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SERVING MIDDLE VILLAGE AND MASPETH SINCE 1938.
Thursday, March 20, 7:30pm
Our Lady of Hope
The Juniper Berry March 2022
Published March 5, 2022Yesterday and Today: 60th Drive at 69th Street, looking west, 1942
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In Memoriam: Louis Iorio 1963-2022
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In Memoriam: Ed Shusterich 1930-2022
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I’m aware of the tragic incident in Middle Village on 80th St & 58th Ave, where two individuals were found deceased. Police have informed me that one had been deceased for some time, and the other
How sad, sorry to hear.
Very sad 
So sad
Attached is the Weekly Construction Bulletin for the above referenced project. Field and weather conditions permitting, next weeks planned schedule of events will be as follows:
Excavation and installa
He basically admitted everything.
- He had it towed there
- He wasn't living in it
- It's not driveable
- It's a party bus
He calls it "fentbus" on IG and was planning a grand opening on Starr Street: www.
Owner of ‘eyesore’ bus explains why it was parked in Queens for months
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RIDGEWOOD, Queens (PIX11) — A bus in Queens was towed after neighbors complained about how it sat idle for months. The owner of the bus is now speaking out about why it was there in the first…Charge him for the towing and any other related expenses.
The owner sounds like an entitled creep.
We don't want his "cultural space" here or his Sob story. There would have been all kinds of loudness going on after hours. He won't get a penny.
Go get your "family heirlooms" on Woodhaven Blvd