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The Juniper Berry December 2019
Published December 11, 2019Yesterday and Today: The Kosciuszko Bridge
This scene shows the Kosciuszko Bridge from Laurel Hill Blvd in 1940 and in... See More
Happy New Year 2020!
We’re heading into the year 2020! The first 2 digits of a year matching the second two digits... See More
Berry Bits: Katz elected Queens District Attorney
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has won the general election for District Attorney. We wish... See More
Berry Bits: Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial opens December 20
The Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which will bear the names of all service members from the... See More
Berry Bits: Cooper Ave shelter rejected by CB5; Coalition files 2 lawsuits
CB5 voted 34-0 on Oct. 16 to reject the City’s proposed plan for a 200-men shelter at 78-16 and... See More
Berry Bits: Grand Street Bridge surveying
A topographical survey was completed in September for the Grand Street Bridge spanning Newtown... See More
Snake Hill in the Snow
I grabbed my trusty Flexible Flyer sled and joined my friends walking... See More
Centerfold photos: Frank Caudo
Frank Caudo is a local professional photographer. One winter, he took some very artistic landscape... See More
The transformation of PS58's schoolyard
During summer break, the schoolyard at PS58 had a makeover. All the cement was dug up, trees were... See More
Berry Bits: Land Use ballot proposal passed
Those who headed to the polls for this past November’s election are aware that there were 5... See More
Berry Bits: Safer Kosciuszko approaches
Comptroller Scott Stringer this summer criticized the lack of bike and pedestrian safety measures... See More
Berry Bits: Something to celebrate
The NYC Parks Department announced in October that the Asian Long-horned beetle had been eradicated... See More
Berry Bits: New Police Commissioner named
Former Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea took over as Police Commissioner on December 1 after James... See More
Berry Bits: London Lennie's staying put
In an open letter to the community on the restaurant’s Facebook page, London Lennie’s owner Les... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Ferry pricey!
The implementation of subsidized ferry service provided a convenient way for people who live near... See More
Protect your pipes
When water freezes, it expands. That’s why a can of soda explodes if it’s put into a freezer to... See More
Berry Bits: Maspeth sewer project underway
Maspeth is currently undergoing a $101 million sewer project which started in September and will... See More
We Can Do Better On Homelessness
A message for voters: If there’s one reason not to support Mayor de Blasio, it’s because of how... See More
Burger City: It’s on the Way Home
Three friends of 50 years came back to their old neighborhood and discovered the community needed a... See More
Berry Bits: Middle Village Library under renovation
The Middle Village Library closed November 8 and will not reopen until February... See More
Who is running for Queens Borough President?
Borough President Melinda Katz will be assuming the role of District Attorney come January 1.... See More
The Jamaica Savings Bank Building: To Landmark Once Again?
A new effort is underway to push for land-marking status of what is known as the ‘Jamaica Savings... See More
Meet the Author: John Roumas
John Roumas has been a Queens resident since 1968. A graduate of Brooklyn Tech, Parsons School of... See More
104th Precinct Report 12-2019
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Ricco's Recipes for the Holidays
Happy holidays to all. Here are some hearty recipes I have put together for you to make towards the... See More
Berry Book Review: The Lost Night
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The Mother Cabrini Conundrum
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was born on July 15, 1850 in a small town outside of Milan, Italy. She... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Criminal-coddling cuckoos
It may come as a surprise that there are more than 400 offenses, which include felonious acts such... See More
Killy's Korner 12-2019
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Berry Game Review: Pokémon Sword and Shield
Pokémon is one of those franchises which will never go away, not without Game Freak and The... See More
Things That Are Dumb: The return of the absentee mayor
The Big Apple’s Big Bird has come home to roost! Mayor de Blasio announced that he was ending his... See More
Neighborhood Hall of Shame 12-2019
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Timing and Talent Sent Local Student to the Big Leagues
As a technology teacher and amateur historian, I volunteered to write the history of both schools... See More
Berry Bits: MTA improving accessibility at local subway stations
The recently passed MTA budget includes $5.2 billion to make 70 subway stations easier for those... See More
Berry Bits: Street renaming for Sciulli
Please join us on Tuesday, December 17 at 10 a.m. at the corner of 77th Street and 62nd Avenue as... See More
Berry Bits: Bus lane camera tickets
The DOT announced that it will begin issuing bus lane camera violations along the Q58 bus route... See More
Berry Bits: Jamaica Bay deserves protection
The “Jamaica Bay bill” would protect the bay from the dumping of harmful contaminants into its... See More
Message from the President, December 2019
Although we are always battling to keep our quality of life intact, this is the time of year when... See More
Washington Irving's contributions to Christmas
Washington Irving is best known as the author of short stories such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow... See More
FDNY Captain Brian P. Gill 2019 Recipient of JPCA Hero Award
At JPCA’s September general membership meeting, President Tony Nunziato and First VP and retired... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Homeless shelter hearing havoc
On October 7, Community Board 5 hosted a hearing at Christ the King Auditorium that quickly... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Drug store trashed by high school students
This past September 26, roughly 50 students from Metropolitan Campus High School trashed a CVS at... See More
Things That Are Dumb: CFB confuses voters
The campaign finance board publishes an annual voter guide that is mailed to voters prior to... See More
Things That Are Dumb: 3 rails studies that will go nowhere
There currently are 3 proposals for rail line reactivation in our area. The first would reactivate... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Hardhats required
Maybe before the MTA sinks millions into studies for new rail lines, it should focus its energy on... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Rikers update
Unless you have been living under a rock, you are aware that the City Council passed the Mayor’s... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Abysmal turnout for early voting
After political declarations that early voting would bring our elections into the 21st Century and... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Stolen scooter recovered, thief on the loose
CBS posted a video on their website the morning of November 5th which showed a man in a very... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Loco locomotive procurement process
All the community wanted was to gather the political will and funding together to replace the old,... See More
Things That Are Dumb: Groovy in a bad way
Large ruts exist in the sidewalk in one of the busiest corners of Maspeth. Not only is it near a... See More
Letters to the Editor 12-2019
I would like to draw your attention to an 85-year young lady who volunteers as a gardener in... See More
The Graffiti Avengers strike again!
