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• A Higher Level of Cleanliness in Washington Heights

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Neighborhood Watch, Brooklyn Heights, Chelsea, Clinton Hill, Kew Gardens, Little Neck, Washington Heights

  Kent Avenue. [Brownstoner] Kew Gardens: Queens beep Helen Marshall wants a grimy statue of a zaftig naked dude taken down because she thinks it's sexist. [NYS via Queens Crap] Little Neck/Douglaston: Tired of trust falls? Alley Pond Park has a huge ropes course. [Gothamist] Washington Heights: Sounds awesome, but exactly how much does the Grand

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• A Rare Find in Madagascar Gets Its Own Genus

  Published: January 28, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Rare, Find, Madagascar, Gets, Its, Own, Genus, William Baker, Google Earth, Africa, Andrew Henderson, Asia, Central Asia, John Dransfield, Kew Gardens, London, Miami, Nathalie Metz, Scott Zona, The New York Botanical Garden, China, Florida International University, Intern

  It started as a simple family picnic in the outback of Madagascar, off Africa's southeast coast. Xavier and Nathalie Metz, local cashew farmers, stared in disbelief at a 30-foot-tall mass of flowers and fruits sprouting gloriously from the top of a 30-foot-tall palm tree.

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• A Rare Find in Madagascar Gets Its Own Genus

  Published: January 28, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Rare, Find, Madagascar, Gets, Its, Own, Genus, William Baker, Google Earth, Africa, Andrew Henderson, Asia, Central Asia, John Dransfield, Kew Gardens, London, Miami, Nathalie Metz, Scott Zona, The New York Botanical Garden, China, Florida International University, Intern

  It started as a simple family picnic in the outback of Madagascar, off Africa's southeast coast. Xavier and Nathalie Metz, local cashew farmers, stared in disbelief at a 30-foot-tall mass of flowers and fruits sprouting gloriously from the top of a 30-foot-tall palm tree.

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• Community Board 9 (Queens) - February 12, 2008 - Brief Presentation on Ridgewood Reservoir & REPP's Efforts

  Published: February 13, 2008, 1:15 pm

  Tags: Richmond Hill, Nature, Kew Gardens, Cb9, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Ridgewood Reservoir, Pollution

  On the cold stormy evening of February 12, I attended the (Queens) Community Board 9 meeting held at The Fairfield Pavilion (133-10 101stAvenue, Richmond Hill NY 11419). Due to the weather the Board was unable to achieve a quorum of it's member and all normal business was tabled until a quorum could be achieved at a future emergency meeting, to be

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• Walking Tour of Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens and Maple Grove Cemetary's New Center - Sponsored by The Historic Districts Council...

  Published: February 17, 2008, 2:04 am

  Tags: Richmond Hill Historical Society, Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens, Queens, Cb9, History

  Join the Historic Districts Council Tour with Richmond Hill Historical Society President Nancy Cataldi and architect Ivan Mrakovcic on March 9 at 12 pm (Noon) - The fee for the tour is $25 - Reservations are required...

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• Zoning Debate Heats Board 9 - Approval Is Sought For Business by Ralph Mancini - Times Newsweekly: Community Headlines

  Published: May 31, 2008, 10:17 pm

  Tags: Timesnews Weekly, Richmond Hill, Kew Gardens, Cb9, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, 102 Pct

  at 123-32 82nd Ave. in Kew Gardens.Board members were apprised of the lack of permits for this project. Hack reported never seeing any paperwork on the undertaking on the Department of Buildings' website. Also mentioned was the addition of green spaces surrounding Congregation Adas Yereim at 123-32 Metropolitan Ave. Candidates

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• Heather Mills Is Moving to the West Village

  Published: June 16, 2008, 5:15 pm

  Tags: Neighborhood Watch, Barack Obama, Downtown Brooklyn, East Village, Enrique Norten, Heather Mills, Jackson Heights, Kew Gardens, Paul Mccarteney, Red Hook, West Village

  year. [NYDN via Streetsblog]Kew Gardens: Men over 50, this is the place to come tomorrow if you want a prostate screening from Queens beep Helen Marshall, she of the always-innovated hairdos. Or at least this notice suggests as much. [Queens Crap] Red Hook: In the wee, small hours of the dawn today, the first handful of folks showed up at Ikea,

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• Letter - Tearing Up Queens by Patricia Dolan - Kew Gardens Civic Association - NYTimes.com

  Published: July 10, 2008, 12:17 am

  Tags: Kew Gardens Civic Association, Mayor Bloomberg, Overdevelopment, Ny Times

  DolanPresidentKew Gardens Hills Civic AssociationFlushing, Queens, NYJuly 6, 2008Related blog posting - Splitting Hairs In Forest Hills -Must-Read on Bukharian

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• Star Of Queens - Andrea Crawford by Stephen J. Bronner - Queens Courier

  Published: July 14, 2008, 1:10 am

  Tags: Richmond Hill, Queens Courier, Kew Gardens, Queens, Kew Gardens Civic Association, Cb9, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Overdevelopment

  Crawford then moved to Kew Gardens in 1997 for its proximity to Manhattan, where she works as an attorney. I love Kew Gardens, she said. It very much has a small town feel to it, but we're just a quick jump away to Midtown, and I love being able to come home to trees and birds. Crawford is afraid that the area might lose its

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