Residents had another opportunity to debate the Maspeth Bypass and Normalization study at Petro on Thursday, when the Department of Transportation (DOT) presented its latest plans in a community forum on the hot-button issue. For those of you who aren’t up to date on the bypass, it all boils down to the normalization of the five- leg intersection where Maurice Avenue, Maspeth Avenue and 58th Street … Continue reading Residents debate street redesign

A mammoth five-alarm fire engulfed O’Neill’s Restaurant Sunday night, destroying the beloved Maspeth hangout and two other small businesses on the corner of 65th Place and 53rd Drive.  It raged until 3:20 a.m., when 200-plus firefighters finally managed to bring the blaze under control. The fire was a blow to Maspeth residents.  The restaurant, a neighborhood icon, opened after Prohibition ended in 1933 and established … Continue reading O’Neill’s Restaurant destroyed in massive fire