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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 streets were laid out and housing was built. People and rattlesnakes aren’t a good mix; snakes have fangs and people have pitchforks. (Smaller snakes like [...]
Categorized in: You'd Never Believe You're in NYC Tagged with: Bronx Eastchester Parks
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 house and a new bridge has been constucted across the tracks. Most notably, new artwork has been commissioned. To a Bayside newcomer, the new sculptures [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Bayside Queens
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: College Point Queens
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. On this page we’ll show you traces of the SIRT as it once was. A short history: Non-residents of Staten Island may not know that [...]
Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: Arlington Arrochar Mariners Harbor Port Richmond South Beach Staten Island West Brighton
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 reason for College Point’s isolation from the rest of Queens, because of its location south of 20th Avenue and west of the Whitestone Expressway. These [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: College Point Flushing Queens
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 advertising none of which I had ever noticed until recent walks in the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridge areas. I found classic ads that [...]
Categorized in: Ads Tagged with: Brooklyn Pepsi-Cola
