Views: 547By Michael Perlman Historians believe that the first Thanksgiving meal dates to 1621, where 53 Mayflower pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Native Americans at Plymouth shared an autumn feast for three days. In 1873, the first...
Views: 584By Michael Perlman On opposite sides of one scenic Forest Hills street stand some of the most outstanding examples of Tudor Medieval meets Gothic buildings, with adorned brickwork and stonework and lobbies that continue to...
Views: 689 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...
Views: 655By Michael Perlman Between the pages lies a journey at your fingertips. In the near future, a Little Free Library is planned for Federoff Triangle in Forest Hills, a project launched by this columnist who...
Views: 775By Michael Perlman There is no shortage of Halloween decor, festivities, and treats in Forest Hills. On Halloween or “Hallowe’en,” derived from “All Hallows’ Evening” in Old English, Austin Street and Metropolitan Avenue shops and...
Views: 742Big News! Now more affordable. Still exceptional. The Kew-Forest School (Preschool – Grade 12) in Queens has reset tuition (33% reduction) to make premier independent education accessible to more families. Since 1918, their program has...
Views: 893BY MICHAEL PERLMAN If food could be landmarked, a traditional baked round knish, available in several delectable varieties, would be on top, alongside a vast array of soulful home-cooked meals. For nearly 74 years, Knish...
Views: 816 Big News! Now more affordable. Still exceptional. The Kew-Forest School (Preschool – Grade 12) in Queens has reset tuition (33% reduction) to make premier independent education accessible to more families. Since 1918, their program...
Views: 832By 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,...
Views: 970 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...
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Uniting To Celebrate Queens’ Cultural Diversity & The Arts
February 25, 2026
