The Juniper Berry March 2020

La Bella Torte caters to Vietnam VeteransPublished March 6, 2020

La Bella Torte caters to Vietnam Veterans

By Christina Wilkinson

The La Bella Torte food truck catered to attendees at the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedication on December 20,... See More

Juniper Valley Area – The New Transportation Desert!
Published March 6, 2020

Juniper Valley Area – The New Transportation Desert!

By Michael Fordunski

The MTA recently released a plan to change the whole Queens bus network. The goal was to speed up... See More

Yesterday & Today: 69th Place looking south at Grand Avenue, 1920
Published March 6, 2020

Yesterday & Today: 69th Place looking south at Grand Avenue, 1920

By Christina Wilkinson

One hundred years ago, the landscape of Firth Avenue in Maspeth was relatively new. The Firth... See More

Berry Bits: Cooper Ave shelter opens unexpectedlty
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Cooper Ave shelter opens unexpectedlty

By Christina Wilkinson

The following statement was made by Council Member Holden on February 14: "My office was informed... See More

Berry Bits: Amazon will rent out the Metro Mall
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Amazon will rent out the Metro Mall

By Christina Wilkinson

It was reported by several news outlets in late February that Amazon will be renting all of the... See More

Berry Bits: Three groups sue to stop Manhattan, Bronx and Queens jails
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Three groups sue to stop Manhattan, Bronx and Queens jails

By Christina Wilkinson

Three individual lawsuits have been filed against the City’s plan to close the Rikers Island... See More

Berry Bits: Another option for American flag disposal
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Another option for American flag disposal

By Christina Wilkinson

The overwhelming success of their first collection box led to Newtown Historical Society and... See More

Berry Bits: Long anticipated mall opening soon at Metro Mall
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Long anticipated mall opening soon at Metro Mall

By Christina Wilkinson

Fitnation is scheduled to soon open in the lower level of the Metro Mall and promises "the luxury... See More

Berry Bits: Property tax overhaul in the works
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Property tax overhaul in the works

By Christina Wilkinson

The Wall Street Journal reports that a commission has determined the proper way to overhaul the... See More

Berry Bits: Early voting for Queens BP special election
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Bits: Early voting for Queens BP special election

By Christina Wilkinson

If you wish to vote early, you may do so by heading to the Board of Elections Office at the Metro... See More

A Message from the President 3-2020
Published March 6, 2020

A Message from the President 3-2020

By Tony Nunziato

Well, despite the prediction of the Farmer’s Almanac that we would get walloped with cold air and... See More

Remembering Our Unsung Heroes From The Vietnam War
Published March 6, 2020

Remembering Our Unsung Heroes From The Vietnam War

By Vincent J. Tomeo

The following is an excerpt from my manuscript, "My Cemetery Friends: A Garden of Encounters at... See More

Historic Marker Dedicated to DeWitt Clinton Home Installed in Maspeth
Published March 6, 2020

Historic Marker Dedicated to DeWitt Clinton Home Installed in Maspeth

The Newtown Historical Society’s 2-year mission to replace a long-lost roadside historic marker... See More

MA KIN: You Don’t Need to Fly to Thailand for Authentic Thai Food
Published March 6, 2020

MA KIN: You Don’t Need to Fly to Thailand for Authentic Thai Food

By David Pambianchi

Seeing the need for a 100% authentic Thai cuisine establishment, Jina (Jiraporn) Tisopa has opened... See More

Plans for Tony’s Pizza to return to Metropolitan Avenue
Published March 6, 2020

Plans for Tony’s Pizza to return to Metropolitan Avenue

Metropolitan Avenue has been home to many storefronts over the years, but no pizzeria in Forest... See More

Centerfold photos: Richard Murillo
Published March 6, 2020

Centerfold photos: Richard Murillo

Richard Murillo, a talented amateur photographer from Maspeth, has been posting his intriguing... See More

JC Landscaping and Design
Published March 6, 2020

JC Landscaping and Design

Winner of QNS' "Best of the Boro" award 4 years in a row, owned by Middle Village native Joe... See More

104th Precinct Report 3-2020
Published March 6, 2020

104th Precinct Report 3-2020

By Captain Victoria Perry

Our job as police officers is to keep you safe and I assure you the men and women of the 104th... See More

Protecting Our Waterways
Published March 6, 2020

Protecting Our Waterways

By Richard Polgar

On the north shore of central Queens, the East River’s water enters Flushing Bay and Creek and up... See More

Who’s Running For Queens Borough President?
Published March 6, 2020

Who’s Running For Queens Borough President?

Since our last issue, some candidates have either dropped out or failed to make the ballot. Others... See More

Friends of the Maspeth Library
Published March 6, 2020

Friends of the Maspeth Library

By Crystal Wolfe

The Friends of the Maspeth Library is a volunteer-based 501c3 nonprofit through the Queens Public... See More

In Honor of Those Who Fell in Vietnam
Published March 6, 2020

In Honor of Those Who Fell in Vietnam

By Michael O'Kane

In 2006, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 President Pat Toro had an epiphany. He had traveled... See More

Berry Book Review: The Woman in the Window
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Book Review: The Woman in the Window

By Tim Brown

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn starts as a variance of Rear Window, the Hitchcock classic,... See More

Berry Game Review: No Man's Sky
Published March 6, 2020

Berry Game Review: No Man's Sky

By Tim Brown

After my time with No Man’s Sky I am still unsure of whether or not I like it. It’s not a new... See More

