The Juniper Berry June 2015

Things that are Dumb: Addabbo wants homeless vets at Cooper Avenue shelterPublished June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Addabbo wants homeless vets at Cooper Avenue shelter

By by Christina Wilkinson

State Senator Joseph Addabbo stunned civic leaders in March when he announced that he supports lodging homeless veterans at the Cooper Avenue... See More

Letters to the Editor
Published June 9, 2015

Letters to the Editor

By JPCA Membership

Comments or Opinions? Send to: Letters/Juniper Berry PO Box 790275, Middle Village, NY 11379 or... See More

20th century plans that were not to be
Published June 9, 2015

20th century plans that were not to be

By by Christina Wilkinson

The Towns of Newtown, Jamaica, Long Island City and Flushing in Queens County joined the City of... See More

Published June 10, 2015

BERRY HEALTH: ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AT THE MOVIES

By by Peter Gontzes MD, PC

Dr. Gontzes is board certified in Allergy & Immunology and has 32 years of experience. He is a... See More

Published June 10, 2015

Killy's Korner

By by John Killcommons

Send info and photos to: KillysKorner@aol.com or write: Juniper Berry PO Box 790275 Middle... See More

BERRY BITS: More trees for western Maspeth
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: More trees for western Maspeth

As a result of a settlement between the City and State with regard to the operation of the Newtown... See More

Things that are Dumb: Who needs parking?
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Who needs parking?

By by Christina Wilkinson

The Department of City Planning, in its infinite wisdom, has determined that people in West Maspeth... See More

Things that are Dumb: Banning free speech
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Banning free speech

By by Christina Wilkinson

Mayor de Blasio’s staff is tossing protesters at mayoral appearances into “free speech zones”... See More

Middle Village: My Utopia
Published June 9, 2015

Middle Village: My Utopia

By by Rebekah Hanousek-Monge

As it is second nature to complain about the problems that plague our communities and... See More

Garrit Furman: Maspeth’s poet
Published June 9, 2015

Garrit Furman: Maspeth’s poet

By by Christina Wilkinson

What was life like in Maspeth in the mid-19th century? As you would imagine, most of Maspeth was... See More

Things that are Dumb: Juniper Valley Park leads Queens in playground injuries
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Juniper Valley Park leads Queens in playground injuries

By by Christina Wilkinson

City Comptroller Scott Stringer revealed that injuries suffered at playgrounds within Juniper... See More

Things that are Dumb: Trucks still stray into neighborhood, DOT Where Are you?
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Trucks still stray into neighborhood, DOT Where Are you?

By by Robert Holden

Trucks have been straying off the LIE and wreaking havoc in our neighborhood for years. The... See More

Organics Recycling extended to the rest of Maspeth and Middle Village
Published June 8, 2015

Organics Recycling extended to the rest of Maspeth and Middle Village

By by Christina Wilkinson

The New York City Department of Sanitation has again expanded the NYC Organics voluntary curbside... See More

BERRY BITS: Maspeth High School tightening standards
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: Maspeth High School tightening standards

By by Christina Wilkinson

The Maspeth High School, which currently gives priority to District 24 students, is considering... See More

BERRY BITS: Rubbing them out
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: Rubbing them out

By by Christina Wilkinson

The 104th Precinct has been cracking down lately on businesses that promote themselves as... See More

BERRY BITS: Impact of Stephen Frosch’s passing will be felt for a long time
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: Impact of Stephen Frosch’s passing will be felt for a long time

By by Christina Wilkinson

Stephen Frosch, a Department of Sanitation worker assigned to the Maspeth garage, died June 21,... See More

Things that are Dumb: The Crowley compromise
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: The Crowley compromise

By by Christina Wilkinson

Council Member Elizabeth Crowley has reportedly been pulling community board members into her... See More

Things that are Dumb: Newly resurfaced Juniper tennis courts full of cracks
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Newly resurfaced Juniper tennis courts full of cracks

The United States Tennis Association, as part of the deal that allowed them to take over more... See More

City authorizes film crew to stage explosion near homes
Published June 8, 2015

City authorizes film crew to stage explosion near homes

By by Christina Wilkinson

April 22 saw the filming of the NBC drama "The Blacklist" at the Broadway Stages lot in Glendale.... See More

Things that are Dumb: De Blasio loosens welfare requirements
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: De Blasio loosens welfare requirements

By by Christina Wilkinson

According to “Poverty and Progress,” a report by the Manhattan Institute’s Stephen Eide,... See More

