Forgotten New York is in Association with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, a non-profit organization supported by the Long Island City community.
Only a handful of railroad grade crossings remain in New York City. The term ‘grade’ crossing has nothing to do with school…it means anywhere a railroad crosses a main road at the street level, and crossing gates, signals and alarms are mandated. The Long Island Railroad gradually eliminated its NYC grade crossings relatively early in the 20th [...]
Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: Glandale Hunters Point Little Neck Queens
The little olive-colored stoplight, with its serrated exterior and the fluted base, once was to NYC streets what the passenger pigeon was to the skies. They weren’t on every corner…traffic wasn’t so heavy as to mandate their universal presence…but as often as not, two of these, cater-cornered, was enough to control traffic and allow people [...]
Categorized in: Street Lamps Tagged with: Bayside FDR Drive Grand Central Terminal Harlem Manhattan Ozone Park Queens Stoplights
