Jason DeCanio

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER

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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thequeensnewyorker/subscribe HELLO EVERYONE IM JASON DECANIO A NATIVE NEW YORKER RESIDING IN OVIEDO FLORIDA, AND THE HOST OF THIS GREAT CHANNEL, THAT FOCUSES ON THE HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS AND NEW YORK CITY. EACH WEEK FOR 15-20 MINUTES WILL LOOK BACK AT WHAT MAKES QUEENS NOT ONLY THE BIGGEST BOROUGH OF THE 5 BUT HOW IT CAME ABOUT. THIS CHANNEL WILL ENTERTAIN, INFORM, INSPIRE AND CONNECT WITH RICH HISTORY THAT MADE QUEENS THE TALK OF THE TOWN. JOIN ME TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY FOR A LOOK AT ALL THAT QUEENS HAS TO OF...

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Sep 28, 2026

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THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 155: ROD SERLING( screenwriter and producer) 30.11.2025

Rodman Edward Serling  (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his  anthology television series   The Twilight Zone . Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clash...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 326: TOWN OF SOUTHHAMPTON 28.11.2025

Southampton , officially the  Town of Southampton , is a  town  in southeastern  Suffolk County, New York , partly on the  South Fork  of  Long Island . As of the  2020 U.S. census , the town had a population of 69,036. [2]  Southampton is included in the stretch of shoreline prominently known as  the Hamptons . PICTURE: By Town of Southampton, uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://www.southampton...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 325: TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PART 7 19.11.2025

THE FINAL PART OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED: Strongs Neck ,  Terryville ,  Upton ,  Water Island ,  Yaphank Hamlets located partly in the Town of Islip:  Holbrook ,  Holtsville ,  Ronkonkoma Hamlet located partly in the Town of Riverhead:  Calverton Hamlet located partly in the Town of Smithtown:  Lake Ronkonkoma Hamlet located partly in the Town of Southampton:  Eastport...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 154: PAT RILEY(professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player) 17.11.2025

Patrick James Riley  (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional  basketball  executive, former coach, and former player in the  National Basketball Association  (NBA). He has been the team president of the  Miami Heat  since 1995, and he also served as the team's head coach from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2005 to 2008. Often referred to as " the Godfather ", Riley is regarded...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 324: THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PART 6 14.11.2025

ON THIS EPISODE THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED:   Rocky Point ,  Selden ,  Setauket ,  Shirley ,  Sound Beach ,  Stony Brook PICTURE: By Iracaz at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16002545

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 323: TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PART 5 12.11.2025

THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:   Middle Island ,  Miller Place ,  Moriches ,  Mount Sinai ,  North Bellport ,  North Patchogue ,  Ocean Bay Park ,  Point of Woods ,  Port Jefferson Station ,  Ridge PICTURE: By Iracaz at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13475966

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 153: AL MICHAELS(television play-by-play announcer) 10.11.2025

Alan Richard Michaels  (born November 12, 1944) [1]  is an American television  play-by-play   sportscaster  for  Thursday Night Football  on  Amazon Prime Video  and in an emeritus role for  NBC Sports . He has worked on network sports television since 1971, with his most recent work being with NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1976–2006) with  ABC Sports . Michaels is known for his many yea...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 322: TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PART 3 30.10.2025

THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Fire Island Pines ,  Gordon Heights ,  Manorville ,  Mastic Mastic Beach , PICTURE: By Quintin Soloviev - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=166429417

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 152: DAVID SOUL( actor and singer) 27.10.2025

David Soul  (born  David Richard Solberg ; August 28, 1943 – January 4, 2024) was an American-British actor and singer. With a career spanning five decades, he rose to prominence for portraying Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the American television series  Starsky & Hutch  from 1975 to 1979. His other notable roles included Joshua Bolt on  Here Come the Brides  from 1968 to...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 321: PART 3 OF BROOKHAVEN 24.10.2025

PART THREE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN WRAPS UP THE VILLAGES AND THEN GOES INTO THE HAMLETS. PICTURE: By Dinker022089 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41151960

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 151: DAVID JOEL HOROWITZ & DAVID CHARLES HOROWITZ 20.10.2025

David Joel Horowitz  (January 10, 1939 – April 29, 2025) was an American  conservative  writer and activist. He was a founder and president of the  David Horowitz Freedom Center  (DHFC); editor of the Center's website  FrontPage Magazine ; and director of  Discover the Networks , a website that tracks individuals and groups on the  political left . Horowitz also founded the organization  Stude...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 320: PART 2 OF BROOKHAVEN 16.10.2025

ON THIS EDITION WE NOW WILL LOOK INTO THE VILLAGES. PICTURE: By https://belleterre.us/home/, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79822860

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 319: TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 14.10.2025

