The Graves of Calvary Cemetery
Views: 4 By JACOB BARNES In the shadow of the Kosciuszko Bridge, you’ll find more than greenspace and fun times—just across Newtown Creek, in Queens County, is the largest cemetery in New York City: Old Calvary...
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“Queens, The World’s Borough” Sculpture Unites Communities Fundraising To Beautify MacDonald Park
Views: 201By Michael Perlman Public art is a gift for the masses. Locally, a number of diverse works consist of painted murals exploring history and architecture, Arthur Szyk’s ornate Holy Ark at Forest Hills Jewish Center,...
A Spotlight on Significant New York Architect Manoug Exerjian: The Face Behind The Virginia & The Carolina in Forest Hills
Views: 319 By Michael Perlman Among the most significant architects that shaped the Forest Hills and Rego Park vicinity in the 1920s to the 1950s are Benjamin Braunstein, Theodore Engelhardt, Seeling & Finkelstein, Philip Birnbaum, Joseph...
Uniting Generations Through Rosh Hashanah Golden Age Postcards
Views: 242 By Michael Perlman Rosh Hashanah, which is known as the “Beginning of the Year” and also referenced as the Day of Judgment and Day of Remembrance, will be observed from the evening of September...
Queensmark Ceremony at Sanger Hall Honors the Coventry
Views: 2567Bronze Accolade Now Installed at Rock N’ Roll History Mural By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com One could sing “The Heat Is On” or any Rock N’ Roll tune that comes to mind. Afterall, it was...
Mapping America’s Bravest in Forest Hills & Rego Park
Views: 754Uniting Generations on Memorial Day & Year-Round By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Monuments, buildings, parks, and parade routes throughout Forest Hills keep the memory of America’s bravest alive on Memorial Day and year-round. Honoring those...
Lend A Helping Hand To Restore Landmarked Remsen Cemetery
Views: 526Heroism Bonding The Generations Since Forest Hills’ Colonial Times By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com For May 10 at 11 AM, the Increase Carpenter Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (ICCNSDAR) is seeking volunteers to tidy...
“Looking Back At The Future” with Author Gloria Nash
Views: 303World’s Fair Aficionado Requests Preservation Rediscovering World’s Fair Remnants By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com “Looking Back At The Future: Photographing Vintage Leftovers of New York’s World’s Fairs” embodies a primary source, where no book of this comprehensive...
Uniting Generations Through Passover Collectibles
Views: 296Passover Memorabilia Lighting The Way By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Passover is among the most celebrated Jewish holidays, which consists of eight days often in April or in late March, based on the Jewish calendar....
“Marching Through Time: Honoring Woodhaven’s Rich History at Victory Field”
Views: 773 Victory Field, which was converted from an eyesore into a state-of-the-art athletic facility in 1925 and dedicated to the memory of “The Unknown Soldier of the World War.” On June 14th, residents from Woodhaven and...
