The Juniper Berry September 2024

Yesterday & Today: PS153 schoolyard, looking north from 60th Road, 1930Published August 30, 2024

Yesterday & Today: PS153 schoolyard, looking north from 60th Road, 1930

By Christina Wilkinson

By the mid-1920s, the school overcrowding situation in Maspeth had become a crisis. Despite the presence of PS71, PS72 and PS86, a post-WWI baby boom meant that there wasn’t enough room for all the... See More

RV or not RV?
Published August 30, 2024

RV or not RV?

By Christina Wilkinson

We were informed by the owner of this Sprinter camper at our June meeting that although it was... See More

Berry Bits: Maspeth mail carrier robbed at gunpoint
Published August 30, 2024

Berry Bits: Maspeth mail carrier robbed at gunpoint

By Christina Wilkinson

A mail carrier assigned to the Maspeth Post Office was robbed of her mailbox key in late July at... See More

Berry Bits: New porous pavement to mitigate flooding – in Brooklyn
Published August 30, 2024

Berry Bits: New porous pavement to mitigate flooding – in Brooklyn

By Christina Wilkinson

Unlike traditional asphalt paved roadways, porous pavement allows storm water to pass through and... See More

Berry Bits: Police searching for serial laundromat thieves
Published August 30, 2024

Berry Bits: Police searching for serial laundromat thieves

By Christina Wilkinson

Susan’s Laundromat on Grand Avenue in Elmhurst was robbed of cash in July as part of a robbery... See More

Berry Bits: Another Mount Olivet bird rescue
Published August 30, 2024

Berry Bits: Another Mount Olivet bird rescue

By Christina Wilkinson

In June, a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk was noticed by Mount Olivet Cemetery workers to be grounded... See More

Berry Bits: Addabbo Teams Up with Puppy Kitty NYC for Pet Food Drive
Published August 30, 2024

Berry Bits: Addabbo Teams Up with Puppy Kitty NYC for Pet Food Drive

By Christina Wilkinson

Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. has partnered with Puppy Kitty NYC, a non-profit animal rescue group... See More

Berry Bits: Middle Village priest returns home
Published August 30, 2024

Berry Bits: Middle Village priest returns home

By Christina Wilkinson

Fr. Nicholas Colalella grew up in Middle Village and attended St. Margaret’s elementary school.... See More

Message from the President September 2024
Published August 30, 2024

Message from the President September 2024

By Tony Nunziato

Greetings, Every four years, we have a presidential election. It draws more people out to vote... See More

Things That Are Dumb: The Never-ending Self-Inflicted Crisis
Published August 30, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: The Never-ending Self-Inflicted Crisis

By Christina Wilkinson

The New York Post reported in July that arrests at shelters doubled citywide at the beginning of... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Pot shop burglary
Published August 30, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: Pot shop burglary

By Christina Wilkinson

The Cannabis Place located in the former Chase Bank on Metropolitan Ave near 71 Street was broken... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Toll dodgers’ latest weapon
Published August 30, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: Toll dodgers’ latest weapon

By Christina Wilkinson

Because NYC decided to automate traffic ticketing via camera while it simultaneously adopted insane... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Lead pipe replacement delay
Published August 30, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: Lead pipe replacement delay

By Christina Wilkinson

The US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be doling out $120M to replace lead water service lines... See More

Things That Are Dumb: More pot shops, closer together
Published August 30, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: More pot shops, closer together

By Christina Wilkinson

Speaking of pot shops, the current rule for siting a legal shop requires a 1,000-foot buffer... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Flim Flam Filming
Published August 30, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: Flim Flam Filming

By Christina Wilkinson

Council Member Robert Holden busted a film production for taking approximately 100 parking spaces... See More

Letters to the Editor: Everybody Loves a Park
Published August 30, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Everybody Loves a Park

Linden Park, the historical name for the park, as I remember is located between 103rd and 104th... See More

Letters to the Editor: Update on Cross Harbor and IBX
Published August 30, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Update on Cross Harbor and IBX

After I published the article, No Activity on the Cross Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel Project, saying... See More

Guard Your Card: Protect What’s Important to You
Published August 30, 2024

Guard Your Card: Protect What’s Important to You

By Eryn Zayas, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Queens, NY

We encourage you not to carry your Social Security card with you every day. The best way to... See More

104th Pct Report September 2024
Published August 30, 2024

104th Pct Report September 2024

By Capt. Karam Chowdhury

Warm wishes to all members of the Juniper Park Civic Association! We hope everyone is enjoying... See More

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity: Gaslighting in the Time of the Adams Administration
Published August 30, 2024

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity: Gaslighting in the Time of the Adams Administration

By Paul Graziano and Christina Wilkinson

The Mirriam-Webster Dictionary’s definitions of the term “gaslighting” (listed as their Word... See More

Not enough power and way too much water
Published August 30, 2024

Not enough power and way too much water

By Council Member Robert Holden

Power outages have long plagued the neighborhoods of Middle Village, Maspeth, and other areas of my... See More

Time To Bring Those Outdoor Plants Inside
Published August 30, 2024

Time To Bring Those Outdoor Plants Inside

By Tony Nunziato

It’s that time of year again – time to bring your heat loving plants back indoors. You have to... See More

