The Juniper Berry June 2024

Yesterday & Today: Metropolitan Avenue at 69 Street, northeast corner, 1915Published June 12, 2024

Yesterday & Today: Metropolitan Avenue at 69 Street, northeast corner, 1915

By Christina Wilkinson

This picture shows the HA Whitacre Italian Marble Statuary office which was, according to an ad from 1939, founded circa 1909. It was established to deal in Italian marble and statuary products from... See More

Turkey Territory
Published June 12, 2024

Turkey Territory

By Christina Wilkinson

From May 9th-10th, a Wild Turkey hen made its presence known at Juniper Valley Park and its... See More

Berry Bits: Guarding the trees
Published June 12, 2024

Berry Bits: Guarding the trees

By Christina Wilkinson

Council Members Holden and Ariola have co-sponsored a bill which would grant the Department of... See More

Berry Bits: Seeking hit-and-run killer
Published June 12, 2024

Berry Bits: Seeking hit-and-run killer

By Christina Wilkinson

Two men riding on a moped were killed after they were struck by a VW in a hit-and-run crash. The... See More

Berry Bits: Delivery incentives to reduce traffic congestion
Published June 12, 2024

Berry Bits: Delivery incentives to reduce traffic congestion

By Christina Wilkinson

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez in April... See More

Berry Bits: Swastika scrawler sought
Published June 12, 2024

Berry Bits: Swastika scrawler sought

By Christina Wilkinson

Police from the 104th Precinct reported that on Saturday, March 30th at around 5:45 PM, an... See More

Berry Bits: Three restaurants open, another closes
Published June 12, 2024

Berry Bits: Three restaurants open, another closes

By Christina Wilkinson

The former strip club Cityscapes, from where Cleanthony Early of the Knicks was followed in... See More

Message From the President June 2024
Published June 12, 2024

Message From the President June 2024

By Tony Nunziato

Greetings all, Here we are entering another summer, and we have another great concert lineup... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Squandered his second chance
Published June 13, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: Squandered his second chance

By Christina Wilkinson

A man who had been released for one murder is now charged with another one – over a thrown drink.... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Bottle Bill Blunder
Published June 13, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: Bottle Bill Blunder

By Christina Wilkinson

The geniuses in Albany are seeking to increase the redemption fees on bottles to $.10 apiece and... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Bench Blight
Published June 13, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: Bench Blight

By Christina Wilkinson

There was a mix of amusement and unhappiness when four benches dedicated to social issues, which... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Blocking the road blockers
Published June 13, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: Blocking the road blockers

By Christina Wilkinson

These are some screenshots from a Facebook post from July 4, 2023. We would like to avoid a repeat... See More

Things That Are Dumb: DOB inspectors lacking
Published June 13, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: DOB inspectors lacking

By Christina Wilkinson

Local Law 97 is about to go into effect and the mayor is pushing City of Yes. Both initiatives... See More

Things That Are Dumb: An Unnecessary Mess
Published June 13, 2024

Things That Are Dumb: An Unnecessary Mess

By Christina Wilkinson

A privately owned garbage truck somehow flipped over on its side and was leaking fuel at Woodhaven... See More

Letters to the Editor: Pantry a Bad Neighbor
Published June 13, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Pantry a Bad Neighbor

I’d like to express my concerns regarding the food pantry located at Caldwell Avenue and 80th... See More

Letters to the Editor: Major Mismanagement In Combatting Mail Theft
Published June 13, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Major Mismanagement In Combatting Mail Theft

A federal investigation into mail theft in Queens conducted by the United States Postal Service’s... See More

Letters to the Editor: Is Cross Harbor Dead?
Published June 13, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Is Cross Harbor Dead?

In early 2023, I had heard nothing about the Cross Harbor Freight Program for over a year and I... See More

Take Control With Social Security Online
Published June 14, 2024

Take Control With Social Security Online

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

We continue to add more services you can access through your secure my Social Security account. Use... See More

104th Precinct Report June 2024
Published June 14, 2024

104th Precinct Report June 2024

By Captain Karam Chowdhury

Update from the Commander Greetings from the 104th Precinct! I would like to wish everyone a happy... See More

Upholding Our Values of Law, Order, and Community
Published June 14, 2024

Upholding Our Values of Law, Order, and Community

By State Senator Joseph Addabbo

As the representative of Middle Village, Maspeth, Glendale, and Rego Park, I am continually... See More

I Do not Recognize Myself Anymore
Published June 14, 2024

I Do not Recognize Myself Anymore

By Vincent Tomeo

One day I looked in the mirror and noticed I had aged. Gone is my youth. I was once buff and cut,... See More

“Grandma, you’re fired!”
Published June 14, 2024

“Grandma, you’re fired!”