P.S. 128’s build-ups and teardowns
Published June 9, 2015

P.S. 128’s build-ups and teardowns

By by Christina Wilkinson

Many people may recall the “little red schoolhouse” that was replaced by the current P.S. 128... See More

Things that are Dumb: Voting rights for non-citizens
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Voting rights for non-citizens

By by Christina Wilkinson

Council Member Daniel Dromm, who represents South Elmhurst as part of his district, has introduced... See More

Things that are Dumb: FDNY hires firefighter that failed physical test
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: FDNY hires firefighter that failed physical test

By by Christina Wilkinson

n an attempt to be politically correct, the FDNY has hired a female candidate that failed the... See More

Things that are Dumb: Hevesi’s strange response to homeless question
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Hevesi’s strange response to homeless question

By by Christina Wilkinson

Immediately after the March 2015 Juniper Berry was published, Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi’s... See More

Things that are Dumb: Community boards purged of vocal shelter critics
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Community boards purged of vocal shelter critics

By by Christina Wilkinson

Richard Huber, a Glendale representative appointed to Community Board 5 and Jennifer Chu, an... See More

Things that are Dumb: Pan Am lacks kitchens… disgusting food is served instead
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Pan Am lacks kitchens… disgusting food is served instead

By by Christina Wilkinson

The Pan Am hotel suffered a fire in a second floor room early in the morning of May 6th. It was... See More

BERRY BITS: Coyote captured in Middle Village
Published June 9, 2015

BERRY BITS: Coyote captured in Middle Village

By by Christina Wilkinson

Early in the morning of April 27, a coyote was spotted by visitors to Juniper Valley Park. The NYPD... See More

Captain Mark Wachter, Commander of the 104th Pct.
Published June 9, 2015

Captain Mark Wachter, Commander of the 104th Pct.

By Len Santoro

aptain Mark Wachter is no stranger to the 104th Precinct. He grew up in Glendale. As a young adult,... See More

KAMPERMANN'S KORNER: Corruption is the Cancer of Democracy
Published June 9, 2015

KAMPERMANN'S KORNER: Corruption is the Cancer of Democracy

By by Edward Kampermann

In the same fashion that cancer metastasizes in the human body and manifests itself in other parts... See More

BERRY BITS: Abbracciamento’s project on hold
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: Abbracciamento’s project on hold

By by Christina Wilkinson

You may have noticed that Abbracciamento’s Restaurant and its attached storefronts still have not... See More

Things that are Dumb: New Juniper Bocce courts are a disaster
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: New Juniper Bocce courts are a disaster

The Queens Courier reported in March that the $800K renovation of the bocce courts at Juniper... See More

Things that are Dumb: ATV FOOL Busted in Juniper
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: ATV FOOL Busted in Juniper

By by Christina Wilkinson

The loser pictured here rode his ATV inside and around Juniper Valley Park on May 6th for more than... See More

BERRY BITS: What you need to know about your C of O
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: What you need to know about your C of O

By by Christina Wilkinson

You may have heard the term “certificate of occupancy” bandied about with regard to building... See More

BERRY BITS: New liquor license procedure being considered by CB5
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: New liquor license procedure being considered by CB5

By by Christina Wilkinson

The partygoers from Manhattan and Brooklyn are on their way. They started out on the Lower East... See More

The development of Middle Village in the 1920s
Published June 8, 2015

The development of Middle Village in the 1920s

By Christina Wilkinson

Middle Village had been a farming town for centuries, but by the 1920s, things began to change. The... See More

Things that are Dumb: Parks throwing money down the drain
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Parks throwing money down the drain

By by Christina Wilkinson

The good news is that Frank Principe (Maurice) Park is due for a $5.7M upgrade. The fields will be... See More

Things that are Dumb: Council speaker proposes that taxpayers foot bail bills
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Council speaker proposes that taxpayers foot bail bills

By by Christina Wilkinson

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has requested that a taxpayer funded bail fund be set up... See More

Things that are dumb: DEC being difficult about Ridgewood Reservoir designation
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are dumb: DEC being difficult about Ridgewood Reservoir designation

By by Christina Wilkinson

We were excited to hear that the Parks Department had dropped its quest to basically destroy the... See More

Things that are Dumb: Ice Cream Truck Up to His Old Tricks
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Ice Cream Truck Up to His Old Tricks

By by Christina Wilkinson

Another problem presented over a year ago which still persists is the Mr. Softee ice-cream truck... See More

Things that are Dumb: Throwing $440M at the homeless problem doesn’t halt new shelters
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Throwing $440M at the homeless problem doesn’t halt new shelters

By by Christina Wilkinson

Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi announced this past spring that he helped broker a deal that would... See More

DID YOU KNOW?
Published June 9, 2015

DID YOU KNOW?