Graffiti doesn’t stay around long when The Duo, aka Peter Sofio and Richie Polgar, take... See More
Social Security Column: It’s a perfect time to plan for your future
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Poinsettias: Fact and Fiction
This time of year, everything is red and green for the holidays. And no houseplant is identified... See More
Things I remember about old Middle Village
When Middle Village had no supermarkets and if you needed groceries you went to Bluestein’s,... See More
FDNY rescues park flags
The flags flying at local parks and triangles continue to be monitored under the watchful eye of... See More
Amazing Stories 12-2019
Middle Village lost another one of its fast disappearing links connecting it with the past as a... See More
Little Free Library installed at Juniper Valley Park
After receiving an inquiry from neighborhood resident Matt Lebris, JPCA collaborated with Newtown... See More
Maspeth Mom’s Triple Tragedy
Saturlina Grabowski of 56-02 61st Street in Maspeth was a tough Depression-era survivor. The... See More
Welcome back, Fr. Peter!
Fr. Peter Purpura’s resume is quite impressive with much accomplishment for his young years. He... See More
Held Hostage
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DI Chowdhury informed CM Robert Holden that the NYPD 104th Precinct apprehended 2 perps and recovered a firearm and there were no injuries related to this incident. Response time reportedly was 2 min.
I pray for our neighborhood(s).
Nice work
Great work. We need more policing like this .
Good job thank you stay safe be well
Now, more of this!!
Amen thank you 104
And the winner is...
Queens North only NYPD command where murders and shootings on the rise
nypost.com
The only borough command in NYC that saw an increase in murders this year was Queens North – with a 62% rise from 13 to 21 so far, new police data show.Great, wait until we get the IBX
Includes Elmhurst
Keep letting these criminals out of jail and this is what you get! Keep letting illegals into our country and vote democrat and this is what you get!🖕🏻
Terrifying
Please be on the lookout.
qns.com
Police from the 104th Precinct have been searching for a teenage girl from Middle Village who has been missing for nearly two weeks.Chase bank on 80th street?
Hoping for a good outcome.
I hope she is found unharmed.
This girl has been missing for two weeks and this is the first we are seeing of it? WTF????
She’s not from middle village, there is no chase bank on 80th …. Too many inconsistencies in this article to make it believable
They sure are rubbing their hands together in anticipation of a big payoff.
Getting the IBX on Track for Development | amNewYork
www.amny.com
Planning to convert a barely used railroad right-of-way running from the Bay Ridge waterfront through Brooklyn to Jackson Heights, Queens for passenger light5.5 billion dollars for roughly 160,000 riders …most people still need to get to Manhattan …
“Upzoning for stops around Eliot Ave, Grand and Metro… along with Utica. That pretty much means Chase, 7/11, Teddys and former Buon location would be prime for development.
Was there an environmental study done and an outreach to homeowners?
Big payoff for who?
Build apartment buildings next to the new Stadium in Buffalo and Hocul’s house.
Ruining neighborhoods
It is ridiculous and misleading for the MTA and the government to suggest that the IBX is a much needed train route between queens and Brooklyn when, in actuality, they will have to tear up private one and two family homes along the route to build high rises to create demand that does not currently exist for this train line. The project requires a population shift to the route to make the project viable otherwise it cannot sustain itself. Of course, this is a real estate developer’s dream, but there is no guaranty demand will ever materialize.
The city needs this like a hole in the head. Just a project to keep the people at 347 Madison Ave busy ! Remember Crisis means Cash!
Why does it say "Brooklyn and Queens that can help meet the desperate shortage of housing"? I see several apartment buildings being built or vacant along Queens Blvd and more being built on Woodhaven. Maspeth is a residential neighborhood and thats why people moved into the area.
Run the IBX thru Hochuls backyard!
Written by a lobbyist/lawyer trying to tell us how this ia going to be.
Gentrification equals votes!!! Indoctrinated college jerkoffs come to NYC and change the voting map! Can't people understand politicians refuse to give up the power and cator to these people? Not rocket science people!! Gentrification is the enemy of America!!
Who really wants this crap. Maybe when Elise Stefanik is voted Governor, this rail could be cancelled. Our neighborhoods are fine the way they are. We don’t need skyscrapers.