Forgotten New York is in Association with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, a non-profit organization supported by the Long Island City community.
One of the eeriest places in the five boroughs, the entire Northeast, or perhaps the entire country, is in the borderland where New York City peters out, leaving New Jersey ahead and the hustle & bustle of the city behind. This is the place where the souls of 17th and 18th century patriots wander in [...]
Categorized in: Cemeteries Tagged with: Rossville Staten Island
Down the southeast coast of Staten Island, retreating glaciers not a few millennia ago left a number of small, unobtusive ponds that serve as way stations for migrating shorebirds, as well as havens for perennial birds, reptiles, fish and other wildlife. While they are recognized by the Parks Department, they don’t turn up on maps, [...]
Categorized in: You'd Never Believe You're in NYC Tagged with: Eltingville Grasmere Great Kills New Brighton Staten Island
Imagine boarding the Long Island Railroad at Penn Station or Woodside and traveling east on the Port Washington Branch. After leaving the Shea Stadium platform, the train does notgo east past Main Street, Murray Hill, Broadway and the other stations of the branch, but rather veers northeast along the Flushing River; northwest near the old Flushing Airport; [...]
Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: abandoned rail routes College Point Flushing Long Island RR Queens Whitestone
STATIONS OF THE N.Y.W.B (Dyre Avenue Line) Between East 180th Street and Dyre Avenue near the Westchester county line, the IRT #5 runs along an abandoned railroad, the New York, Westchester & Boston, which originally ran from East 133rd Street in Port Morris, South Bronx north to Port Chester. While the width of the right of [...]
Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: Bronx Morris Park Pelham Parkway
Hundreds of statues dot the Manhattan landscape, and indeed, in all five boroughs. All but a handful represent idyllic, mythic or allegorical figures, or decorative designs. In the distinct minority are statues depicting actual people. In this ongoing Forgotten NY series, we’ll show you most of the statues in NYC that represent someone who actually lived [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Chinatown East Village Greenwich Village Manhattan statues
