The Juniper Berry March 2017

BERRY BITS: Farewell, Duane ReadePublished July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Farewell, Duane Reade

By Christina Wilkinson

The Duane Reade that had been located at 66-56 Grand Avenue, in business for almost 2 decades, closed on February... See More

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Electeds' shelter lawsuit dismissed
Published July 1, 2017

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Electeds' shelter lawsuit dismissed

By Christina Wilkinson

As you may recall, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, State Senator Joe Addabbo and former Assembly... See More

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Perp shot by cop during gun struggle suing NYPD
Published July 1, 2017

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Perp shot by cop during gun struggle suing NYPD

By Christina Wilkinson

The NY Post reported on February 11th that Felix Perez, an alleged burglar who was shot in the... See More

Patent to Francis Doughty and Companions
Published July 1, 2017

Patent to Francis Doughty and Companions

In 1642, Rev. Francis Doughty and his followers left New England to settle a new colony where they... See More

104th Pct Report
Published July 1, 2017

104th Pct Report

By D.I. Wachter

The theft of mail from a mailbox located at 74 Street and Caldwell Avenue caused concern over... See More

JPCA to Honor Hometown Hero John Russo on March 16th at OLH
Published July 1, 2017

JPCA to Honor Hometown Hero John Russo on March 16th at OLH

By Len Santoro

At our next Town Meeting, we will be honoring John Russo, NYPD Lieutenant Commander - Detective... See More

Exactly who has been deported?
Published July 1, 2017

Exactly who has been deported?

By Ryan Girdusky

President Trump’s administration conducted their first national raid of illegal immigrants,... See More

Love Story in Juniper Valley Park
Published July 1, 2017

Love Story in Juniper Valley Park

By Maxine Fisher

She arrived, frazzled and exhausted, one cold April night in the midst of a drenching downpour.... See More

Pete Polonski 1921-2016
Published July 1, 2017

Pete Polonski 1921-2016

By JPCA Executive Board

For over 50 years Pete Polonski served as a board member of the JPCA and as a super volunteer in... See More

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Atlas Park mall slow on plowing
Published July 1, 2017

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Atlas Park mall slow on plowing

By Christina Wilkinson

The photo shows a city bus stranded at the Atlas Park Mall at 10:39am on Saturday, December 17th.... See More

BERRY BITS: Maspeth Jewish Center repurposed as a school
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Maspeth Jewish Center repurposed as a school

By Christina Wilkinson

Great news came in February, when it was reported at a COMET meeting that the Maspeth Jewish Center... See More

BERRY BITS: Office building to reach new heights
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Office building to reach new heights

By Christina Wilkinson

As we previously reported, the former AMEF service station located at 74-02 Grand Avenue may soon... See More

BERRY BITS: Maspeth homeless shelter battle continues…
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Maspeth homeless shelter battle continues…

By Christina Wilkinson

The Maspeth-Middle Village Task Force, which includes the Juniper Park Civic Association, has been... See More

Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Shelter fight contact information

By Christina Wilkinson

Citizens for a Better Maspeth is the organization that collected the funds to pay for legal fees... See More

BERRY BITS: Seeing the cemetery through the trees
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Seeing the cemetery through the trees

By Christina Wilkinson

Lots of people have been asking what the deal is with the All Faiths Cemetery property along 69th... See More

BERRY BITS: Never-beginning bridge project actually begins!
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Never-beginning bridge project actually begins!

By Christina Wilkinson

Work on the Fresh Pond Road LIRR bridge at Metropolitan Avenue commenced at the beginning of... See More

BERRY BITS: Unusually high water bills and leaks?
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Unusually high water bills and leaks?

By Christina Wilkinson

Was your water bill unusually high for this period? Did you discover a leak in your toilet days... See More

BERRY BITS: Keeping an eye on the GMI
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Keeping an eye on the GMI

By Christina Wilkinson

I was originally was planning to include the sale of the Grand Motor Inn as a short piece in the... See More

BERRY BITS: How to say “Maspeth’s 375th anniversary,” Latin-style
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: How to say “Maspeth’s 375th anniversary,” Latin-style

By Christina Wilkinson

We are most familiar with the Latin terms for 1000 years (millennium) and 100 years (centennial),... See More

BERRY BITS: Petey wants to give back
Published July 1, 2017

BERRY BITS: Petey wants to give back

By Christina Wilkinson

Petey Miceli, currently an 8th grader at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy, is a grateful Cancer... See More

