{"id":364872,"date":"2026-10-05T15:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/364872\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:46:36","slug":"neirs-tavern-in-woodhaven-celebrates-197th-anniversary-during-block-party-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/364872\/","title":{"rendered":"Neir\u2019s Tavern in Woodhaven celebrates 197th anniversary during block party \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neir\u2019s Tavern\u2019s<\/a> 197th anniversary was celebrated during its annual block party along 88th Avenue, between 78th Street and 77th Street in Woodhaven<\/a>, on Saturday, Oct. 3.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The block party was held along 88th Avenue, between 78th Street, which is also known as Neir\u2019s Tavern Way, and 77th Street. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

During the event, Neir\u2019s Tavern Owner Loycent Gordon made a public symbolic signing of the tavern\u2019s new ten-year lease agreement. This ceremony concluded with the cutting and distirbution of a cake celebrating Neir\u2019s Tavern\u2019s 197th anniversary.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The cake celebrating Neir\u2019s Tavern\u2019s 197th anniversary. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

As part of the anniversary celebration, multiple community leaders were presented with Neir\u2019s Ambassador Awards. Recipients included Charlie Vaicels, who received the Advocacy Award, Richard Fogel, who received the Community Service Award, Rachel Kellner, whose business, Aigner Chocolates<\/a>, received the Small Business Champion Award, Carlos Varon of Wreaths Across America<\/a>, who received the History and Preservation Award, Kristen Guglielmo of the Queens Chronicle, who was given the third annual Ruschell Boone Legacy Award, and Donna Salmon, who received the Ambassador of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Advocacy Award Winner Charlie Vaicels (fourth from left). Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Community Service Award Winner Richard Fogal (fourth from left). Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Small Business Champion Award Winner Rachel Kellner (fourth from left). Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>History and Preservation Award Winner Carlos Varon (fifth from left). Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Ruschell Boone Legacy Award Winner Kristen Guglielmo (third from left). Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Ambassador of the Year Award Winner Donna Salmon. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIn keeping with our mantra, Community Conquers All, these six honorees are true examples of what it means to restore the balance in a time when so much of our community\u2019s history feels like it is disappearing,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cThrough their local advocacy, championing of small businesses and amplification of community voices, they are actively multiplying the good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Neir\u2019s Tavern Owner Loycent Gordon addresses attendees of the block party. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

The block party, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Ozone Park-Woodhaven<\/a>, attracted over 700 community members, who enjoyed several games and activities. This included a steeplechase event, a bouncy castle, face painting and more.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kids enjoyed the bouncy castle. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

A raffle was also held by Neir\u2019s Tavern, with participants having the opportunity to win baskets full of several prizes, including the limited-edition Queens Monopoly, as well as branded Neir\u2019s T-shirts, hats, and more.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Baskets of prizes for the raffle. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

Free food, including hot dogs, cotton candy and popcorn, along with bottled water, was distributed to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, several tables were set up offering a wide variety of community resources.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

The event also featured a live DJ, as well as a performance by Soul Frequency, featuring Jelani Maleeq, where they led a community dance.<\/p>\n

Attendees had the opportunity to pose for a souvenir photo at the \u201cGoodfellas Challenge\u201d banner.
\n\"\"<\/a>A young attendee of the block party poses for a photo at the \u201cGoodfellas Challenge\u201d banner. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud\n<\/p>\n

Organizations and indiduals who helped put this celebration together included the Neir\u2019s Tavern Ambassadors, the 197th Anniversary Planning Committee, NYC Community Board 9<\/a>, the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society<\/a>, the Woodhaven Residents\u2019 Block Association<\/a>, the Woodhaven BID<\/a>, State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. and several dedicated volunteers.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Neir\u2019s Tavern\u2019s 197th anniversary was celebrated during its annual block party along 88th Avenue, between 78th Street and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364873,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[12411,63660,8120,9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-364872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-anniversary","tag-block-party","tag-neirs-tavern","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}