Central Park: Second Off-Leash Dog Run Over and Killed In Week
An unleashed dog was struck and killed by a Parks Department truck in Central Park NYC Park Advocates has leaned. The canine was struck by a vehicle driven by Parks Department supervisor traveling southbound near 100th st. & west drive last Wednesday morning before 8:00am. according to several city sources. The dog died as a result of the injuries.
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Commissioner Taylor to Homeless Families: DROP DEAD!
Last month, Gary Giordano, District Manager of Community Board 5Q, wrote a letter to Gilbert Taylor, Commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), which included questions and concerns of proposing a homeless shelter next to a large chemical storage facility.
Read MoreA Blue Christmas
The shock of the December 20th assassination of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu continues to hang over New York City during this Christmas Season. The Juniper Park Civic Association is calling on residents of Middle Village and Maspeth to show their support of the NYPD and pay tribute to the two slain officers. The JPCA is urging residents to display blue ribbons in front of their homes.
Read MoreOur 75th Anniversary Bash!
On December 17th the Juniper Park Civic Association held its 75th Anniversary/Christmas Party at Villa Erazmo Restaurant in Middle Village. The night featured dancing, music, great food, a slide presentation, and an honor to longtime JPCA President Robert Holden. The JPCA Board surprised Holden with the award towards the end of the evening.
Read MoreThe Spooky Record of Marge Markey
Marge Markey is running for re-election for the eighth time on a platform that she has been "looking out for the best interest of the 30th Assembly District." Unfortunately for the constituents of the 30th AD, the only interest she has been looking out for is her own.
Read MoreNo Place for a Home
The proposal for a homeless shelter (at 78-16 Cooper Avenue, Glendale) in the middle of a hazardous industrial complex is alarming on several levels. The site is located in a manufacturing zone that includes the Independent Chemical Corporation on 79th Place.
Read MoreSAY NO TO KNOCKDOWN CENTER AT 52-19 FLUSHING AVENUE, MASPETH
The plans call for up to 5,000 people to be at the site at one time. Having this many people gather at one location to drink alcohol will put a strain on police services. There have already been documented incidents of bad behavior involving drugs and alcohol at dance parties at this location.
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Knockdown Center applies for liquor license
The Knockdown Center advertises itself as an "arts center" but has applied for a liquor license to serve hard liquor, beer and wine to up to 5,000 patrons at dance parties. To make matters worse a Rap group is scheduled to play there May 8 and 9th.
Read MoreThe Invasion of the Bottle Snatchers
Residents have been complaining for years about bottle & can scavengers that regularly trespass onto private property. It's not a harmless act.
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Community Links
- 104th Police Precinct
- Queens Public Library
- Freight Management in Manhattan: Why Cross Harbor is Not Necessary to Reduce Congestion
- Dog Parks: Why they are a bad idea!
- NYC.gov
- Join Juniper Civic's Facebook Group
- Juniper Valley Park dog rules
- My Neighborhood Statistics
- National Do Not Call Registry
- Write to Mayor de Blasio
- Saving St. Savior's
- Juniper Valley Park video
- For a Church Bathed in History, a Last-Minute Miracle
- Maspeth Traffic Study: Ideas to Reduce Roadway Noise, Improve Safety and Increase Livability
- Freedomland (1963)
- In Queens, a Civic Group Flexes Its Muscles
- Mayor's Aide: 'Go see a shrink' if you like taking the subway
- Dog attacks can kill your child
- Playing Politics with Lives (Part 1): Maspeth Truck Traffic
- Playing Politics with Lives (Part 2): Maspeth Truck Traffic
- Robert Holden • Juniper Park Civic Association • New Yorkers for Parks
- Con Artists Target Elderly In Queens Roofing Scam
- Here Is How Noise Hurts Us
- Maspeth High School
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At a time when the people's trust in government is at an all-time low, our City Council Members have introduced legislation which increases the number of dangerous illegal immigrants in our neighborhoods. Under the recently passed law, Introduction 656, the New York City Department of Corrections will no longer cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents concerning approximately half of the illegal immigrants who get arrested in the City.
Read MoreCOUNCIL MEMBER ELIZABETH CROWLEY DASHES HOPES FOR ST. SAVIOUR'S PARK SPACE. Impetuous decision has dire consequences.
Last week, park and community advocates including the Juniper Park Civic Association, Newtown Historical Society and NYC Park Advocates were shocked to learn that the City's Department of Parks and Recreation and Council Member Elizabeth Crowley have dropped their bid to acquire the 1.5-acre former site of St. Saviour's Church in Maspeth, Queens. The groups had been working for 5 years to have this site converted into parkland before the decision to quit was made by city officials without any community notification or input.
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