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Views: 0The Voice of Marion Legler Comes Alive at the Centennial This year marks the centennial of Rego Park, founded in 1923 by the Rego (Real Good) Construction Company. Marion Thone Legler, one of Rego Park’s...
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Views: 0Making the World Brighter with A Resilient Spirit New Book Presents Unique Collection & Life Lessons At 38 years young, artist, author, and humanitarian Deborah Camp of Woodhaven is a compassionate Renaissance woman. She inspires countless lives around Queens...
Views: 0Residents Aiding Birds & Encouraging Diversity An Inside Look with Birder Rose Chin-Wolner Forest Hills harbors a rich history of birds. Restore the “forest” factor while engaging in activities, and bird species are bound to be on the...
Views: 0Spotlighting A Craft of Yesteryear Most Valentine’s Day postcards are vivid and graceful lithographs, where some feature hand-colored scenes or illustrated couples, children, cherubs and flowers, along with romantic greetings or poetry. The majority were...
Views: 0The Fontainebleau, Eden Roc, & 63rd Drive Shops Morris Lapidus’ Family Preserves His Legacy By Michael Perlman “I am a Modernist,” once said the late Morris Lapidus (1902– 2001), a native of Odesa, Ukraine, who is...
Views: 0Parks Department To Expand Tree Canopy NYRP Launches Free Tree Giveaway Season The “forest” in Forest Hills and the “park” in Rego Park is closer towards being restored and expanded, as the Parks Department unveiled...
Views: 0Earthquake Achieves A Record in NYC Residents Sharing Earthquake Stories It is a rare occurrence to have a relatively higher magnitude earthquake in New York City, but that all changed on Friday, April 5 at 10:23...
