Michael Perlman
Michael Perlman
Columnist for The Forest Hills Times
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The Eagles Fly Again at Forest Hills Stadium
By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Every community has its mysteries, and one remains unsolved at the Stadium. The two stone eagles that vanished at the
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Forest Hills Festival Uniting Communities For A Generation
By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com For over 20 years, the Forest Hills Festival has been a tradition that unites Forest Hills residents and visitors with
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Uniting Generations Through Memorials Around Forest Hills
By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Throughout Forest Hills, a number of monuments, parks, buildings, and parade routes keep the memory of America’s bravest alive. May
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Ceremony Sparks Dialogue for Tea Garden’s Rebirth
By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Behind an ornate gate on Greenway Terrace and under an over century-old Gothic archway-inspired tree canopy lies the Tea Garden,
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Remembering Legends Jerry Springer & Harry Belafonte
By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Each night there will be two brighter stars in the sky in memory of local icons who achieved international recognition.
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Golden Age postcards spotlight Valentine’s Day
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Most Valentine’s Day postcards are vivid and graceful lithographs, where some feature hand-colored scenes or illustrated couples, children, cherubs and flowers,
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Little Free Library creates international trail
Residents 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
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Spotlight on music & media agent Ken Franklin
Son 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
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Spotlight on 98-years-young Bea Franklin
Nearly a century with ‘A living landmark’ By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com “My recommendation to a young person is to follow your heart and become whatever
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Preserving “modern baroque” with Dorothy Draper & Company
Going 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
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Legendary T-Bone Diner to reopen
Pastrami, 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.
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Vintage postcards celebrate New Year’s traditions
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Several decades ago, postcards were a unique work of art, which could be found at your corner pharmacy, but today vintage
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‘Chanukah on The Park’ draws record crowd
Lighting 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
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New York Tea Society keeps history alive
Forest Hills tea club preserves tradition, envisions expansion By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com
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Queens Name Explorer project honors notables
Mapping 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
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Authentic Mexican food & entertainment at Lime & Salt Cantina
A 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
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Celebrating traditions through vintage Thanksgiving postcards
Reviving 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
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Sounding the alarm: Race to preserve historic FDNY pedestals
Joining forces after a restored fire alarm pedestal vanishes By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com For over a decade, Woodside resident and volunteer John S. Colgan, nicknamed
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Honoring Forest Hills’ early veterans
WWI Soldiers & Sailors Memorial stands tall By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com WWI Soldiers & Sailors Memorial undergoing restoration, Photo by Rocco Del Greco It is
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Village Grill: A town center in Forest Hills
Embracing the magic touch and humanitarian values for 10+ years By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com For nearly 11 years, owner Dina Stergiopoulos of Village Grill has
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Forest Hills Gardens Foundation updates archive, engages public
Rediscovering and preserving Forest Hills Gardens history By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com The Forest Hills Gardens Foundation’s board and Archives Committee is on a mission, preserving
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A spooktacular Halloween around Forest Hills
Where creativity and giving back come alive By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Forest Hills certainly knows how to celebrate Halloween or “Hallowe’en,” derived from “All Hallows’
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Classic cars take center stage at Forest Hills Stadium
Rich harmonies with the Quatrain Barbershop Quartet By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com This past Sunday afternoon under a lustrous sun, analogous to a spotlight, the setting
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EEEEEATSCON Festival returns to Forest Hills Stadium
Martha Stewart visits Forest Hills By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com EEEEEATSCON can be considered a festival like no other, especially at the nearly 100-year-old Forest Hills
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Andre’s Hungarian Bakery: A cornerstone for generations
A taste of Hungary in Forest Hills By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com One mom and pop shop that reads NYC all over it is Andre’s Hungarian
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The forgotten art of advertising thermometers
From functional thermometers to collectible art By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Some vintage items may be collecting dust, but think twice about tossing them — since
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Legendary Midway Theatre turns 80
A milestone at a Golden Age theater By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com It is not too often that patrons can take their children to the theater
