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Neir’s Tavern to be honored with street co-naming
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
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Neir’s Tavern has been on the
same street for 191 years. Now,
that street will be named after
the historic Woodhaven bar and
grill.
The corner of 78th Street and 88th
Avenue will be co-named “Neir’s
Tavern Way,” according to local
Councilman Robert Holden. Holden
informed owner Loycent Gordon of
the news during a call with Neirs200,
a group of loyal customers who want
to help preserve the bar, on Jan. 13.
“I want to thank Council member
Holden and former state Assembly
member Mike Miller for this stamp
of approval that Neir’s Tavern has
graduated to a priceless institution
and should be preserved forever,”
Gordon said. “A special thank-you
is in order to every one of you who
have stuck with us throughout
the years even when we weren’t
perfect. You knew our heart was
in the right place and we owe you
tremendously.”
While the street naming ceremony
is still in the initial planning stages,
they hope to unveil the sign sometime
in October for Neir’s Tavern
192nd birthday.
“Neir’s Tavern will forever go
down in history as we aim to
reach our 2029 bicentennial,”
The exterior of Neir’s Tavern. Photo courtesy of Flickr user The Whistling Monkey
Gordon said.
Neir’s Tavern nearly shuttered in
January 2020, due to unaffordable
rents and insufficient sales. When
the building’s new property owners
and Gordon couldn’t come to an
agreement, community members, local
elected officials and later Mayor
Bill de Blasio stepped in to save the
restaurant.
In October of 2020, Gordon signed
a five-year lease at 87-48 78th St.
“I’m very proud of how our community
came together to save this
storied establishment and to further
preserve its place in Queens history
with the street co-naming,” Holden
said. “Here’s to another 191 years of
the ‘most famous bar you’ve never
heard of ’!”
Neir’s Tavern temporarily closed
during the height of the pandemic,
but returned once the city allowed
for outdoor dining. They have also
partnered with community organizations,
like Frontline Foods, to feed
Queens families in need.
Addabbo launches Valentine’s Day food drive to aid
local food pantries in Glendale and Howard Beach
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
CMOHAMED@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
With Valentine’s Day around
the corner, Senator Joseph
Addabbo is hoping to spread
love to some local food pantries with a
food drive.
From now until Valentine’s Day,
Feb. 14, two of Addabbo’s district
offices — one in Middle Village and
one Howard Beach — will serve as
safe drop-off locations for the food
drive.
After the drive is complete, Addabbo
will bring the donated food to
two local food pantries, Our Lady
of Grace in Howard Beach and the
Sacred Heart pantry in Glendale.
“Our local shelters typically experience
an influx of donations during
the holiday season, with Thanksgiving
and Christmas being traditional
times when people donate,” Addabbo
said. “But the shelters need food all
year round. My hopes are that this
food drive can provide supplies to
the food shelters during a time when
they are usually low on stock.”
Addabbo’s office will be collecting
non-perishable food items such as
canned vegetables and fruit; cereals;
crackers and snacks; pasta and
rice; soups, stews and chili; cooking
oil; dried herbs and spices; and additional
non-perishable foods.
Addabbo’s Middle Village office
is located at 66-85 73rd Pl. in Middle
Village. The Howard Beach office is
located at 159-53 102nd St.
Both offices will be collecting food
through Friday, Feb. 12, in order to
be delivered to the food pantries after
Valentine’s Day. Safety measures
and protocols, such as the wearing of
masks, will be followed.
“On a holiday that preaches love,
I ask that you look in your hearts
and bring some food to be donated
to those less fortunate,” Addabbo
said. “Together we can make a real
impact in people’s lives.”
For more information on the food
drive, contact Addabbo’s office at
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