The Juniper Berry March 2008

Gas Tank Park Update

Published March 4, 2008

Gas Tank Park Update

By Abby Lootens, Press Officer, NYC Parks Department

Phase II construction is scheduled to start in spring 2009 and a possible opening date of spring 2010 has been... See More

Barbara Palevicz: The story of a survivor

Published March 4, 2008

Barbara Palevicz: The story of a survivor

By Raella Baumeister

I am lucky to visit Barbara and listen to her stories and hopefully learn from them. I’m in awe... See More

Remembering Eleanor

Published March 4, 2008

Remembering Eleanor

By Marilyn Curry Wilson

She fully embraced her life and one of her favorite lines in those last years was “nobody wants... See More

Behind the Gray Door

Published March 4, 2008

Behind the Gray Door

The Brooklyn Museum recently donated a colonial relic to the Greater Astoria Historical Society --... See More

T-Mobile: Can you hear us now?

Published March 4, 2008

T-Mobile: Can you hear us now?

By Christina Wilkinson

Members of the Juniper Park Civic Association testified against Omnipoint's plan to erect a... See More

The Maspeth cell tower: Should we allow ourselves to take this risk?

Published March 4, 2008

The Maspeth cell tower: Should we allow ourselves to take this risk?

By Tony Nunziato

Let’s not repeat the mistakes of those who came before us. Instead, let’s learn an important... See More

Congestion Pricing Is Environmentally Precarious

Published March 4, 2008

Congestion Pricing Is Environmentally Precarious

By Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi

Conduct a full Environmental Impact Study, in compliance with all SEQRA requirements, and I will... See More

Life in the Fast Lane – Another Crash

Published March 4, 2008

Life in the Fast Lane – Another Crash

By Lorraine Sciulli

A car driven by an unlicensed driver crashed into a car parked on the north side of Juniper... See More

Police Beat 104 March/April 2008

Published March 4, 2008

Police Beat 104 March/April 2008

By Robert Doocey

ANY GOOD NEWS? Yes. Captain Keith Green has been promoted to Deputy Inspector. Visit the next... See More

106 Years Old and feeling fine!

Published March 4, 2008

106 Years Old and feeling fine!

By Robert Holden

Juniper Park Civic Association’s oldest member and super volunteer Carl Berner turned 106 in... See More

St.Saviour’s: a victim of broken promises

Published March 4, 2008

St.Saviour’s: a victim of broken promises

By Christina Wilkinson

Since the last issue of the Juniper Berry, St. Saviour’s has seen some dark days. In February, a... See More

Turning Over a New Leaf

Published March 4, 2008

Turning Over a New Leaf

By Christina Wilkinson

As an avid brewed tea drinker, Eric Skae woke early one morning in 2003 and decided to blend his... See More

Council Revists Cross Harbor

Published March 4, 2008

Council Revists Cross Harbor

By Edward Kampermann

On January 30, 2008 the NYC Council introduced Resolution 1220 calling upon the Mayor of New York,... See More

Let's Not Get Fooled Again

Published March 4, 2008

Let's Not Get Fooled Again

By Edward Kampermann

The lesson we as voters must learn from the Gallagher fiasco is to look carefully at the character... See More

Published March 4, 2008

Letters to the Editor March/April 2008

By editorial team

It is my great pleasure to inform you that the Board of the Historic Districts Council has voted to... See More

How the investigation would be handled today, part 2

Published March 4, 2008

How the investigation would be handled today, part 2

By Kenny O'Keefe

In the case of Lizzie Buhler, the coroner pretty much handled everything, technology was lacking... See More

Maspeth Calls It Murder

Published March 4, 2008

Maspeth Calls It Murder

By NY Times, July 4th, 1892

The people in Maspeth are well-nigh a unit in support of the belief of the Coroner that a murder... See More

Parks Feels Heat Over Turf

Published March 4, 2008

Parks Feels Heat Over Turf

By Robert Doocey

Now the cat’s out of the bag! The Bloomberg administration has finally revealed (secretly) that... See More

Study backs preservation of natural habitat at Ridgewood Reservoir

Published March 4, 2008

Study backs preservation of natural habitat at Ridgewood Reservoir

By Round Mountain Ecological

The following abstract comes from Round Mountain Ecological’s survey of the Ridgewood Reservoir,... See More

The Family Van Cott

Published March 4, 2008

The Family Van Cott

By Barbara Parker

The earliest Van Cott settled in Bushwick in the 1660s; John Van Cott (1805-1886) moved to Maspeth... See More

I Learned My Lesson

Published March 4, 2008

I Learned My Lesson

Every 14-year old kid has the same problem. That problem is that our parents will say the same... See More

Cary Grant released from St. John’s Hospital, Elmhurst 1968.

Published March 4, 2008

Cary Grant released from St. John’s Hospital, Elmhurst 1968.

By Robert Holden

In the most improbable of auto accidents, a two-tire wheel assembly detached itself from a trailer... See More

Published March 4, 2008

Neighborhood Hall of Shame March/April 2008

By editorial team

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

Published March 4, 2008

Yesterday (1988) and Today (2008)

By Robert Holden

CALDWELL AVENUE (CSX Railroad Bridge area between 75th Street and 76th Street) - The bridge area... See More

Published March 4, 2008

What a tangled web he weaves!

By editorial team

A canonical list of lies by Councilman Dennis Gallagher about the funding he purported to have... See More

Web-only article: Crime Scene Investigation

Published March 5, 2008

Web-only article: Crime Scene Investigation

By Kenny O'Keefe

Even with the dizzying advances of modern technology, and with those technological applications... See More

The Juniper Berry March 2008 Cover