Public Space
Nestled in the heart of Middle Village, Juniper Valley Park — which sits between Juniper Boulevards North and South, Lutheran Avenue and 71st Street on the west and Dry Harbor Road on the east — is almost intentionally situated far from the crowds and noise that the subway bring. It’s one of the youngest of…
It was the hottest day of the year, and I spent it in Far Rockaway. The plan was simple. I would take the A train — which runs through Brooklyn Heights, downtown, Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuyvesant and East New York through the heart of Brooklyn and Woodhaven, Queens and runs across Jamaica Bay — and take it…
In a borough largely ignored by NYC’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, the magnificent garden apartments of Jackson Heights are a happy exception. Today’s Jackson Heights is a neighborhood of handsome six-story co-operative apartments, most of which surround a central garden. They appeared — seemingly out of nowhere — beginning in 1914 when the entire area was not…
Last week, I showed BQ readers the highlights of my walk down the entire length of Metropolitan Avenue, from the East River waterfront all the way to its eastern end at Jamaica Avenue, with an emphasis on its Queens identity east of Newtown Creek. I only got us as far as 69th Street, just east of the…
I recently moved to Woodhaven from Brooklyn (lived in Williamsburg, Bushwick and Cypress Hills). It's an interesting underrated neighborhood that rarely receives any mention from the media. We can separate it into 3 areas and those are north of Jamaica Ave (large single family homes and apartment buildings, including rows), South of Jamaica Ave (mostly composed of Row houses) and east of Woodhaven Blvd (some newer developments, row houses, single family homes). There are also several landmarked buildings in the neighborhood. Nice article!
A Walk in WoodhavenTank you for this thorough article on our little piece of heaven, where so many ethnic groups and people live together in peace and harmony.
A Walk in Jackson HeightsI don't like the title! Makes it sound like Ditmars (Astoria) was once not a desirable place to live, which was never the case! My grandparents bought their first house on 23rd ave in the 40s and it was just as beautiful as it is today! True Astoria once had a large Greek population but Astoria was always predominantly Italian and still is, especially Dirmars! I don't see the relevance of Ditmas Ave either, this article was supposed to be about Ditmars Blvd Astoria, and there is only ONE Ditmars Astoria!
How Ditmars Boulevard Went From Troubled Waters to a Busy DowntownThe pictures are meh but this is superb writing. Kudos for work well-done. Suggestion for next time: maps.
A Guide to Myrtle Avenue, the Spine of Ridgewood