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SERVING MIDDLE VILLAGE AND MASPETH SINCE 1938.
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Our Lady of Hope
The Juniper Berry June 2021
Published June 12, 2021Yesterday & Today, June 2021
Here we are standing in Middle Village but looking toward Maspeth. The “building booms” of the 1930s resulted in construction of thousands of row-houses in the area similar to those on the west... See More
Poems, prayers and promise
The forced cancellation of Maspeth’s Memorial Day Parade for the second year in a row combined... See More
Berry Bits: QUEENS CENTER NOW A WALK-IN VACCINE SITE
After what seemed like an eternity of pleas falling on deaf ears, the City opened a COVID vaccine... See More
Berry Bits: TREES REPLACED AT MASPETH MEMORIAL PLAZA
By last September, all the trees behind the veterans memorial at Grand Ave. and 69th St. had died.... See More
Berry Bits: DOT EXPANDING CAR SHARE CITYWIDE
Carshare provides on-demand access to a vehicle for short-term use, usually by the minute, hour or... See More
Berry Bits: MASPETH POST OFFICE LEASE RENEWED
There was some concern in the community when a “for lease” sign appeared on the Maspeth Post... See More
Berry Bits: MAN STABBED TO DEATH AT GRAND AVENUE SUBWAY STATION
Police have arrested a suspect who killed a man in the subway last April. Mark Albano, 34, was... See More
Berry Bits: COPS STAMPEDING TO THE DOOR
The New York Post reported in late April that more than 5,300 NYPD uniformed officers retired or... See More
Berry Bits: IT’S NOT JUST THE COPS WHO ARE LEAVING
New numbers from the US Census Bureau show a decline in New York’s population. The New York City... See More
Berry Bits: LIBRARIES STARTING TO OPEN AGAIN
The Middle Village branch of the Queens Library has been open for “to-go” service since April... See More
Berry Bits: MASPETH SEWER WORK ENTERS NEW PHASE
Micro-tunneling work was performed along 70th Street between Calamus and 52nd Avenues in May to... See More
Berry Bits: DSNY BUDGET RESTORED, SERVICES ENHANCED
In the midst of the pandemic, the City cut the DSNY’s budget pretty drastically, but this year... See More
A Message from the President June 2021
We’re back! After more than a year of staying away, we finally have the green light to once again... See More
Letters to the Editor: My Son, The Artist (And Genius)
Dear Editor, If you recall my story, “Vuva,” in the Fall 2020 issue, it included drawings by my... See More
Giving Faces to Names
There are twenty-five or so volunteers involved in the project, “The Wall of Faces,” whose goal... See More
Changing How We Do Things To Solve Waste By Rail Problems
Every year, day after day, New York City and Long Island transport their waste by rail —... See More
Things That Are Dumb: NOISE
SHUT THE HELL UP! We usually have several items of interest in this section, but this time, we... See More
Letters to the Editor: Did someone say “ice cream?”
Dear Editor, On May 6th, State Assemblyman Brian Barnwell came to Maspeth High School and presented... See More
Letters to the Editor: Knock off the noise!
I’ve been living near the LIE since it was built and have heard the sounds of cars, trucks,... See More
Letters to the Editor: Say “no” to ADUs
NYS Assemblyman Harvey Epstein of Manhattan, and NY State Senator Pete Harckham of Westchester... See More
Letters to the Editor: Hate Has No Home Here
Dear Maspeth High School Community, As many of you have seen, all across the country and within New... See More
Papa’s Tree
The tree on our front lawn was beautiful. Papa loved it and said it was the reason he bought our... See More
A Litany of Remembrance
The following was read at the May 29th Maspeth Memorial Day ceremony by Vietnam Veterans Chapter 32... See More
What is Ranked Choice Voting?
In primary and special elections for local offices, you can rank up to 5 candidates in order of... See More
Maspeth’s unsolved murder of 1928
Police were summoned by bakery truck driver Martin Grauerholtz during the morning hours of Sunday,... See More
104th Precinct Report June 2021
Greetings to all members of the Juniper Park Civic Association. We hope everyone is staying healthy... See More
SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMING YOU ABOUT RECENT SCAMS
The most effective way to defeat scammers is to know how to identify scams. You should just hang up... See More
Duty Is Their Pride: Fire Fighter Medals
The FDNY honored several members of the service from Queens on April 14 during the department’s... See More
Poetry: Despite All Broken Word
When the actors get stuck on the tightwire And all life rides on luck, the losers grow tired The... See More
Explore the ‘Historic Houses of Queens’
Modern Day Queens is a hustling-and-bustling metropolis with more than 2 million people living in... See More
My Name, “Why.” (A Humorous New York Experience)
I am a New Yorker, exploring North Dakota on vacation. Never having had Starbucks coffee before I... See More
Dorothy Bonawit Kole: Beloved Educator
Dorothy Bonawit was born in Brooklyn, approximately 1909, as the only child of Henry and Dora... See More
One night at the Maspeth Holiday Inn Express
In early April of this year, I sought a place to stay for the night while my house was under... See More
Berry Game Review: Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village tries its hardest to appeal to many different kinds of horror gamers and... See More
Berry Game Review: Monster Hunter Rise
With a franchise running as long as Monster Hunter—over fifteen years—it can be tricky to keep... See More
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
My son Carl Haber (above) has been a Senior Scientist in the Physics Division of Lawrence Berkeley... See More
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
Summer was always a special time on Mazeau Street, especially for a six-year-old kid. The summer... See More
They're at it again. Now they want to reduce the minimum distance between pot shops from 1000ft to 500ft.
FYI from the Cannabis Control Board - The Juniper Park Civic Association
junipercivic.com
The Cannabis Control Board would like to amend regulations relating to retail dispensary and microbusiness licenses. Some of the key proposed changesExcellent news! Maspeth and Ridgewood migrant shelters to close in June.
Queens migrant shelters will close in June, council member says
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QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – Two migrant shelters in Queens will close this June, City Council Member Robert Holden announced Thursday. The two shelters, located at Ridgewood Presbyterian Church and the�...We've been warning you for 2 years about City of Yes. Now the chickens are coming home to roost. Donate to the lawsuit: www.gofundme.com/f/support-our-fight-against-nyc-city-of-yes-rezoning
Backlash to lithium-ion battery storage site
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Residents in Middle Village, Queens are outraged over a proposed lithium-ion battery storage facility they say was quietly approved without notifying the community. The facility, developed by NineDot ...Safe to say this is a public group?
Because the 3 comments look like poison.
COMMUNITY RALLY – TOMORROW, WED, APRIL 2 at 3PM
NineDot Energy is proposing a massive lithium-ion battery facility at 64-30 69th Place in Middle Village — directly across from PS/IS 128, and next