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The exterior of the Woolworth store that opened on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood in July of 1969.

Ridgewood

Woolworth’s opening in Ridgewood was as big as the Moon Landing: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

The story of Pvt. Fred Fleury and the Christmas miracle of Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

This tribute to the World War I soldiers ran in a May 1918 issue of the Ridgewood Times

Ridgewood

Ridgewood resident shared letters from World War I soldier: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Captains of Airport Industry Honored at SchnepsMedia Power List Awards

By Jeff Yapalater

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Woodhaven

This Woodhaven kid became a pop sensation: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Woodhaven

The destruction and return of the Forest Park Carousel: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Ridgewood

Maureen Walthers, former owner and publisher of Ridgewood Times, to be honored with street renaming ceremony

By Rebecca Roche

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Woodhaven

The Forest Park Carousel’s connection to Woodhaven dates back 100 years: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Jamaica

BP Richards proposes renaming Queens hospital in honor of former Borough President Claire Shulman

By Ethan Marshall

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Borough president hosts celebration honoring 1961 Queens Freedom Riders

By Ethan Marshall

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Woodhaven

Revisiting the early days of Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Woodhaven

Anniversary Day’s history in Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Jackson Heights

Queens Pride to celebrate its 30th anniversary in Jackson Heights next month

By Bill Parry

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Woodhaven

These memorials in Woodhaven pay tribute to fallen soldiers: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Maspeth

The rise and fall of one of Maspeth’s most historic churches: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

The history behind Woodhaven’s Dexter Park: Our Neighborhood, The Way It Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Ridgewood

Fresh Pond Road-Myrtle Avenue Historic District included on ‘Historic Places’ list

By Julia Moro

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The heroic story of Father Lawrence Edward Lynch: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

Crews painting the lines on the Queens Boulevard freeway in Elmhurst back in 1941.

Elmhurst

The expressway that almost was — and some other scenes from Queens’ past: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Woodhaven

How Queens Public Library brought a branch to Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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Woodhaven

This Woodhaven hospital tripled NYC’s ability to treat tuberculosis: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

NYC Parks and Flushing Community open new Memorial Plaza

Flushing

New memorial honors African and Native American burial ground in Flushing

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Woodhaven

Famous doctor’s bag toy can be traced back to Woodhaven native: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

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By Jenna Bagcal

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