. Obviously, what they don’t teach in urban planning school is that everyday people who take care of the homes they work hard to afford, keep an eye on their kids and everyone else’s, shop locally and defend what is rightfully theirs, make the best urban planners around. Please. No more Taco Bell’s. Save the crumb cake, the brasciole and the real pizza. Fight this before it’s all gone.

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2 hours ago

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If you liked what the NYC Department of City Planning has in store for Eliot Avenue, you're going to LOVE what they will do at Metropolitan Avenue! It involves "reimagining the Metro Mall site to maximize the public benefit." This would mean "approximately 3,000 units could be built on the 23-acre site." But how? According to the report, "a design competition would be initiated by the state after the site is purchased from the Rentar Development Corp." So that would land it in the court of Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi, whichever socialist replaces State Senator Michael Gianaris, and whoever is governor. www.hunterurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IBX-FINAL-FINAL-1.pdf ... See MoreSee Less

If you liked what the NYC Department of City Planning has in store for Eliot Avenue, youre going to LOVE what they will do at Metropolitan Avenue! It involves reimagining the Metro Mall site to maximize the public benefit. This would mean approximately 3,000 units could be built on the 23-acre site. But how? According to the report, a design competition would be initiated by the state after the site is purchased from the Rentar Development Corp. So that would land it in the court of Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi, whichever socialist replaces State Senator Michael Gianaris, and whoever is governor.  https://www.hunterurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IBX-FINAL-FINAL-1.pdfImage attachmentImage attachment+6Image attachment
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What do they have in store for Eliot Ave..??

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If City Planning has its way, this is what will happen to Middle Village after the IBX stop opens at Eliot Avenue:
* A ring of apartment houses will replace the homes around Juniper Valley Park
* A dense residential development will be built at Our Lady of Hope
* 4-6 story apartment buildings will be constructed above the commercial stores along Eliot at 80th and 74th Streets.

Home ownership will be phased out in favor of apartments.
(Your kids will own nothing here and be happy.)

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If City Planning has its way, this is what will happen to Middle Village after the IBX stop opens at Eliot Avenue:
* A ring of apartment houses will replace the homes around Juniper Valley Park
* A dense residential development will be built at Our Lady of Hope
* 4-6 story apartment buildings will be constructed above the commercial stores along Eliot at 80th and 74th Streets.

Home ownership will be phased out in favor of apartments. 
(Your kids will own nothing here and be happy.)

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Five to Six story buildings along JBN and JBS. No. Just no.

Well said

Has the FAA commented about the La Guardia approach over six story buildings? There might be a limit for building height based on the approach pattern to runway 13/31, especially during low "ceiling" (low clouds/bad) weather. As it is, LED flashing collision beacons light up my bedroom, every 1 minute 30 seconds apart during high traffic periods. (Maybe that will "save" us!!).

Governments way around building is to add the words “Affordable Housing” to any project. So this is their plan. Based on a train stop that majority of people in middle village don’t want or won’t use, we will rebuild the whole area just based on a train stop. Politicians lost the idea of representing their constituents. Now it’s, this is what we are doing (there will be be a lot of kick backs for them and cost overruns for the taxed constituents) and if you don’t like it, leave.

So why couldn't we fight this IBX development? It's a terrible thing to happen to a beautiful residential area

Phil Wong hard no. Please help.

Terrible news

There goes the neighborhood

Is this speculation ??

Say NO to an IBX stop at Elliott. And I want some of those noise abatement walls installed so the added train traffic doesn’t add noise pollution.

Plus our local power grid can handle the load

Robert Moses 2.0.

Please refer to the IBX as the “Whitey B Gone Plan “

What are we supposed to do? Not everyone affected by this has the financial resources and physical capability to make a drastic life change at this stage in our lives. Where are our rights not toget pushed out of our homes that we worked hard for and have lived in for 30 years!!!!!

Fine. Give me 2 million bucks for my house so I can afford to get the f*ck out of here! What are senior citizens on a limited income with serious health issues and no immediate family alive supposed to do? Where are we supposed to go? Maybe I should move to China which must be empty by now since they're all hear going thru my cans and bottles!

IBX and City of Yes are an existential threat to Middle Village.

Wow

City of yes and hoculs running mate is Adrianne Adams she signed off on the city of yes when she was council speaker remember that when you go vote

Google how to stop IBX project.

Sounds like Klaus Swab From the world economic forum.....There's gonna also phrase out cars. You're all gonna be one big happy Part of the collective Experiment.... The city of yes Will Be FORCE upon everyone While we say no

Mr. Wong needs to fight this absurd plan

And the train stop will become a hangout for mass gatherings of people like they are at all stops along the M line past Metropolitan Avenue throughout Queens and Brooklyn. I guess what happened a couple of months ago about 5 blocks away (at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue) from the new IBX station had faded from memory already.

Queens is doomed. With these plans

I said this 20 years ago, this is what they've always desired. To take away home ownership and surrounding lands and compartmentalize the citizens. They want everyone in apartments or co-op type of minimalist living quarters. Look what happened to a lot homes so far, all torn down and ugly multi-dwellings replacing once beautiful craftsman homes. The despotic politicians don't want everyone to have private home ownership anymore, because it's not fair for individuals that can't afford a home, collectivism is what's being promoted. I've heard so many times from these career college idiot's protesting how it's not fair that you own a home and a summer home as well as two cars, etc. Well, I f**kin worked 16hrs a day for everything I have, so screw you and all the politicians.

Watch out people, it's about creating a voting bloc in the area with INDOCTRINATED COLLEGE TRANSPLANTS under the ruse of GENTRIFICATION!! Fight like he'll to stop it or all will be lost! Crooked politicians!!

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