Join author Richard Melnick for a reading of Long Island City in 1776 on Wednesday, May 13 at 7 PM at the Advance Masonic Temple in Astoria, NY. Hosted by the Greater Astoria Historical Society and Astoria Masons.

Harmony-Pilgrim Assembly No. 6, Order of the Rainbow for Girls, will relocate to Advance Masonic Temple in Astoria this September. In this welcome message, W.M. Antonio “Pon” DeCaro highlights the Assembly’s history, mission, and upcoming June ice cream social.

Discover the untold story of Brother Joseph H. Nadel, a New York Mason who rose from property man to Hollywood producer on films like D.O.A. and The Jackie Robinson Story—before his 1950 passing. A legacy of quiet craftsmanship.

Raised a Master Mason at Geba Lodge in 1919, Brother David Wechsler went on to create the intelligence scales that reshaped psychology worldwide. This article explores his Masonic roots, his work at Bellevue, and the enduring impact of the Wechsler tests on how we understand human intelligence.

Abolitionist, Lincoln elector, Masonic leader, and Broadway’s first legal champion—Abram J. Dittenhoefer lived a life that reads like a novel. Discover the story of the Jewish New Yorker who turned down a judgeship from Lincoln and once tried Mark Twain for “unconscionable lying.”

In the 1950s, Brother Bernard Berkley of Geba Lodge helped turn Queens Boulevard into a little kingdom of joy. As co-owner of Fairyland Amusement Park, he welcomed local families—and even busloads of orphaned children—into a world of rides, laughter, and Masonic-inspired charity beneath what is now Queens Center Mall.

Dudley D. Schoenfeld, a Queens Freemason and Mount Sinai psychiatrist, became a pioneer of criminal profiling with his remarkably accurate psychological study of the Lindbergh kidnapper. This article traces his journey from Navy service and lodge room to the forefront of forensic science.

Brother Anthony “Speed” Hanzlik was more than the owner of Flushing Airport. He was a Freemason, aviation pioneer, wartime recruiter, and a central figure in Queens aviation history. From barnstorming and skywriting to guiding pilots toward service before World War II, Hanzlik helped shape the borough’s skies and left behind a legacy of innovation, discipline, and brotherhood.