The Juniper Berry September 2021

Yesterday and Today: 69th Street and Eliot Ave, 1947Published September 10, 2021

Yesterday and Today: 69th Street and Eliot Ave, 1947

By Christina Wilkinson

In the last issue of the Juniper Berry, we took a trip back in time to Maspeth at 69th Street and Eliot Ave in 1947. We’re in the same spot this time around, now pointed due south toward Middle... See More

Never forgotten
Published September 10, 2021

Never forgotten

By Christina Wilkinson

September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in NYC history. We lost... See More

Message from the President September 2021
Published September 10, 2021

Message from the President September 2021

By Tony Nunziato

Hello everyone. Here we are on the other side of another summer. We thought things would be close... See More

Letters to the Editor, September 2021
Published September 10, 2021

Letters to the Editor, September 2021

Posthumous Poems I submit posthumously two poems written by my one-and-only and very fine... See More

Catering with Care
Published September 10, 2021

Catering with Care

By Crystal Wolfe

Catering for the Homeless, Inc. continued its work during the coronavirus crisis, growing... See More

9/11/2001: A Day That Must Never Be Forgotten
Published September 11, 2021

9/11/2001: A Day That Must Never Be Forgotten

By Christina Wilkinson

Twenty years ago, on September 11, 2001, I walked past PS58 in Maspeth, which was under... See More

Berry Bits: Online dues payment now a reality
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: Online dues payment now a reality

By Christina Wilkinson

This past summer, the Juniper Park Civic Association started accepting online payment of dues. This... See More

Berry Bits: The greening of Stop & Stor
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: The greening of Stop & Stor

By Richard Polgar

The Stop & Stor facility on 74 street is a large property extend- ing from Grand Ave. to 57... See More

Berry Bits: Maspeth High School installs tree guards
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: Maspeth High School installs tree guards

By Richard Polgar

Workers at Maspeth High School have constructed wooden tree guards to protect the street trees... See More

Berry Bits: Leftover shelter funds being used to beautify Maspeth
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: Leftover shelter funds being used to beautify Maspeth

By Christina Wilkinson

During the 2016 Maspeth shelter fight, the fundraisers for the lawsuit against the shelter promised... See More

Berry Bits: A break for small businesses
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: A break for small businesses

By Christina Wilkinson

The City Council passed Intros. 2333 and 2334 in late June. The legislation offers relief from... See More

Berry Bits: Skanska building huge distribution facility in Maspeth
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: Skanska building huge distribution facility in Maspeth

By Christina Wilkinson

Skanska has signed a contract with FedEx Ground to construct a new distribution facility for Fedex... See More

Berry Bits: Eyesores no more?
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: Eyesores no more?

By Christina Wilkinson

Intro. 1128-A was passed by the NYC Council which will require property owners to replace wooden... See More

Berry Bits: Noise silenced
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: Noise silenced

By Christina Wilkinson

The cover story of the June 2021 Juniper Berry focused on unnecessary noise, as it was the #1 issue... See More

Berry Bits: Utilities requesting access
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: Utilities requesting access

By Christina Wilkinson

National Grid is now required by the New York State Public Service Commission to perform periodic... See More

Berry Bits: Senior women killed by vehicles
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: Senior women killed by vehicles

By Christina Wilkinson

In separate incidents, two senior members of the community were killed by vehicles. Middle Village... See More

Berry Bits: NYPD seeking robbery suspects
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: NYPD seeking robbery suspects

By Christina Wilkinson

Police from the 104th Precinct are looking for three men who were caught on surveillance video... See More

Berry Bits: NYPD cracking down on temp plates
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: NYPD cracking down on temp plates

By Christina Wilkinson

The NYPD is ramping up enforcement against fake or expired temporary out of state license plates.... See More

Berry Bits: More speed cameras installed
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Bits: More speed cameras installed

By Christina Wilkinson

The City of New York continues to add speed cameras to our area. The latest additions are along... See More

Things that are Dumb: DIAPHRAGM BILL DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: DIAPHRAGM BILL DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

By Christina Wilkinson

Last year in the frenzy to pass legislation aimed at handcuffing police, the City Council passed... See More

Things that are Dumb: RANKED CHOICE VOTING DID NOT GO AS PLANNED
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: RANKED CHOICE VOTING DID NOT GO AS PLANNED