By by Joseph Magnus, E.M.T.

A column of interesting statistics and facts about our... See More

BERRY BITS: Bioswales to be installed along Maspeth & Middle Village streets
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: Bioswales to be installed along Maspeth & Middle Village streets

By by Christina Wilkinson

The NYC DEP is installing bioswales – or curbside gardens – along sidewalks in Maspeth and... See More

Things that are Dumb: Proof of what has long been suspected
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Proof of what has long been suspected

By by Christina Wilkinson

Most of us will agree that one of the major causes of welfare dependence and homelessness is people... See More

The Finback Brewery: bringing beer-making back
Published June 9, 2015

The Finback Brewery: bringing beer-making back

By by Brendan Ogle

Once upon a time (before Prohibition, 1920-1933) there were over 1,000 breweries in NYC. Now happy... See More

BERRY BITS: Have you seen this man? One bank bandit busted, another still out there
Published June 8, 2015

BERRY BITS: Have you seen this man? One bank bandit busted, another still out there

By by Christina Wilkinson

Just as the last issue of the Juniper Berry went to press, Captain Manson informed us that the... See More

Things that are Dumb: Pan Am Hotel overrun with vermin
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Pan Am Hotel overrun with vermin

By by Christina Wilkinson

The Pan Am Hotel, which was secretly converted into a homeless shelter last year by Samaritan... See More

Things that are Dumb: Even the homeless don't want homeless shelters
Published June 8, 2015

Things that are Dumb: Even the homeless don't want homeless shelters

By by Christina Wilkinson

Partnership for the Homeless President and CEO Arnold Cohen had this to say in the Daily News in... See More

Living With Coyotes in New York City
Published June 9, 2015

Living With Coyotes in New York City

By by NYC Urban Park Rangers

Coyotes are common throughout New York State, including urban areas. Recent sightings confirm that... See More

What proposed zoning changes mean for Maspeth & Middle Village…
Published June 9, 2015

What proposed zoning changes mean for Maspeth & Middle Village…

By by Paul Graziano Principal, Associated Cultural Resource Consultants

The Department of City Planning (DCP) has spent the past year working on a citywide zoning proposal... See More

Berry Nature
Published June 9, 2015

Berry Nature

By Christina Wilkinson

Bright red-orange ladybug beetles are a welcome sight in these warmer months, especially after the... See More

Now That’s Italian!
Published June 9, 2015

Now That’s Italian!

By by Christina Wilkinson

After the closure of Pat’s in 2006, Maspeth found itself in the unfamiliar position of not having... See More

Forest Park’s lost WWI Memorial
Published June 9, 2015

Forest Park’s lost WWI Memorial

By by Ed Wendell President, Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society

Part II In the last issue of the Juniper Berry, I provided some background about the dedication of... See More

New Business Spotlight: DiLusso Deli
Published June 9, 2015

New Business Spotlight: DiLusso Deli

By by Lorraine Sciulli

We have a new business on Eliot Avenue in Middle Village and it is owned by Neil O'Donnell and... See More

OP-ED: Addiction and Deceit are Destroying Minorities… and the Country
Published June 9, 2015

OP-ED: Addiction and Deceit are Destroying Minorities… and the Country

By by Rick Hayes

If you hired a plumber to fix a leaking pipe in your basement and after a half dozen attempts at... See More

FDNY HOLDS FIRST EVER CITYWIDE OPEN HOUSE TO CELEBRATE 150th ANNIVERSARY
Published June 10, 2015

FDNY HOLDS FIRST EVER CITYWIDE OPEN HOUSE TO CELEBRATE 150th ANNIVERSARY

By by FDNY

On  Saturday, May 2nd, the FDNY celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Department with its... See More

Published June 10, 2015

Tony Vaccaro not slowing down

By by Richard Polgar

Tony Vaccaro was a combat infantryman in the 83rd Infantry of the U.S. Army during WWll and had his... See More

Published June 10, 2015

Neighborhood Hall of Shame COMMUNITY Eyesores

By by JPCA Staff

Thankfully, the vast majority of property owners in Middle Village & Maspeth take pride in the... See More

The Juniper Berry June 2015 Cover

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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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