Newtown Historical Society

05/12/2026

Join us for some spring birding!

05/09/2026

Another street conaming in the books! Thank you to Robert Holden for filling in for Council Member Wong as we dedicated 81 Street to PO Anthony Giambra.

04/25/2026

History can't be replaced.

Firefighters remained on the scene Friday morning of a devastating fire that burned through a rectory and church in Astoria, Queens, injuring six of their own.

04/13/2026

Please join us as we celebrate the life PO Giambra, who was a Middle Village resident.

03/17/2026

It's quite the story.

Wearing green is an homage to leprechauns and Irish defiance.

03/16/2026

Thank you Queens County Farm Museum for hosting our Newtown Pippin presentation today. We’ve been asked to present it at venues across Queens so stay tuned for more dates.

03/09/2026

Bronx-born salsa legend Willie Colon was laid to rest today. The cover image for his 1972 album Crime Pays was shot in Maspeth outside the N&N Service Station on Fresh Pond Road with a car borrowed from a friend of the station's owner. You can see the FPR sign on the left side of the photo. RIP, Willie.

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

Thanks to Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society for the recognition. We helped dedicate 3 streets in Woodhaven to two fallen NYPD officers and one School Safety Agent in the past few years.