History in the Raw
Published August 30, 2024

History in the Raw

By Vincent Tomeo

I always had a love of history and traveling. As a young boy, my older brother, Robert, would take... See More

Tank Top Tale
Published August 30, 2024

Tank Top Tale

By Christina Wilkinson

One evening when I was seven years old, I returned home from the St. Adalbert Bazaar excitedly... See More

Fall 2024 Street Co-Namings
Published August 30, 2024

Fall 2024 Street Co-Namings

The following street co-namings are cosponsored by Council Member Robert Holden, Newtown Historical... See More

Mother Nature’s Joy of Giving
Published August 30, 2024

Mother Nature’s Joy of Giving

By Ethyl Haber

We knew this white brick colonial house was to be our house when we saw the large backyard.... See More

My (Unusual) Gardener
Published August 30, 2024

My (Unusual) Gardener

By Florence Levine

Thirty-four summers ago, one of the neighborhood gardeners pulled up in front our house in a... See More

Summer 2024 photos
Published August 30, 2024

Summer 2024 photos

By Angela M. Fazio

... See More

The Schmiemann Case 50 Years Later
Published August 30, 2024

The Schmiemann Case 50 Years Later

By James A. Quinn, retired Assistant District Attorney

On June 20, 1974, New York City Police Lieutenant Henry Schmiemann left his house in Middle Village... See More

Schmiemann Street Co-Naming
Published August 30, 2024

Schmiemann Street Co-Naming

By Christina Wilkinson

On the morning of June 22, Penelope Ave and 82nd Place was named after Lt. Henry Schmiemann. The... See More

Remembering the 1964-65 World’s Fair
Published August 30, 2024

Remembering the 1964-65 World’s Fair

By Richard Polgar

Growing up I heard stories of the 1939-40 fair from my parents who both attended as youngsters.... See More

The Decorated Civil War Veteran Who Settled in Maspeth
Published August 30, 2024

The Decorated Civil War Veteran Who Settled in Maspeth

By Christina Wilkinson

The following is excerpted from articles in the Newtown Register and New York Times: Major James... See More

The CitiBike Numbers are In, and They Are Abysmal
Published August 30, 2024

The CitiBike Numbers are In, and They Are Abysmal

By Christina Wilkinson

What we were told about the installation of CitiBike in our community by NYCDOT: The program needed... See More

Photo Exhibit: Highland Park 1879-1939
Published August 30, 2024

Photo Exhibit: Highland Park 1879-1939

By Christina Wilkinson

Highland Park straddles the Brooklyn-Queens border between Glendale and Cypress Hills-East New... See More

Tomb Raider Trilogy
Published August 30, 2024

Tomb Raider Trilogy

By Tim Brown

Middle Child Woes Welcome back, adventurer! Great first acts are tough to follow. We’ve seen... See More

Amazing Stories: Maspethan Home After Three Years Japanese Prisoner
Published August 30, 2024

Amazing Stories: Maspethan Home After Three Years Japanese Prisoner

By Ridgewood Times, November 23, 1945

Eul, now on 90-day furlough, interested in seeing what “topside of B-29 looks like” Home on a... See More

Amazing Stories: West Forest Hills relic, Built in 1750, to be Razed
Published August 30, 2024

Amazing Stories: West Forest Hills relic, Built in 1750, to be Razed

amily Identified With First Schools of Queens, Also Active In Cause of Revolution. One of the most... See More

Life is So Delicious
Published August 30, 2024

Life is So Delicious

By Vincent Tomeo

Do not let anyone discourage you! The music is playing, and I lament the past, the present, and the... See More

Chef Ricco Presents: Fall Comfort Food
Published August 30, 2024

Chef Ricco Presents: Fall Comfort Food

By John Ricco

Good tidings to all my Juniper Berry Friends and Family out there! Unbelievably, summer is winding... See More

Gerard J. Neufeld Street Co-Naming
Published August 30, 2024

Gerard J. Neufeld Street Co-Naming

A street co-naming ceremony for Gerard “Jerry” Neufeld took place Saturday, August 10th, at the... See More

9/11 Poetry
Published August 30, 2024

9/11 Poetry

By Vincent Tomeo

The Day After 9/11 (2001) Ground Zero Skeleton steel strewn like blown-out rubber tires Iron... See More

2024 Ballot Questions
Published August 30, 2024

2024 Ballot Questions

Ballot Question 1: Adds Certain Protections to the State Bill of Rights This proposal amends... See More

Fall 2024 Community News
Published August 30, 2024

Fall 2024 Community News

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Community Eyesores Fall 2024
Published August 30, 2024

Community Eyesores Fall 2024

If you see properties in disarray, call 311. And please send them to us for possible inclusion in... See More

Daylight Saving
Published August 30, 2024

Daylight Saving

By Vincent Tomeo

TimeEndsThe beginningOfThe endThe endOfThe... See More

The Juniper Berry September 2024 Cover

Our Next Meeting

Town Meeting and Holiday Party
Thursday, December 12, 7:30pm
Our Lady of Hope

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Can we get more details about this attempted car jacking and shooting at juniper last week? Wasn’t reported anywhere except from the man’s mother on other neighborhood Facebook groups

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