By Christina Wilkinson

The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion when the... See More

Things that are Dumb: HOMELESS CALLS GO UNANSWERED
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: HOMELESS CALLS GO UNANSWERED

By Christina Wilkinson

In the zeal to “defund” the police last year, the City took away the responsibility of the NYPD... See More

Things that are Dumb: MIDDLE VILLAGE MAN ADMITS TO THREATENING CONGRESS MEMBER
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: MIDDLE VILLAGE MAN ADMITS TO THREATENING CONGRESS MEMBER

By Christina Wilkinson

On January 12 Middle Village was abuzz as the home of Proud Boy supporter Eduard Florea was raided... See More

Things that are Dumb: ILLEGAL CURB CUTS ARE BEING IGNORED
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: ILLEGAL CURB CUTS ARE BEING IGNORED

By Christina Wilkinson

Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report in August that revealed that ~50% of complaints about... See More

Things that are Dumb: CITY WANTS TO FAST TRACK MASSAGE PARLORS INTO RESIDENTIAL AREAS
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: CITY WANTS TO FAST TRACK MASSAGE PARLORS INTO RESIDENTIAL AREAS

By Christina Wilkinson

Back in June, the Department of City Planning made the rounds of community boards in an effort to... See More

Things that are Dumb: BIKE MENACES TO SOCIETY
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: BIKE MENACES TO SOCIETY

By Christina Wilkinson

This has been going on for way too long. Boys on bikes – some of them months away from legal... See More

Things that are Dumb: DRUNK DRIVER WHO ALLEGEDLY KILLED CABBIE FLEES COUNTRY
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: DRUNK DRIVER WHO ALLEGEDLY KILLED CABBIE FLEES COUNTRY

By Christina Wilkinson

Police say just before 4 a.m. on Sunday, June 13, 47-year- old Mohammed Hossain was driving home a... See More

Things that are Dumb: ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP PUSHING FOR RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP PUSHING FOR RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT

By Christina Wilkinson

The educational environmental group NYCH2O has done some great work recently at the Ridgewood... See More

Things that are Dumb: CITY CAN’T SPELL “STOP”
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: CITY CAN’T SPELL “STOP”

By Christina Wilkinson

Imagine coming home to find your street freshly painted with the word “SOTP?” Except SOTP... See More

Things that are Dumb: HURRICANE? WHAT HURRICANE?
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: HURRICANE? WHAT HURRICANE?

By Christina Wilkinson

One of the dumbest things that happened these past few weeks was the NYC Homecoming Concert on the... See More

Things that are Dumb: SPEAKING OF PERFORMERS
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: SPEAKING OF PERFORMERS

By Christina Wilkinson

NYC now requires that patrons and employees of restaurants, gyms and theaters provide proof of... See More

Things that are Dumb: FIGHT NIGHT FRIGHT
Published September 11, 2021

Things that are Dumb: FIGHT NIGHT FRIGHT

By Christina Wilkinson

The night of July 23rd, an off-duty firefighter was walking his dog near the Learning Tree... See More

Heroes in our midst: Patrolman Henry E.A. Meyer and Detective Rodney Andrews
Published September 11, 2021

Heroes in our midst: Patrolman Henry E.A. Meyer and Detective Rodney Andrews

Last year, the stories of two NYPD officers who died in the line of duty and lay at rest at Mount... See More

Long Lost Street Games
Published September 11, 2021

Long Lost Street Games

By Art Linnemann

Recently I was driving along an empty Maspeth street, accompanied only by the omnipresent ice cream... See More

Ballot proposals floating under the radar
Published September 11, 2021

Ballot proposals floating under the radar

There are proposals on this year’s ballot that have been floating under the radar. Here is a... See More

104th Precinct Report September 2021
Published September 11, 2021

104th Precinct Report September 2021

By Deputy Inspector Louron Hall

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer as we quickly approach the end of the sea- son. We would... See More

Social Security and small business
Published September 11, 2021

Social Security and small business

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

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, about 30 million small businesses in the... See More

Berry Book Review: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Book Review: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

By Tim Brown

What caught me most off guard when reading The Plot was its tightness of, well, the plot. It’s... See More

Summer photos
Published September 11, 2021

Summer photos

By Angela M. Fazio

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Here comes the rain again and again…
Published September 11, 2021

Here comes the rain again and again…

By Christina Wilkinson

Flooding has been a major concern in our area for many years, as well as wind damage from the... See More

