Comments for Forgotten New York http://forgotten-ny.com Sun, 20 May 2012 02:27:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on BELMONT MEMORIAL CHAPEL by Kevin Walsh http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/woodlawn-memorial-chapel/#comment-14136 Kevin Walsh Sun, 20 May 2012 02:27:50 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26349#comment-14136 Working on it. Working on it.

]]> Comment on MACOMBS DAM SPECIAL POSTS by Tal Barzilai http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/macombs-dam-special-posts/#comment-14128 Tal Barzilai Sat, 19 May 2012 22:13:26 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26370#comment-14128 Why is NYC the worst when it comes to historic preservation? Why is NYC the worst when it comes to historic preservation?

]]> Comment on BELMONT MEMORIAL CHAPEL by Bob K http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/woodlawn-memorial-chapel/#comment-14126 Bob K Sat, 19 May 2012 22:00:23 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26349#comment-14126 Along with other cemeteries FNY has covered, Woodlawn deserves a full page. Sixty years ago, it was fun searching out its Confederate generals, gangsters, and crooked politicians! Along with other cemeteries FNY has covered, Woodlawn deserves a full page. Sixty years ago, it was fun searching out its Confederate generals, gangsters, and crooked politicians!

]]> Comment on BELMONT MEMORIAL CHAPEL by Kevin Walsh http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/woodlawn-memorial-chapel/#comment-14113 Kevin Walsh Sat, 19 May 2012 15:21:27 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26349#comment-14113 Yes. Yes.

]]> Comment on SUBWAY POSTCARDS PART 2 by Kevin Walsh http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/subway-postcards-part-2-2/#comment-14112 Kevin Walsh Sat, 19 May 2012 15:21:17 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26336#comment-14112 They were too wide for the sidewalks and were also making it hard for motorists to see what was ahead They were too wide for the sidewalks and were also making it hard for motorists to see what was ahead

]]> Comment on SUBWAY POSTCARDS PART 2 by Joseph Ciolino http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/subway-postcards-part-2-2/#comment-14107 Joseph Ciolino Sat, 19 May 2012 13:04:46 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26336#comment-14107 Can someone explain what the width of the kiosk has to do with the width of the subway and why that meant that they had to go? Thanks. Can someone explain what the width of the kiosk has to do with the width of the subway and why that meant that they had to go?

Thanks.

]]> Comment on BELMONT MEMORIAL CHAPEL by Jim http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/woodlawn-memorial-chapel/#comment-14099 Jim Sat, 19 May 2012 07:09:34 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26349#comment-14099 Does anyone know, is the August Belmont Jr. mentioned in the article the same man who financed the NYC subway? Does anyone know, is the August Belmont Jr. mentioned in the article the same man who financed the NYC subway?

]]> Comment on FORGOTTENTOUR 52: BATTERY PARK by Jim http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/forgottentour-52-battery-park/#comment-14098 Jim Sat, 19 May 2012 07:01:38 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26271#comment-14098 I think our webmaster, whom I deeply respect, misspoke this time. There are no clear boundaries at the tip of Manhattan island between the East River, the Upper Bay and the Hudson River, but Castle Clinton is very clearly on the western side of Manhattan, which would place it in the Hudson River. (BTW the Upper Bay is New York Harbor from the Battery to the Narrows, the Lower Bay is the harbor from the Narrows to Sandy Hook, though again the boundaries are kinda muddy.... I think our webmaster, whom I deeply respect, misspoke this time. There are no clear boundaries at the tip of Manhattan island between the East River, the Upper Bay and the Hudson River, but Castle Clinton is very clearly on the western side of Manhattan, which would place it in the Hudson River. (BTW the Upper Bay is New York Harbor from the Battery to the Narrows, the Lower Bay is the harbor from the Narrows to Sandy Hook, though again the boundaries are kinda muddy….

]]> Comment on FORGOTTENTOUR 52: BATTERY PARK by Jim http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/forgottentour-52-battery-park/#comment-14097 Jim Sat, 19 May 2012 06:55:48 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26271#comment-14097 Well said! And the truly ironic thing is that Moses himself never even held a driver's license! Well said! And the truly ironic thing is that Moses himself never even held a driver’s license!

]]> Comment on SUBWAY POSTCARDS PART 2 by Kevin Walsh http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/05/subway-postcards-part-2-2/#comment-14095 Kevin Walsh Sat, 19 May 2012 04:16:00 +0000 http://forgotten-ny.com/?p=26336#comment-14095 I'm not good at math I’m not good at math

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