Inside Elmhurst

@ElmhurstInside

This Twitter page for people interested in the history, culture and current events in Elmhurst, Queens.

Joined July 2020

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Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 25

What did @andrewcuomo learn from losing to @ZohranKMamdani in the primary? 🗳️ He shared his take with @JackHites on @WBAI @CityWatchWBAI last night. 🎙️ #AndrewCuomo #ZoranMamdani #CityWatch #WBAI #NYPolitics #PrimaryElection #ProgressivePolitics

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 24

🚨 #Trump sues #NYC over its #SanctuaryCity laws — but @andrewcuomo fires back on @WBAI @CityWatchWBAI, saying “they must be protected.”🗽💪🏽 #ImmigrantRights #NYC #CityWatch #AndrewCuomo #WBAI #ProtectSanctuary 💙

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 22

The historic St. James Episcopal Church in Elmhurst was built in 1736.

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Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 20

🚨 NYC Animal Control is at capacity and can’t take in more animals. Shelters are overwhelmed. Please consider fostering, adopting, or donating. Every life matters—let’s help them find safe, loving homes. @AnimalMattersNY @JackHites @NYCACC @WBAI #FosterPets #NYCAnimals

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Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 17

Tonight on @CityWatchWBAI on @WBAI @GregMeeksNYC discusses the Big Beautiful Bill, and @SEIU @MannyPastreich weighs in on labor’s backing of mayoral candidates. Host @JackHites takes your calls at (212) 209-2877. Tune in!

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 12

We had the chance to attend the opening of the stunning new auditorium at the Flushing Queens Library—an incredible space that’s sure to become a community favorite! 🎉📚 #FlushingLibrary #QueensNY #CommunitySpaces #LibraryLove @QPLNYC @QnsBPRichards

ElmhurstInside's tweet image. We had the chance to attend the opening of the stunning new auditorium at the Flushing Queens Library—an incredible space that’s sure to become a community favorite! 🎉📚 #FlushingLibrary #QueensNY #CommunitySpaces #LibraryLove @QPLNYC @QnsBPRichards

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Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 12

Nestled beside the Reformed Church of Newtown ⛪ in Elmhurst lies one of NYC’s oldest cemeteries 🪦. Dating to the 1700s, A quiet corner of colonial Queens history. 🇳🇱🗽#ElmhurstHistory #QueensNY #HistoricCemetery #NYCChurches #ColonialNewYork #ReformedChurchOfNewtown #HiddenNYC

ElmhurstInside's tweet image. Nestled beside the Reformed Church of Newtown ⛪ in Elmhurst lies one of NYC’s oldest cemeteries 🪦. Dating to the 1700s, A quiet corner of colonial Queens history. 🇳🇱🗽#ElmhurstHistory #QueensNY #HistoricCemetery #NYCChurches #ColonialNewYork #ReformedChurchOfNewtown #HiddenNYC

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 11

Elmhurst’s Newtown High School’s iconic tower is under wraps! 🛠️ Preservation work is underway, with plastic netting covering the facade — but its familiar peak still stands tall over Elmhurst. 🏫✨ #NewtownHighSchool #ElmhurstQueens #PreservingHistory

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 10

Greg Olsen of @nys_for discusses top concerns for seniors with @JackHites on @WBAI @CityWatchWBAI: caregiving, transportation, and housing. Vital issues impacting aging communities. #Elmhurst #Queens

ElmhurstInside's tweet image. Greg Olsen of @nys_for discusses top concerns for seniors with @JackHites on @WBAI @CityWatchWBAI: caregiving, transportation, and housing. Vital issues impacting aging communities. #Elmhurst #Queens

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Jeff Simmons@JackHites · Jul 9

Tune to City Watch on @WBAI 99.5 FM NY at 5 PM Thursday when I talk w/ NYS Office for the Aging Acting Director Greg Olsen about the State’s Master Plan for Aging; then NYC mayoral candidate Jim Walden.