Lo and Behold
Published September 11, 2021

Lo and Behold

By Ben Haber

When I attended PS 87 in Middle Village, it went through the 8th grade. In the 7th and 8th grades,... See More

Examining the Waste-By-Rail Timeline
Published September 11, 2021

Examining the Waste-By-Rail Timeline

By Mary Parisen-Lavelle

The main takeaway from this waste-by-rail timeline is that promises were made in 1997 to protect... See More

The Roosevelt Avenue Hub
Published September 11, 2021

The Roosevelt Avenue Hub

By John A. Roberts

You stand at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 74th street, look north and notice tony apartment... See More

Poetry
Published September 11, 2021

Poetry

Give Them The Answer By Jaclyn Rossi Give them the answer by telling them lies A wolf in a suit,... See More

8:46. 9:03. 9:59. and 10:28
Published September 11, 2021

8:46. 9:03. 9:59. and 10:28

By Nancy Goldbach, Esq.

Everyone has a story to tell. Unspeakable evil. Incredible courage. Powerful solidarity.... See More

New Canine Staff Member at Maspeth High School
Published September 11, 2021

New Canine Staff Member at Maspeth High School

The Maspeth High School community is excited to share that Eli, a 4-year-old rescue border collie... See More

Chef Ricco Presents the Bayou, baby!
Published September 11, 2021

Chef Ricco Presents the Bayou, baby!

By John Ricco

What a pleasure cooking is with all my friends here in the neighborhood! In this edition of Chef... See More

9/11 poetry
Published September 11, 2021

9/11 poetry

By Vincent J. Tomeo

On View at the 9/11 Memorial Museum: A Brick From Bin Laden’s Compound in Abbottabod, Pakistan... See More

I remember September 11, 2001
Published September 11, 2021

I remember September 11, 2001

By Helene Gaulrapp

I remember being in North Carolina at the time celebrating my grandfather’s 100th birthday. I... See More

Children’s literature – A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla
Published September 11, 2021

Children’s literature – A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla

By Azadeh Westergaard Illustrated by Júlia Sardà “An elegant and enlightening look at a man... See More

Berry Game Review: Final Fantasy VII
Published September 11, 2021

Berry Game Review: Final Fantasy VII

When I first watched some of the footage from the highly anticipated (but mired in development... See More

Amazing Stories September 2021
Published September 11, 2021

Amazing Stories September 2021

KILLED BY A TROLLEY CAR. Patrick Stiner Meets Death in the Darkness of Maspeth Long Island City. L.... See More

Memories of the Gay Nineties Parade
Published September 11, 2021

Memories of the Gay Nineties Parade

By Richard Polgar

Sixty years ago this October, the first Gay Nineties Parade was held in Maspeth. Old timers... See More

Words of Wisdom for Pandemic Pupils
Published September 11, 2021

Words of Wisdom for Pandemic Pupils

By Jesse Pachter, Asst Principal of Maspeth High School

Hello, (Display Google Meet Screen) Am I on mute? Well, this isn’t going to work, I can’t type... See More

Killy’s Korner September 2021
Published September 11, 2021

Killy’s Korner September 2021

By John Killcommons

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Neighborhood Hall of Shame September 2021
Published September 11, 2021

Neighborhood Hall of Shame September 2021

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

Back Cover September 2021
Published September 11, 2021

Back Cover September 2021

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The Juniper Berry September 2021 Cover

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NYC DOT seems to have designs on removing parking along Grand Avenue. Here are the choices they are giving us and 3 of the 4 options remove curbside parking: ... See MoreSee Less

NYC DOT seems to have designs on removing parking along Grand Avenue. Here are the choices they are giving us and 3 of the 4 options remove curbside parking:Image attachment
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Leave our parking alone. WTF is wrong with you people?? You ruined the quality of life for everyone by creating these stupid bike and bus lanes, causing traffic and then blaming us for congestion. It’s time for a lawsuit.

How will anyone shop on Grand?

So much for supporting small businesses!

WTF ! I always swore by this city but now it/they suck. Why do they feel it necessary to keep screwing up our streets. Bus lanes, bike lanes, what's next ? Don't they see that it is just making the congestion worse ot better.

What a joke! The city is really encouraging people to leave.

More ways to ruin neighborhoods.

Why even ask? All these surveys are BS. The people it effects have no say. The experts that don’t live here will get their way. Not the people it affects on a daily basis.

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