Category Archives: Maspeth
A group of eager cyclists showed up to a meeting on Saturday to help put central Queens on the road to bike-ability. Congregating at Maspeth High School for a gathering organized by Community Board 5 and the Department of City Planning, about 30 cyclists armed with markers drew potential bike paths onto maps of central Queens in an effort to help the city determine where bicycle lanes and racks might be placed. They traced paths rode regularly and blazed new … Continue reading
Prompted by a request from Queens residents last year, city officials are looking into bringing bike lanes to the area covered by Community Board 5 – and they’re asking for input on a plan that some civic leaders say could calm traffic congestion and create the bicycle infrastructure that the borough’s central neighborhoods lack. The Department of City Planning, the city Department of Transportation and CB 5 will host a community meeting on Saturday, May 11, from 11 am to … Continue reading
More than two dozen volunteers came out in support of the Junper park Civic Associations clean-up on Saturday to clean and paint the dual overpass at Eliot Avenue and 60th Lane. The Juniper Juniors, of the the Juniper Park Civic Association, organized the event with the support of Maspeth High School’s Green Club and Earth Day volunteers from Stop and Shop. This marked the second successful pairing between the Junios and the Maspeth High School’s Green Club. The first event … Continue reading
A concerted effort of epic proportion to replace antiquated locomotives responsible for hauling NYC garbage has been launched by the founders of CURES, Civics United for Railroad Environmental Solutions. The group was founded back in 2009 by two Middle Village/Glendale residents, Mary Parisen and Mary Arnold. Since then, the two civic dynamos have enlisted the cooperation of a total of 14 civics organizations in surrounding areas including, Middle Village, Glendale, Maspeth, Ridgewood and Forest Hills. The pair say they were … Continue reading
Councilmember Eric Ulrich joined Century 21 Real Estate Broker Anne Marie Chirichigno for a ceremonial ribbon cutting at her new offices on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale. Chirichigno has enjoyed a successful brokerage in Howard Beach for many years and recently decided to branch out into the western part of Queens incorporating the areas of Middle Village, Glendale, Maspeth, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens and other nearby communities into her network. The new office will be staffed with many professional agents and … Continue reading
Residents attending the COP 104 meeting last Wednesday night got to hear about one incident that went on in the command as well as learn about the latest crime stats for the past month. Many of the people at the meeting were asking Deputy Inspector Michael Cody about the heavy activity of helicopters that flied over Maspeth on Tuesday. According to both Cody and DNAinfo.com, who first reported on the incident, the reason for the helicopters was due to a … Continue reading
With Halloween quickly on the horizon, one local dentist is doing what she can to promote a healthy lifestyle for both your teeth and your whole body. Dr. Alexandra Khaimov is starting a candy buyback program from that will begin just after Halloween is over. Starting from November 1st and going through November 9th, people will be able to bring candy to both her Maspeth and Elmhurst offices and get money in return. For every pound of candy you bring … Continue reading
Albert J. Baldeo, a Queens District leader for Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, is facing corruption charges for mail fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice, according to prosecutors. The Democratic district leader is accused of using false donors to add illegal campaign donations to his failed 2010 campaign for the City Council. He supposedly attempted to fraudulently increase the amount of matching funds provided by the city, according to a report in The New York Times. He turned himself in … Continue reading
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced earlier this week that it is removing full-body scanners from both of New York’s airports, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, and moving them to smaller airports. The move comes after there was much controversy over the scanners. According to CBS News, opponents of the scanners say that it is an invasion of privacy because those scanners provide a very detailed image of the body. According to several published reports, TSA said … Continue reading
With Queens Borough President Helen Marshall stepping down next year, there are several contenders currently kicking off their campaigns for the soon to be vacated position. Candidate and State Senator Jose Peralta held a fundraiser on Monday night in Jackson Heights. Queens Democratic Party Chairman and Representative Joseph Crowley attended the fundraiser. Crowley also helped former City Councilwoman Melinda Katz get her campaign off the ground with a fundraiser in Forest Hills. In an interview with the Queens Gazette, Peralta … Continue reading
Councilmember Eric Ulrich and State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. in Howard Beach, plenty of residents in the audience had their own opinions on how the candidates performed. Paul Auwarter, Howard Beach, said he enjoyed that Addabbo and Ulrich took the time to address the issues more so than Obama and Romney tend to in their debates. “I understand these guys a little better,” he said. “These guys I understand because they live in the community.” Auwarter, who described himself as … Continue reading
Graffiti and garbage were found at different locations in the Maspeth/Elmhurst areas and local officials are teaming up with community members to get them cleaned. According to photos sent to The Forum by Maspeth resident Richie Polgar, the graffiti was found on a pedestrian bridge on 85th Street and 55th Avenue in Elmhurst but boarders both Maspeth and Middle Village. The dumped garbage was found across the street from Elmhurst Park on 57th avenue near 74 Street in Maspeth. For … Continue reading
While Queens students may have adjusted to their new classes and teachers a month into the school year, motorists navigating through the triple parked school buses and hoards of children during dismissal continue to complain about traffic jams and congested sidewalks. In Howard Beach, the streets around PS 146 on 159th Avenue fill up quickly as students are let out around 2:30 each afternoon. The same problems exist at nearby MS 207 in Rockwood Park and MS 232 in … Continue reading
The 104 Precinct gave a small report highlighting some of the crime that’s going on in their patrol area at the Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together (COMET) meeting on Monday night. Captain John Travaglia, 2nd in-command at the 104, reported on five crimes that happened recently in the area. There were three grand larcenies and two cars stolen in the precinct. The grand larcenies happened in the vicinities of 66th Street and 52nd Avenue, 60 Street and 59th Drive … Continue reading
After years on the job together, two former Jamaica Hospital paramedics have found themselves on the same “team” again—this time however, it’s behind bars. The pair has been charged in the death of the ex-wife of one of the men. Paul Novak, 45, of Palm Coast, in Flagler County, Fla., and Scott Sherwood, 40, of Lindenhurst, NY were arrested last Thursday on charges of second-degree murder in the death of Novak’s wife, Catherine, in December of 2008. The twisted tale … Continue reading