Views: 2335A Landmark-Worthy Trail in Forest Hills By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Art and architecture are a gift for the masses, especially throughout historic Forest Hills. This is proven by an extensive collection of Tudor, Georgian Colonial,...
Views: 462Residents giving the gift of reading By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com “Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be,” reads a stenciled slogan on the side of a decorative Little Free Library...
Views: 272Son of living landmark Bea Franklin shares unique business By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com In last week’s column, a dynamic 98-years-young former Forest Hills resident Bea Franklin shared a treasure trove of local memories and an...
Views: 303Going colorful & bold yet elegant for nearly 100 years By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Enter the world of Dorothy Draper, a most significant 20th century American interior decorator, who achieved international acclaim. Some of the...
Views: 394Pastrami, matzah balls and around the clock nostalgia By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com One of Queens’ earliest freestanding diners will have a second lease on life. The T-Bone Diner at 107-48 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills,...
Views: 334Lighting the way with a vibrant Forest Hills tradition By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com “Chanukah on The Park” and its symbolic 18-foot menorah continues to beam brighter each year. Situated in front of Yellowstone Municipal Park,...
Views: 486Forest Hills tea club preserves tradition, envisions expansion By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com The New York Tea Society (NYTS), which operates out of a Forest Hills tea studio, is creating a buzz around town. Afterall, tea...
Views: 343Mapping the names of streets, buildings, parks By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Every day, residents take a stroll, relax in a park, encounter a sculpture, attend school, go to work and take pride in “home sweet...
Views: 505A small business with a huge heart By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Queens is nicknamed the “The World’s Borough.” Holding up to its title is a most diverse culinary landscape, where Lime & Salt Cantina holds...
Views: 363Reviving forgotten postcard treasures By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Historians consider the first Thanksgiving meal to date to 1621, where 53 Mayflower pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Native Americans at Plymouth shared an autumn feast for a...