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Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 10

📻 Tune in to @CityWatchWBAI on @WBAI 99.5 FM this Thursday at 5 PM! @JackHites chats with NYC mayoral hopeful Jim Walden 🗳️ & Gren Olsen from NYS Office for the Aging 👵 about the State’s Master Plan for Aging. #CityWatch #WBAI #AgingNY #NYCPolitics 🗽

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 9

Elmhurst, Queens is home to many large, fully mature trees—offering cool, welcoming shade to everyone who calls this neighborhood home. 🌳☀️ #ElmhurstQueens #UrbanCanopy #NYCNeighborhoods

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 6

Living in New York is full of contradictions—rich and poor, beauty and grit, chaos and calm. It’s a place where nothing makes sense, yet everything fits. But the people? They’re always real, raw, and unapologetically authentic. #Elmhurst #Queens

ElmhurstInside's tweet image. Living in New York is full of contradictions—rich and poor, beauty and grit, chaos and calm. It’s a place where nothing makes sense, yet everything fits. But the people? They’re always real, raw, and unapologetically authentic. #Elmhurst #Queens

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 6

Jet Auer De Saram of @nycatwarriors tells @jackhites on @animalmattersny @wbai that while @_bodegacatsofny raise awareness, many cats—especially neglected or abandoned basement cats—remain unseen. There’s a whole invisible universe of bodega cats.

ElmhurstInside's tweet image. Jet Auer De Saram of @nycatwarriors tells @jackhites on @animalmattersny @wbai that while @_bodegacatsofny raise awareness, many cats—especially neglected or abandoned basement cats—remain unseen. There’s a whole invisible universe of bodega cats.

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 5

Don’t miss the #Summer #reboot of @AnimalMattersNY - this Sunday at 9 a.m. on @WBAI Radio. #Reboot #AnimalMatters #WBAI

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 3

Brooklyn Council Member @CMShahanaHanif told @WBAI @CityWatchWBAI that the @NYCCouncil fought hard to preserve $50 million in the budget to support vital immigration services. @JCColtin @JackHites 💪🏽🗽 #NYCPolitics #ImmigrantJustice #CityWatch

ElmhurstInside's tweet image. Brooklyn Council Member @CMShahanaHanif told @WBAI @CityWatchWBAI that the @NYCCouncil fought hard to preserve $50 million in the budget to support vital immigration services. @JCColtin @JackHites 💪🏽🗽 #NYCPolitics #ImmigrantJustice #CityWatch

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 3

🎙️ @CityWatchWBAI is back with a summer reboot! 🌞 Tune in tonight at 5 p.m. on WBAI as @JackHites and Politico’s @JCColtin talk NYC politics with Council Member @CMShahanaHanif and candidate Justin Sanchez. Don’t miss it! 🔊 #CityWatch #WBAI #NYCPolitics

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 3

William Card, 68, passed in 1919. An Elmhust farmer turned contractor, horse lover, and civic leader, was survived by wife Harriet & sons Clarence & Stewart. Services at St. James’ Church. 🕊️ #ElmhurstHistory #NewtownLegacy #QueensNY #HistoricElmhurst #StJamesChurch #Obituary

ElmhurstInside's tweet image. William Card, 68, passed in 1919. An Elmhust farmer turned contractor, horse lover, and civic leader, was survived by wife Harriet &amp; sons Clarence &amp; Stewart. Services at St. James’ Church. 🕊️

#ElmhurstHistory #NewtownLegacy #QueensNY #HistoricElmhurst #StJamesChurch #Obituary

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 2

Who’s craving the best tacos in NYC? 🌮 Head to Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst—those taco trucks never miss! 🔥 #NYCEats #ElmhurstEats #TacoTruckTour

Inside Elmhurst@ElmhurstInside · Jul 2

📜 On June 25, 1902, the Long Island Baptist Association got court approval to borrow $6,000 on land at Whitney Ave & Third St in Elmhurst, Queens — funds to build a new church for the area’s growing Baptist congregation. 🙏🏽⛪️ #ElmhurstHistory #NYCHistory

ElmhurstInside's tweet image. 📜 On June 25, 1902, the Long Island Baptist Association got court approval to borrow $6,000 on land at Whitney Ave &amp; Third St in Elmhurst, Queens — funds to build a new church for the area’s growing Baptist congregation. 🙏🏽⛪️
#ElmhurstHistory #NYCHistory