Social Security Launches New Campaign to Fight Scammers
Published March 6, 2020

Social Security Launches New Campaign to Fight Scammers

The Social Security Administration launched a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign to... See More

Ricco's Recipes from Lent to Easter
Published March 6, 2020

Ricco's Recipes from Lent to Easter

By John Ricco

This recipe is a Lenten favorite; as a boy I have such fond memories of all the different creative... See More

Neighborhood Hall of Shame 3-2020
Published March 6, 2020

Neighborhood Hall of Shame 3-2020

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

Bells: A Campanology Poem
Published March 6, 2020

Bells: A Campanology Poem

By Vincent J. Tomeo

... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Three violent incidents in Maspeth parking lot
Published March 6, 2020

Things That Are Dumb: Three violent incidents in Maspeth parking lot

By Christina Wilkinson

With a brawl, 3 stabbings, and a vehicular assault since late December, a parking lot off Maurice... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Headed in the wrong direction
Published March 6, 2020

Things That Are Dumb: Headed in the wrong direction

By Christina Wilkinson

Council Member Holden asked the DOT to conduct a study for a proposed left-turn-only lane from... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Majority of City Council wants to give noncitizens the right to vote
Published March 6, 2020

Things That Are Dumb: Majority of City Council wants to give noncitizens the right to vote

By Christina Wilkinson

A bill that would expand voting rights to some immigrants who are not US citizens was introduced in... See More

Things That Are Dumb: De Blasio wants to pack 'em in
Published March 6, 2020

Things That Are Dumb: De Blasio wants to pack 'em in

By Christina Wilkinson

The de Blasio administration has revealed grand plans to tweak the City’s zoning code to sanction... See More

Things That Are Dumb: Bedbug shuts down subway during rush hour
Published March 6, 2020

Things That Are Dumb: Bedbug shuts down subway during rush hour

By Christina Wilkinson

The evening of January 22, every Queens Boulevard subway line came to a standstill after a bedbug... See More

Things That Are Dumb: The never-ending CSX mess
Published March 6, 2020

Things That Are Dumb: The never-ending CSX mess

By Christina Wilkinson

For many years, garbage has littered the CSX tracks through our area. Complaints have come from... See More

History of the DeWitt Clinton House
Published March 6, 2020

History of the DeWitt Clinton House

By Paul Graziano

The DeWitt Clinton House Historic Marker, located at the parklet triangle at Maspeth Avenue and... See More

A brief history of Berger Industries
Published March 6, 2020

A brief history of Berger Industries

By Christina Wilkinson

Berger Industries, Inc. was founded in 1919. A 1945 directory listed the company as the Berger... See More

Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement
Published March 6, 2020

Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement

By Nilsa Henriquez Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Queens, NY

Tax season is approaching, and we have made replacing your annual Benefit Statement even easier.... See More

The Monument Men of Middle Village
Published March 6, 2020

The Monument Men of Middle Village

By Art Linnemann

Close your eyes, let your mind’s eye travel back one hundred seventy-five years and try to... See More

Things That Are Dumb: He doth protest too much, wethinks
Published March 6, 2020

Things That Are Dumb: He doth protest too much, wethinks

By Christina Wilkinson

At COMET’s February meeting, when Capt. Michael Gibbs (right), Commanding Officer of the 108 Pct... See More

Letters to the Editor 3-2020
Published March 6, 2020

Letters to the Editor 3-2020

Please see the attached Public Service Announcement from the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.... See More

Straight, Square and Smooth
Published March 6, 2020

Straight, Square and Smooth

By Ben Haber

I first entered P.S. 87 shop teacher, Mr. Quinn’s class in the seventh grade together with Sam... See More

This was supposed to be an obituary
Published March 6, 2020

This was supposed to be an obituary

By Ed Wendell

What if you went to a funeral but the corpse didn’t show up? That’s what it was like on January... See More

Thanks to our Holiday Party & Raffle Donors!
Published March 6, 2020

Thanks to our Holiday Party & Raffle Donors!

Our holiday party last December certainly was a lot of fun for all involved. Thirty merchants and... See More

The Musical Legacy of Maspeth’s Firth Family
Published March 6, 2020

The Musical Legacy of Maspeth’s Firth Family

By Christina Wilkinson

In 2011, the Juniper Berry reprinted Barbara Stankowski’s 1976 interview of local resident Mary... See More

The absurdity of New York's bail reform
Published March 6, 2020

The absurdity of New York's bail reform

By Patrick Trinchese

When asked to write an op-ed on the recent bail reform measures, realized as an addendum to budget... See More

How You Can Help END Puppy Mills
Published March 6, 2020

How You Can Help END Puppy Mills

By Kim Caruana

We all love our furry little friends. They get so excited when we come home to them. Wagging tails... See More

New York’s Plastic Bag Ban
Published March 6, 2020

New York’s Plastic Bag Ban

By Michael Fordunski

On March 1, 2020, with a few exceptions, single use plastic carry-out bags became illegal... See More

She Loves Me. She Loves Me Not.
Published March 6, 2020

She Loves Me. She Loves Me Not.

By Paul DeFalco

It was a sunny spring day in Maspeth, Queens which seemed just like any other sunny spring day to a... See More

Killy's Korner 3-2020
Published March 6, 2020

Killy's Korner 3-2020

By John Killcommons

Well it looks like we got through another winter that wasn’t so bad and we have Spring around the... See More

Memories of PS102
Published March 6, 2020

Memories of PS102

By Richard Polgar

I started first grade at PS102 on Van Horn St. in Elmhurst in 1955. My father was disappointed that... See More

The Juniper Berry March 2020 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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