Civil Rights on Long Island Long Island has been in the corridors of almost all major turning points of American history, but Long Island has been overlooked as a battleground… Read More »Civil Rights on Long Island

A Halloween Tour of the Cemetary Belt Only the brave should join us on a virtual tour of the Queens Cemetery Belt. Thomas Wolfe wrote, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn,”… Read More »A Halloween Tour of the Cemetary Belt

  Prospect Park with Forgotten NY Prospect Park is hardly Forgotten: millions use it to relax, play ball, stroll, take in the sun. But there are plenty of nooks and… Read More »Prospect Park with Forgotten NY

The highly idiosyncratic housing styles of Queens! The borough of Queens has long been celebrated as the melting pot of America. Over a million foreign-born residents call it home, yet… Read More »All the Queens Houses: the highly idiosyncratic housing styles of Queens

Greater Astoria Historical Society Holiday Party  Please join us for our annual ‘Tis the Season’ Virtual Holiday Party for fun and good conversation Special Guest:  Tom Wilk Founder of Wilk… Read More »An Evening with Tom Wilk – Master Beekeeper

Walk Through Ravenswood w/ FNY & GAHS 12th Street looking north between 37th and 36th Avenues (c. 1910) There are many layers of Ravenswood ... ... a past community of… Read More »Walk Through Ravenswood (Astoria, Qns.)

Black History Month with Forgotten NY Weeksville Brooklyn There is much to see of Black History ... . . . ... but streets, parks, and buildings that are renamed for… Read More »Forgotten NY – Black History Month with Sergey Kadinsky

Virtual Lecture - Wednesday, March 30th at 7 PM View of Bridge Construction from Blackwells (Roosevelt) Island Opened in 1909, the Queensboro Bridge is the longest bridge spanning the East… Read More »The 113th Anniversary of the Opening of the Queensboro Bridge

"April is National Poerty Month" MONDAY APRIL 25 @ 6:30 PM! Join us for our virtual reading, featuring Maria Lisella, Olena Jennings & Ama Birch!  + a poetry open mic!! To… Read More »GREATER ASTORIA HISTORICAL 6TH ANNUAL POETRY READING!

"Little Ukraine" Virtual Tour + UKRAINE fundraiser We are partnering with the New York City Tour Guide Slava Shpigel for a virtual tour of the Ukrainian Village in Lower Manhattan PLEASE… Read More »PLEASE JOIN US TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF WAR TORN UKRAINE!

Host of Janes Walk New York City 2020 Presents: THE LEGENDARY STEINWAY MANSION! A virtual tour with Robert Singleton Executive Director, Greater Astoria Historical Society  & Public Factory Tour Guide, Steinway… Read More »JANES WALK 2022: THE STEINWAY MANSION!

JOIN JUDY BIRDY! PRESIDENT OF THE ROOSELVELT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY On a Virtual Tour! "ROOSEVELT ISLAND END TO END" Roosevelt Island vastly changed over the years while our community developed… Read More »ROOSEVELT ISLAND: END TO END!