By Florence Waisman Levine

It came as a shock to me, after 17 years of loyal and devoted service, to be dismissed. The words... See More

Maspeth’s Lucky Ducky
Published June 14, 2024

Maspeth’s Lucky Ducky

By Christina Wilkinson

This past Mother’s Day, I saw what looked like a female Mallard duck with some feathers missing... See More

My Mystery Box
Published June 14, 2024

My Mystery Box

By Ethyl Haber

Summers during my early years of marriage were spent in my parents’ cottage in the Catskills.... See More

Tall double poles make bad neighbors
Published June 14, 2024

Tall double poles make bad neighbors

By Council Member Robert Holden

A focus of my work as a civic leader and now as your Council Member has been the quality of life in... See More

​Final Outcome of 2024 NYS Legislature Housing Proposals
Published June 14, 2024

​Final Outcome of 2024 NYS Legislature Housing Proposals

By Paul Graziano

The NY State Legislature finalized their negotiations and voted on Governor Hochul’s omnibus... See More

The Value of Work
Published June 14, 2024

The Value of Work

By Vincent Tomeo

I remember mama working at Woolworth 5 and 10 Cent Department Store in Corona Plaza. Woolworth... See More

May Bird Walk
Published June 14, 2024

May Bird Walk

Newtown Historical Society sponsored a bird walk on Memorial Day weekend at All Faiths Cemetery.... See More

Remembering the Fallen
Published June 14, 2024

Remembering the Fallen

In 1929, NYPD Patrolman Albert Bruder of Motorcycle 2 (pictured below) was killed in the line of... See More

Let’s stop handcuffing the police
Published June 14, 2024

Let’s stop handcuffing the police

By Council Member Robert Holden

New York Police Department officers are tasked with one of the most challenging jobs in the United... See More

Spring Photos
Published June 14, 2024

Spring Photos

By Angela M. Fazio

... See More

Kings Park Farm Colony
Published June 14, 2024

Kings Park Farm Colony

By Richard Polgar

It’s almost a daily occurrence when we turn on the news or pick up a newspaper, to see that... See More

So-True Tales From Mid-ville
Published June 14, 2024

So-True Tales From Mid-ville

by Maxine Fisher (Author), Tom Hachtman (Illustrator) In her latest collection of “nature... See More

A Monarch Butterfly
Published June 14, 2024

A Monarch Butterfly

By Ethyl Haber

We people spending the summer in the neighboring bungalow colonies in the Catskills were allowed to... See More

Touched By An Angel
Published June 14, 2024

Touched By An Angel

By Herby Teicher

On a sultry summer evening in July 1944, neighbors sat on the stoop in front of our home chatting... See More

When it comes to lack of representation, the problem is US
Published June 14, 2024

When it comes to lack of representation, the problem is US

By Christina Wilkinson

As a civic leader, I don’t mind listening to complaints or helping resolve them. But I do so with... See More

Street Co-namings
Published June 14, 2024

Street Co-namings

By Christina Wilkinson

Newtown Historical Society has been providing research to support the street co-naming requests of... See More

Tomb Raider Definitive Edition
Published June 14, 2024

Tomb Raider Definitive Edition

By Tim Brown

I have a lot to say about this one, but let’s recap first. Crystal Dynamics’ trilogy came to a... See More

Amazing Stories June 2024
Published June 14, 2024

Amazing Stories June 2024

Hay Scales Off Limits Times Union, Nov 14, 1888 The businessmen of Newtown appear to be determined... See More

Chef Ricco Presents: Summertime Cocktails for 2… 3… 4… or more!
Published June 14, 2024

Chef Ricco Presents: Summertime Cocktails for 2… 3… 4… or more!

By John Ricco

Hello and happy summer to all my Juniper Berry family and friends out there! Today we will be... See More

Centers Urgent Care Receives UCA Accreditation for all 12 New York City Locations
Published June 14, 2024

Centers Urgent Care Receives UCA Accreditation for all 12 New York City Locations

Centers Urgent Care, under the medical direction of Dr. Josef Schenker and headquartered... See More

Governor Hochul “Pauses” Congestion Pricing
Published June 14, 2024

Governor Hochul “Pauses” Congestion Pricing

Governor Kathy Hochul: “Circumstances have changed, and we must respond to the facts on the... See More

Neighborhood Poetry
Published June 14, 2024

Neighborhood Poetry

By Vincent Tomeo

Bayside Weeping Beech Tree Flirts with The Wind A weeping beech willow genuflects. Wonder why a... See More

Poetry
Published June 14, 2024

Poetry

Creation by Wanda Sue Parrot Across the black of blinding night a comet’s swirling scattered... See More

Community News June 2024
Published June 14, 2024

Community News June 2024

We’ve made it through half the year and are heading into what we hope will be a wonderful... See More

Neighborhood Hall of Shame Community Eyesores June 2024
Published June 14, 2024

Neighborhood Hall of Shame Community Eyesores June 2024

Ex-hospital horrorSt. John’s Queens Hospital was converted into condos more than a decade ago,... See More

Flirting with Nature: See Him Hop Away
Published June 14, 2024

Flirting with Nature: See Him Hop Away

By Jeffrey Hanson

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The Juniper Berry June 2024 Cover

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Thursday, June 27
7:30pm
Our Lady of Hope School

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City Planning Commission will be holding its hearing on City of Yes July 10. Here is the info on how to speak. ... See MoreSee Less

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Today we participated in the 82nd Place street co-naming for Lt. Henry Schmiemann with all 5 of his children. He died in the line of duty in Middle Village in 1974. His grandson, also named Henry Schmiemann, seen in uniform, received his grandfather's shield number during the ceremony. ... See MoreSee Less

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This Red-tailed Hawk was spotted acting ill at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Thank you to NYC Bird Alliance for sending its Raptor Response Team, which brought the bird to a veterinary facility for medical attention. ... See MoreSee Less

This Red-tailed Hawk was spotted acting ill at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Thank you to NYC Bird Alliance for sending its Raptor Response Team, which brought the bird to a veterinary facility for medical attention.Image attachment
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