Brookhaven  is a large  suburban town  in  Suffolk County ,  Long Island ,  New York . With a population of 488,497 as of 2022, [2]  it is the second most populous town in New York (after  Hempstead , in the adjacent  Nassau County ) and the third most populous community in the state. [3] The first settlement in what is now Brookhaven was known as  Setauket . Founded as a group of agricultural ham...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 150: WILLIAM BENDIX(film, radio, and television actor) 13.10.2025

William Bendix  (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, known for his portrayals of rough,  blue-collar  characters. He gained significant recognition for his role in  Wake Island , for which he was nominated for the  Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Bendix is also remembered for playing Chester A. Riley, the earnest and clumsy aircraft pl...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 149: HAL ROACH(producer, director, screenwriter) 06.10.2025

Harold Eugene  " Hal "  Roach Sr. [1]  (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake  Hal Roach Studios . Roach was active in the industry from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is known for producing a number of early  Media franchise  successes, including the  Laurel and Hardy  franchise,  Har...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 318: ISLIP AND SMITHTOWN 03.10.2025

WE WRAP UP ISLIP AND THEN HEAD INTO SMITHTOWN ON THIS EPISODE. PICTURE: By DanTD - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74561463

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 317: HAMLETS OF ISLIP 01.10.2025

PART 2 OF THE HAMLETS OF ISLIP AND THOSE COVERED ARE: Islip ,  Islip Terrace ,  North Bay Shore ,  North Great River ,  Oakdale ,  Ronkonkoma ,  Sayville ,  West Bay Shore ,  West Islip ,  West Sayville PICTURE: By AITFFan1 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128701251

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 148: PETER FALK(film and television actor) 29.09.2025

Peter Michael Falk  (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as  Lieutenant Columbo  on the  NBC / ABC  series  Columbo  (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he won four  Primetime Emmy Awards  (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a  Golden Globe Award  (1973). In 1996,  TV Guide  ranked Falk No. 21 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time l...

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 147: JOHN CASSAVETES(filmaker and actor) 22.09.2025

John Nicholas Cassavetes [a]  (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American filmmaker and actor. He began as an actor in film and television before helping to pioneer modern American  independent cinema  as a writer and director, often self-financing, producing, and distributing his own films. [2]  He received nominations for three  Academy Awards , two  BAFTA Awards , four  Golden Globe A...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 316: HAMLETS OF ISLIP 18.09.2025

THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED IN TONIGHTS EPISODE: Bay Shore ,  Bayport ,  Baywood ,  Bohemia ,  Brentwood ,  Central Islip ,  East Islip ,  Great River ,PICTURE: By George Bradford Brainerd (American, 1845-1887) - Brooklyn Museum, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32093684

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 315: TOWN OF ISLIP 17.09.2025

Islip  ( /ˈaɪslɪp/   EYE-slip ) is a  town  in  Suffolk County ,  New York , United States, on the  South Shore  of  Long Island . The population was 339,938 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the fourth most populous city or town in the  New York metropolitan area . [3] [4]  The  Town of Islip  also contains a smaller, unincorporated  hamlet  and  census-designated place  named  Islip , wh...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 314: HUNTINGTON PART 3 15.09.2025

THE FINAL PART OF THE HAMLETS OF HUNTINGTON INCLUDING: VERNON VALLEY, WEST HILLS, AND WINCOMA, PLUS COMMACK AND FORT SALONGA. PICTURE: By AJW1188 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21339470

THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 146: CHARLIE KIRK(political activist, author, media personality) 15.09.2025

This special episode Tributes the Life of a Non-Native New Yorker who had a big influence on New York and the Whole World. Charlie Kirk was shot this past Wednesday on September 10 because of his beliefs and what he stood for. Charles James Kirk  (October 14, 1993 – September 10, 2025) was an American  conservative  political activist, author, and media personality. He was  executive director  of...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 313: HUNTINGTON PART 2 12.09.2025

IT'S A FIRST LOOK AT THE MANY HAMLETS IN HUNTINGTON AND THESE WERE COVERED IN TODAY'S SHOW: Centerport ,  Cold Spring Harbor ,  Dix Hills ,  East Northport ,  Eatons Neck ,  Elwood ,  Greenlawn ,  Halesite ,  Huntington ,  Huntington Station ,  Melville ,  South Huntington PICTURE: By Unknown author - Self-scanned, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7964904

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 312: HUNTINGTON 10.09.2025

Huntington  is one of ten  towns  in  Suffolk County ,  New York , United States. The town's population was 204,127 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 11th most populous city/town in the state. [1] Founded in 1653, the  Town of Huntington  is located on the  North Shore  of  Long Island  in northwestern Suffolk County, with the  Long Island Sound  to its north and  Nassau County  ad...

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