The Juniper Berry September 2010

Letters to the Editor

Published September 20, 2010

Letters to the Editor

Comments or Opinions? Send to: Letters/Juniper Berry PO Box 790275 Middle Village, NY 11379 or e-mail:... See More

Big News at Beautiful Uvarara

Published September 24, 2010

Big News at Beautiful Uvarara

Uvarara’s master chef, Mamma Rosa, has added new, delicious and mouthwatering dishes on her... See More

Younger Voices: THE LEGENDARY CARL BERNER

Published September 25, 2010

Younger Voices: THE LEGENDARY CARL BERNER

Today I was lucky enough to meet a great man, Carl Berner. I had the honor of sharing his time and... See More

Do You Remember? The Dairy Farms of Middle Village

Published September 25, 2010

Do You Remember? The Dairy Farms of Middle Village

By Cynthia Kazen for the Queens Ledger April 27, 1978

In the early part of the century there were many farms in our area. One of the dairy farms started... See More

1939 New York World's Fair

Published September 15, 2010

1939 New York World's Fair

By Lorraine Sciulli

Just before WWII when the United States was still in the throes of the “Great Depression” one... See More

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Queens Politics

Published September 19, 2010

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Queens Politics

By Robert F. Holden

Boss Tweed died in solitude in 1878. Yet, the political shenanigans that came to define the once... See More

DOT’s new Triangle configuration is officially a disaster

Published September 20, 2010

DOT’s new Triangle configuration is officially a disaster

Over one year ago, without community input, the Department of Transportation decided to reconfigure... See More

Maspeth in the 1950’s & 60’s

Published September 24, 2010

Maspeth in the 1950’s & 60’s

By Richard Polgar

My grandparents bought our house in 1943 and it is where I grew up and continue to live to this... See More

Published September 24, 2010

Amazing Neighborhood Stories: Smothered to Death in Queens Swamp –

By New York Times • July 14, 1908

A party of berry pickers found the body of a man in Juniper Swamp, near Marion Street, Maspeth,... See More

Published September 24, 2010

Amazing Neighborhood Stories: Maspeth Couple Celebrates Arrival of Twenty-first Child

By New York Times • June 4, 1922

At the home of Frank Mugnio, at Charles and High Streets, Maspeth, they are now celebrating the... See More

Published September 24, 2010

Amazing Neighborhood Stories: Conductor Owns Auto – Maspeth Man Uses Car to Drive to Work Daily

By New York Times • May 28, 1918

Long Island City has a trolley car conductor that rides to work in his own automobile, leaves it at... See More

Published September 24, 2010

Horse Sausage Factory • Henry Bosse’s Maspeth Establishment Closed by a Creditor

By New York Times • November 20, 1894

NEWTOWN, L.I. Nov. 19 – There was a temporary suspension in the Maspeth horse-bologna-sausage... See More

Community Spotlight: Harbor Apothecary

Published September 24, 2010

Community Spotlight: Harbor Apothecary

By Lorraine Sciulli

Our business spotlight for this issue of the Juniper Berry shines on a genuine Middle Village... See More

The Little Things Make a Big Difference

Published September 24, 2010

The Little Things Make a Big Difference

I’ve heard it said that it is the little things in life that matter the most. I think that truer... See More

Published September 25, 2010

Victory Parade

By Craig Caruana

One of the reasons so many people voted for President Obama was the perception that he could unify... See More

Marge Markey’s Greatest Hits (on us)

Published September 24, 2010

Marge Markey’s Greatest Hits (on us)

By Robert F. Holden

A short list of the "accomplishments" of Assemblywoman Margaret... See More

Published September 20, 2010

Trucks Continue to Wreak Havoc; JPCA to Plan Protest

For over 10 years community leaders led by Maspeth’s Tony Nunziato have been attempting to divert... See More

Suspicious Cat Deaths in Middle Village

Published September 20, 2010

Suspicious Cat Deaths in Middle Village

Residents living on 81st and 82nd Street near 58th Avenue are being warned about suspicious cat... See More

Published September 24, 2010

Amazing Neighborhood Stories: Fall Killed Mrs. Randhare Jumped From Car to Aid Husband and Was Fatally Injured

By NY Times • July 1, 1901

Mrs. Lena Randhare, thirty-five years old, of 99½ East Eighth Street, Manhattan, who jumped from... See More

Published September 24, 2010

Making Sense out of Confusion

By Patrick McCarthy

Being a journalist, I am privileged to be able to speak to a number of people from all walks of... See More

The Ever Changing New York City Skyline

Published September 24, 2010

The Ever Changing New York City Skyline

By Edward Kampermann

The people of Maspeth and Middle Village, for the most part, have a catbird’s view of the... See More

Published September 24, 2010

Amazing Neighborhood Stories: Maspeth Must Reform Complaints Made Against the Boisterous City Visitors

By New York Times • May 26, 1890

Maspeth, L.I., is at its merriest on Sunday. Every beer tap in the village flows in a copious... See More

Published September 24, 2010

Buried as His Cousin, ‘Dead’ Man Returns; Cost of Tombstone Change Worries Family

By The New York Times • August 27, 1922

Investigation has revealed that the man who was buried nearly two months ago in St. John’s... See More

Ideas for Small Business in Queens

Published September 24, 2010

Ideas for Small Business in Queens

By Rep. Anthony Weiner

Now, more than ever, we need to implement common sense solutions to help our community shopping... See More

SURVIVING THE TURBULENT 196O’s

Published September 24, 2010

SURVIVING THE TURBULENT 196O’s

By Robert Henry

In the summer of 1960 I was five years old; by the end of that chaotic decade, in 1969, I was a... See More

Welcome to Middle Village! Rev. Peter Purpura, Parochial Vicar

Published September 25, 2010

Welcome to Middle Village! Rev. Peter Purpura, Parochial Vicar

By Lorraine Sciulli

I had the pleasure recently to meet Fr. Peter Purpura, the newest member of the Pastoral Staff at... See More

Killy's Korner Sept/Oct 2010

Published September 25, 2010

Killy's Korner Sept/Oct 2010

By John Killcommons

Killy’s Korner contains information on the lighter moments in our neighborhood such as births,... See More

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Here are the Citibike usage numbers per station for our area.
Kind of anemic, but we knew that would be the case. ... See MoreSee Less

Here are the Citibike usage numbers per station for our area.
Kind of anemic, but we knew that would be the case.

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Where can one get the data for other neighborhoods?

Waste of parking spots they eliminated .

What a waste!!! Took up four parking spot here and no one uses them. Get rid of them…it’s ridiculous!!!!

This is a lie.. The only time I see city bikes are By the homeless shelter. I past three stations every day.. And they are always Full. It's a waste of our to tax money

Ridgewood seems to have the most usage

Get rid of thumb and get a parking spaces back

so will anyone look at the utilization rates and remove the unnecessary stations? having 20 stations for an average of 5 rides is ridiculous.

I wish they'd just remove them all

What a waste, how many get stolen?

Wasted money. And annoying as hell

They will never take any of them out

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Starts tomorrow night!Our summer concert lineup is set! ... See MoreSee Less

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Sirens film shoot | Tues. July 9th at 53-92 66 Street, btw 53 Drive & 54 Ave ... See MoreSee Less

Sirens film shoot | Tues. July 9th at 53-92 66 Street, btw 53 Drive & 54 Ave

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