Elizabethan Error 2
Published July 1, 2017

Elizabethan Error 2

By Christina Wilkinson, Robert Holden and Ed Kampermann

We are now in the 9th year of Queen (Council Member) Elizabeth’s Crowley reign. As she prepares... See More

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Council speaker, Crowley make laughable appearance on Fox 5
Published July 1, 2017

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Council speaker, Crowley make laughable appearance on Fox 5

By Christina Wilkinson

On January 23rd, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Council Member Elizabeth Crowley... See More

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: No good deed goes unpunished thanks to keyboard warriors
Published July 1, 2017

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: No good deed goes unpunished thanks to keyboard warriors

By Christina Wilkinson

There are a handful of disgruntled Maspeth residents who take to Facebook nearly every day to... See More

Published July 1, 2017

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Calamus sewer project a long nightmare

By Christina Wilkinson

Calamus Avenue, on the northern end of Maspeth where it meets Woodside, has been undergoing a major... See More

Spring Clean Eating
Published July 1, 2017

Spring Clean Eating

By Shana Spence

There is something about spring that makes people want to “start over” or “renew”. These... See More

How Hank Behrman made it from Maspeth to the World Series
Published July 1, 2017

How Hank Behrman made it from Maspeth to the World Series

By Christina Wilkinson

Only a small percentage of minor league baseball players ever get a chance in the big leagues. Of... See More

Rev. Francis Doughty – Maspeth’s Puritan founder
Published July 1, 2017

Rev. Francis Doughty – Maspeth’s Puritan founder

By Brooklyn Eagle

The Doughty family in America are all descendants of one individual, the Rev. Francis Doughty, who... See More

A walk on Jamaica Bay's wild side
Published July 1, 2017

A walk on Jamaica Bay's wild side

By Tim Brown

Almost 5 years after Hurricane Sandy, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is still undergoing damage... See More

New Business Spotlight: Jacups Coffee Bistro
Published July 1, 2017

New Business Spotlight: Jacups Coffee Bistro

By David Shapiro

It’s good to know that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Maspeth today! I’m... See More

OP-ED: The Looney Left
Published July 1, 2017

OP-ED: The Looney Left

By Rick Hayes

The words of English dramatist, Sir William Schwenck Gilbert accurately summed up the core... See More

The Mystery of the Missing Monument
Published July 1, 2017

The Mystery of the Missing Monument

By Art Linnemann

We are just a short time past the seventy-fifth anniversary remembrance of the December 7th, 1941,... See More

Return of the Trolley Dodgers
Published July 1, 2017

Return of the Trolley Dodgers

By John A. Roberts

Charles Van de Poele's electric trolley installation opened on Jamaica Avenue, between East New... See More

Our Lady of Hope Pastoral Council
Published July 1, 2017

Our Lady of Hope Pastoral Council

By Fr. Michael Carrano

One of the unique aspects of our Lady of Hope parish, in Middle Village, is its Pastoral Council.... See More

The Mata Hari of Maspeth
Published July 1, 2017

The Mata Hari of Maspeth

By Christina Wilkinson

Just before WWII, the German spy ring known as “Joe K”, located in the Brooklyn-Queens area,... See More

Published July 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Although I've written sixteen math and economics books, no one would publish my short story... See More

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Facebook fools fall for phony photo
Published July 1, 2017

THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Facebook fools fall for phony photo

By Christina Wilkinson

This photo has been making the rounds on Facebook, with the description removed and the photo... See More

“50 Years in Middle Village”
Published July 1, 2017

“50 Years in Middle Village”

By Mona Poulos

The Statue of Liberty stood gleaming in the harbor, a sight for sore eyes. The year was 1959, and... See More

Published July 1, 2017

Did you know?

By Joseph Magnus, EMT

Pet hoarding is a serious problem. In June, New Jersey officials found 276 small dogs living in... See More

Killy's Corner
Published July 1, 2017

Killy's Corner

By John Killcommons

Looks like we got through another winter here in the North. Wasn’t as bad as predicted even... See More

Yesterday & Today: Grand Ave looking west from 83rd Street
Published July 2, 2017

Yesterday & Today: Grand Ave looking west from 83rd Street

The Elmhurst gas tanks loom in the background and for almost a century, dominated the landscape on... See More

Community Eyesores
Published July 2, 2017

Community Eyesores

This graffiti covered peeling wall on 63rd Avenue and Dry Harbor Road has been on this eyesore page... See More

The Juniper Berry March 2017 Cover

Our Next Meeting

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

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When is the next civic meeting??

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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