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 River. The Queensboro Bridge documents the creation of this cultural icon and its contributions to the history of New York. With Bob Singleton, Executive Director… 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 Register to Attend:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/314975228387 If you wish to read in the open mic portion Please register for the event using the link above AND ... Send… 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 NOTE: All donations (what you wish) from this event will go to Razom for Ukraine (https://razomforukraine.org/ ), an organization delivering tactical medical items and hospital… 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 & Sons A RARE INSIDER'S TOUR OF A LANDMARK  THAT HAS BEEN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR DECADES!    SATURDAY May 7, 2022 11:00 am… 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 Our six landmarks remain, all beautifully restored Our parks have been expanded and the FDR Four Freedoms Park graces the Southern tip. The landmark lighthouse… Read More »ROOSEVELT ISLAND: END TO END!

WITH Bob Singleton, Executive Director of the Greater Astoria Historical Society! THE CRADLE OF CREATIVITY: a Virtual Tour! In this community: the document proclaiming American Independence was first read on our Nations's soil, the Inland Empire (as the called the great center of the continent) was linked to the Empire City, the name of one… Read More »LONG ISLAND CITY: CRADLE OF CREATIVITY

  LONG ISLAND CITY FROM THE PAGES OF THE LONG ISLAND JOURNAL ! Job Press Room at the Newspaper LONG ISLAND CITY IN 1896! WITH Bob Singleton, Executive Director of the Greater Astoria Historical Society!            TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM  TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT:… Read More »THE LONG ISLAND JOURNAL: The Newspaper of Record for old Long Island City!

  A STUDY OF LONG ISLAND CITY'S POST INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE ~ AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR CITY'S LANDSCAPE ... NATHAN KENSINGER  PHOTOGRAPHER - FILMAKER - JOURNALIST The first part of this program will be a short documentary film that he co-directed with Nate Dorr about Hunter's Point South in 2015 titled Reclaimed Ground. This piece… Read More »A Study of Long Island City’s Post Industrial Landscape!

  LaGuardia Airport's ~ MARINE AIR TERMINAL ~ A STUDY OF ITS HISTORY AND SUGGESTION FOR ITS REUSE The Terminal's Main Rotunda  Robert Singleton, Executive Director Greater Astoria Historical Society The Marine Air Terminal (also known as Terminal A) is an airport terminal located at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York City. Its Main Building… Read More »Marine Air Terminal

Astoria's Chester Carlson: THE FOUNDER OF XEROGRPAHY / THE FUNDER OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY Chester Carlson Most people are familiar with Chester Carlson and his invention, the xerox machine. Few people know that Carlson had an interest in paranormal phenomena and donated anonymously to these causes. This lecture will explore these connections and discuss what is parapsychology. What is the… Read More »Astoria’s Chester Carlson: Founder of Xerography – Funder of Parapsychology

The History of Hell Gate Brewery or WHY THE PILGRIMS LANDED ON PLYMOUTH ROCK! Drinking Ehret's Beer George Ehret established the Hell Gate Brewery in 1866 in New York City. It became one of the nation's largest breweries, producing 602,000 barrels in 1900. For the 25th Anniversary of the Brewery, Mr. Ehert wrote a book… Read More »The History of Hell Gate Brewery

The Secrets of Central Park ... A VIRTUAL TOUR WITH LEGEDNARY TOUR GUIDE KEVIN WALSH! Its over 850 acres discovered and rediscovered every time you walk around it! Central Park has had 150 years to collect a lot of attractions and features that are, more or less, Forgotten. It's vast enough so that quite a bit… Read More »Secrets of Central Park