Maspeth News

After the five-alarm fire that burned the circa-1928 Maspeth landmark two years ago, O'Neill's bar and restaurant has finally ready to re-open its doors on June 14.

After her daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, Christine Hipgrabe decided she would walk in a fundraiser to fight the disease.

The fish of Newtown Creek need more oxygen. Representatives from the Department of Environmental Planning were at the last Community Board 5 meeting at Christ the King High School in Middle Village last Wednesday with plans for constructing an oxygen aeration system in Maspeth in an effort to create a better habitat for marine life.

The initial steps were taken in designing safer streets for neighborhood bikers in the neighborhoods of Community Board 5. Over the course of the next year, the Glendale, Ridgewood, Middle Village, Liberty Park and Maspeth roadways are expected to undergo a transformation with the addition of bike lanes, racks, sharrows and more bicycle ... (more)

Businesses looking for a more environmentally friendly way of cleaning machinery may want to take a look at innovations by Linde North America .

The tenth installment of Pat Noecker's drone project ASSEMBLE was performed at Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens last Saturday.

Joseph B. Papavero and MaryAnna Zero have been named the grand marshals for the 2013 Maspeth Memorial Day Parade, which will take place on Sunday, May 26, at 1 p.m. on Grand Avenue.

From the Queens Gazette : Assemblymember Margaret M. Markey announced on April 25 that the state of New York has awarded a grant of $70,000 to the Queens Tourism Council to help it promote the borough as a destination during the upcoming year.

Some of the more heavily trafficked streets in Community Board 5may soon see the addition of various bicycle infrastructure.