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Woman lucky to be alive after Forest Hills car crash, will dedicate her heart to communities
Two heroes perform miraculous rescue on Greenway N By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com On Aug. 29 at 2 p.m., a kind, healthy and positive-minded woman survived
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Perlman: A “REal GOod” Community To Turn 100
Marion Legler recalls Rego Park’s early days By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com In just a few months, residents can say “Happy 100th Birthday, Rego Park!” Last
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Perlman: Coming together for ‘Althea Gibson Way’
Preserving her legacy with street co-naming By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com It may be hard to visualize that relatively not too long ago, tennis was a
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Perlman: Curtain Call for Main Street Cinemas
Local theater shutters after 80 years By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Upon hearing that Main Street Cinemas at 72-66 Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills will
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Perlman: Rediscovering local postal treasures
Exploring the mail chutes you’ve always wondered about By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Most people have passed decorative brass, bronze or stainless-steel mail chute systems in
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Perlman: On a Mission to Reintroduce Local Weeping Beech Trees
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Every community has at least one tree that is the talk of the town, although all varieties uniquely contribute to a
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Kweller Prep: An educational center with a unique mission
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Kweller Prep has not only been a major draw for tutoring and educational services, but a beacon in the name of
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Perlman: Reviving the chimes in Station Square
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com History will be made in Station Square beginning on August 1, as Forest Hills Gardens residents and visitors will hear chimes
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Perlman: Remembering restaurant favorites through vintage postcards
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com There is a good chance that you mailed a postcard to family and friends, but may not realize that picture postcards
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Perlman: Restoring communities, one fire alarm pedestal at a time
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com One-man dynamo John S. Colgan, a.k.a. the “fire alarm box guy,” may soon be coming to a street corner near you.
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Perlman: A Discovery Elicits Rego Park & Forest Hills Memories
While longtime Rego Park resident and history buff Carl Godlewski was helping his neighbors organize their family’s apartment, he unearthed a time capsule from 1955…
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Perlman: Patriotism Echoes in Forest Hills on July 4, 1922
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Forest Hills Gardens once hosted lavish Fourth of July Festivals from morning until midnight in Station Square and the Tea Garden,
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Perlman: Lights… Camera… ‘Maestro’
The track record of Forest Hills’ cinematic and televised history continues to be more diverse, with writer and director Bradley Cooper coming to town! From
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Perlman: A Prom to Remember
P.S. 101 celebrates at the Historic Tea Garden and Jade Party Room By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com With much anticipation, three 5th grade classes from P.S.
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Perlman: The Pizza Dance Uniting Communities & Offering Humanitarian Aid
By Michael Perlman The Electric Slide, Macarena, and Queens’ own… The Pizza Dance! Since the late 1990s, The Pizza Dance has been quite a buzz,
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Perlman: An Evolution of Local Sculptures
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Forest Hills was named in 1906, whereas Rego Park was named in 1923. For the past 116 years, there have been
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Perlman: Forest Hills Spider-Man rendering revealed
Plans for a Spider-Man sculpture are continuing to take root in Forest Hills, thanks to longtime resident and creative visionary Larry Ng, who appointed the
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Perlman: Celebrating Frederick Law Olmsted Sr.’s 200th Birthday
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Most recently at the Church-in-the-Gardens Community House, local residents among scholars celebrated the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., “the
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Perlman: Raising Funds To Salvage Trylon Theater Façade & Tower Diner Features
A fundraiser is underway to salvage and relocate the largely intact Trylon Theater/Ohr Natan synagogue façade in its entirety, consisting of the intact Art Deco
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Perlman: Yud Aleph Nissan celebrated at Borough Hall
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com It is always timely to commit good deeds, uphold our values as a team, and set an example for all generations,
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Perlman: David Miller and Holocaust Survivor Portraits
A Testament for All Time By Michael Perlman Rego Park resident David Miller, 42, is not only a professional photographer, but a local hero. He
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The Tea Garden Restoration Committee At Work
By Michael Perlman mpearlman@queensledger.com Since last fall, the Tea Garden, nestled behind an ornate gate bearing Forest Hills Gardens’ logo on Greenway Terrace, and accessible
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The Fight To Save Tower Diner & Ohr Natan
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Last week, a demolition crew arrived in front of the historic Tower Diner Clock Tower Bank Building, and a construction fence
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New Plaque Program To Commemorate Local Historic Buildings
By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com At a time when historic buildings are being demolished or insensitively altered, a new bronze plaque program has been born in