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@queensmemory.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 1:21 PM

Welcome to another #ArchivesMonth post! Looking for historic newspapers from Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island? The Archives at Queens Public Library has a large collection of them available on microfilm. đź“°

#QPLarchives #ArchivesMonth2026 #Microfilm

Shows a microfilm viewing machine with a newspaper on the screen.Shows boxes and reels of microfilm.
@queensmemory.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:21 PM

The moody October 1918 issue of Queens Borough magazine is all about lighting up the city, as seen on the front cover and back page ad. Published by the Queens Chamber of Commerce, it promoted local business and industry during a period of rapid development.

#QPLarchives

The cover of Queens Borough Magazine with a green and yellow illustration of a power plant at night with the lights on. published in October 1918.The back cover advertisement of Queens Borough Magazine with a yellow and black illustration of a power plant and text advertising Queens as a great place to build a factory for businesses. published in October 1918.
@queensmemory.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 1:20 PM

October is Archives Month! Spotlight on the vertical file collection at #QPLArchives đź“°

For decades, archivists have saved local newspaper clippings on Queens, Brooklyn & Long Island, organized by neighborhood & topic—an invaluable NYC history research tool.

#ArchivesMonth2026

shows a wall of hanging Vertical Files - which are hanging folders with news clippings and other ephemera based on a topic.shows close-up of hanging Vertical Files - which are hanging folders with news clippings and other ephemera based on a topic.shows news clippings from a Vertical Files - which are hanging folders with news clippings and other ephemera based on a topic.
@queensmemory.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 1:21 PM

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A man pushes his bike through a flooded Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park following Hurricane Edna in September 1954 - a much rarer occurrence in NY back then than it is today.

đź“·: Long Island Daily Press Photograph Morgue Collection

#QPLArchives #ClimateWeekNYC

A man in a long raincoat and hat pushes a bike through a street flooded with water going up to his thighs - small houses and a car that has water going up over it's wheels are in the background.
@queensmemory.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 1:17 PM

#TBT September 15, 1960: A woman sunbathes on the roof of the brand-new Parker Towers apartments on Queens Blvd in Forest Hills, Queens, with Central Queens visible below. Soak up the sun—the autumn equinox is next week, and days will be getting shorter!

đź“·: Harry Kalmus

#QPLArchives #ForestHills

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@queensmemory.bsky.socialSep 3, 2026, 1:32 PM

September 3rd is National Skyscraper Day! Check out this 1977 photo of mini-skyscrapers from the Queens Museum's Panorama of the City of New York as a tiny Citicorp Building gets added!

đź“·: Queens Museum Collection, QPL Digital Archives

#QPLArchives #NationalSkyscraperDay #QueensMuseum #NYCPanorama