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The Juniper Berry September 2018
Published September 11, 2018Yesterday & Today: 53rd Drive at 63rd Place, looking west
The site of the Maspeatches Indian Village, although in Maspeth, was on the Ridgewood Plateau. Photo taken at 53rd Drive and 63rd Place, down the road from O’Neill’s... See More
BERRY BITS: Metro-Fresh Pond bridge project enters home stretch
As of July 31st, we're now in phase 3, the final stage, of construction on the Metropolitan... See More
BERRY BITS: KMart closing
The lease for the KMart space at the Metro Mall in Middle Village was set to expire in early 2019,... See More
BERRY BITS: Cooper Avenue shelter plan resurfaces
City Council Member Robert Holden received confirmation on July 27th that negotiations were... See More
THINGS THAT ARE DUMB: Fix NYC311 – Just DoITT!
The headline of QNS reporter Ryan Kelley’s article published July 23rd reads: “City DOT takes... See More
How Harry McArdle Helped Shape Juniper Valley Park, Part 2
In order to convince the City to expand the sporting facilities at Juniper Valley Park, it was... See More
“We Are Now One” Our community becomes part of Greater New York
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the consolidation of Queens, Kings, New York and Richmond... See More
BERRY BITS: 79th Street Stoplight Installed
In late June, a new stoplight was installed at the corner of 79th Street and Juniper Blvd South.... See More
BERRY BITS: Cleaner commercial strips
City Council Member Robert Holden has allocated $145,000 in funding this year toward keeping our... See More
Letters to the Editor: PARK HAWK ENCOUNTER
One morning I was walking in the park when I heard some birds chirping in the trees. I looked up to... See More
Letters to the Editor: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
After reading the Summer 2018 Juniper Berry I must share three things with the... See More
Letters to the Editor: FOREST PARK GREENHOUSE CONNECTION
On the last Juniper Berry cover you had a pic of the greenhouse in Forest Park. You are not going... See More
Letters to the Editor: DEC SEEKS HELP FROM POOL OWNERS
DEC is encouraging New York pool owners to participate in DEC’s annual Asian Longhorned Beetle... See More
Rest in Peace, George O'Neill
The co-owner of O’Neill’s Restaurant, George O’Neill, passed away July 18th after battling a... See More
Villa Erasmo hosting JPCA 80th anniversary party September 27th
We will be hosting a cocktail reception on Thursday, September 27th from 6-9pm at Villa Erasmo. We... See More
The Beginning of Maspeth
The Maspeatches Indian Village site was located near the head of Maspeth Creek, on rising ground... See More
JPCA to honor hometown hero at October meeting
How about this for an act of heroism: Middle Village son Chris Gaulrapp, a member of FDNY Rescue 1... See More
Know the Types of Mutual Funds
The past two installments about Mutual Funds have been an overview to make you familiar with the... See More
Neighborhood Hall of Shame September 2018
The old Welbilt factory building in western Maspeth has been for sale for some time. We don’t... See More
Scooter's Corner
The unassuming house at 78-01 64th Street in Glendale offers no hint that a Hall of Fame baseball... See More
BERRY BITS: Update on O’Neill’s rezoning
As mentioned in the June 2018 Juniper Berry, O’Neill’s Restaurant is seeking a zoning change... See More
Remember Me, Nine Eleven
September Eleventh will always be the day that you remember me. My dad, mom, brother, sister,... See More
Maspeth remembers FDNY Paramedic Lt. Mario Bastides
In a touching ceremony held August 15th, 73rd Place between 57th Avenue and Queens Midtown... See More
Bring a little European flavor to your plate
In this issue of the Berry I wanted to highlight one of my favorite recipes of all time. This is a... See More
BERRY BITS: 2018 Juniper Valley Park Summer Concerts
During the month of July, we saw the kickoff of our annual concert series - but we also saw a lot... See More
Empty stomach, empty heart
The reasons for homelessness are as varied as the people involved. No two stories of how people get... See More
BERRY BITS: The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Congress Member Joe Crowley, cousin of former council member, Elizabeth Crowley, surely must have... See More
BERRY BITS: Senior housing planned for abandoned Glendale site
Word came in August that a major eyesore on Cypress Avenue in Glendale would become 88 units of... See More
Published September 11, 2018
BERRY BITS: New mailboxes fail to stop phishing
Captain Mastronardi warns that mailbox "phishing" has seen a large increase in the command and this... See More
BERRY BITS: Walking tours Sept 22nd and Oct 6th
On Saturday, September 22nd at 10am, the Newtown Historical Society will be leading a Maspeth... See More
BERRY BITS: $8M allocated to Midville sewer project
The August flooding we experienced is actually a recurring problem that has been going on for... See More
Shining a spotlight on new Maspeth businesses
What makes for a successful community? A safe, clean area where residents regularly patronize its... See More
BERRY BITS: Two local restaurants suffer devastating fires
The Goodfellas (Clinton) Diner at Rust Street and Maspeth Avenue experienced a horrible fire the... See More
After the Storm
This time there was dangerous lightning, exploding transformers, downed trees, power and phone... See More
Joyride Bikes
With someone who knows what they are doing from major overhauls to small tweaks, Joyride Bikes is... See More
Amazing Stories: “UNLOADED GUN” VICTIM DIES BY FRIEND'S HAND
Frank Oakley, 27 years old, one of the clerical force at the Brooklyn Transit Company's barn at... See More
A message from the president September 2018
Here we are, 8 decades after the founders of the Residents of Juniper Park Homes met for the first... See More
The Gateway Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge is not the most glamorous of bridges. Though lacking the graceful swoop of... See More
Meng Introduces Legislation to Require Covers on Freight Trains
With several Queens communities negatively impacted by freight trains hauling waste and... See More
D’Angelos Drive-in Sausage
The setting of the D’Angelos Italian Sausage truck presents a dramatic contrast. Monday through... See More
The sweet science of a Maspeth institution
Horst (John) Fierek is a native of Hamburg, and Magrit (Mutti) Fierek is a native of Bonn, Germany.... See More
104th Precinct Report: Neighborhood Policing is coming to the 104th Pct
The cornerstone of today’s NYPD is Neighborhood Policing, a comprehensive crime-fighting strategy... See More
Jerry Drake & the Front Page at the Ridgewood Library
In an event generously sponsored by Councilmember Robert Holden, Jerry Drake & the Front Page, a... See More
Short Story: The Thrill of Surviving Snake Hill
I was a youngster growing up in Maspeth in the 1960s, and I remember a special block that all the... See More
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Gonna try to get to Debits & Credits on Tues 7-29-25!
Linda DiGeorge Gritsch
The body of the victim — who sources said was in his 50s — was crushed underneath the hulking Rescue Company 4 truck and they were pronounced dead on the scene, according to cops.
FDNY firetruck strikes, kills cyclist outside NYC park: police
nypost.com
The truck was making a turn onto Juniper Boulevard alongside Juniper Valley Park at 4 p.m. when the fatal accident occurred.I was there literally seconds after it happened and the person who claimed to witness it said it was a boy on a bike... Terrible accident regardless
R.I.P. 
Witnesses that were there and saw it are saying a different story.
He was 50 and he crashed into the side of Rescue 4 and then ended up under the wheel. The driver was not at fault.
What can be a different story
God bless him
Tragic for the victim and the driver.
I thought he was 15?
Maureen Woods-Ostermann
Sounds like the article is mentioning 9/11 and how great that ladder is but whiteness say it's a child sounds like a cover up now another story says 59 where can we find a name of the victim if it wasn't a child a name would be mentioned somewhere