Rattlesnakes? In New York City? Not anymore. The last rattlesnakes in the Bronx, their last stronghold, died off around the turn of the last century because of encroaching civilization as…
July 1999
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In the 1990s, the Long Island Railroad renovated the Bayside station in Queens. The MTA installed new platforms, lighting, handicapped access, the works. New porches have been added to the station…
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14th Road and 119th Street was the location of an undeclared landmark in College Point, Queens for 127 years before most of Queens was even settled. Flessel’s was there…
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Still thriving between St. George and Tottenville, the Staten Island Railway, a subway in everything but name that extends from St. George Ferry to Tottenville, was once much more extensive.…
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It was a 100-degree Fourth Of July in 1999 and I was staggering around the Lincoln Center area of Manhattan for want of anything else to do. Before I passed out…
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Flushing Airport, the former Queens private aircraft facility, hasn’t seen a landing or takeoff in many years. It’s not even in Flushing. Along with the Whitestone Expressway, it’s the chief…
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Trudge from the Williamsburg to the Manhattan Bridges in search of aged ads, and sink a cold Pepsi when you’re done. My home borough, Brooklyn, has its own set of ancient…