Visit Queens in the years 1920 to 1950!
Forgotten New York was the first-ever recipient of Outstanding New York City Website by the Guides Association of New York City in March 2015!
Forgotten New York is associated with the Greater Astoria Historical Society
800 sq ft. $2,200/month office - avail now!
Not like those office shares...this is a real professional space!
Freshly painted, carpeted, new restrooms, professional/non-profit floor,
most convenient location in western Queens, shopping and restaurants across street,
includes shelving, office furniture and desk, carpet, and air conditioner.
Elevator -- Four blocks from N, R, Q, M service. 15 minutes from mid-town. 2 blocks from Kaufman Arts Center. email info@astorialic.org or call 718-278-0700.
Now in its second decade, Forgotten New York The Book is your bible to a New York City the other guidebooks won't touch.
Originally a northern section of Avenue A between East 114th and East 120th Streets –cut off from York Avenue, which was also originally Avenue A, by a bend in the Harlem River — Pleasant Avenue has been anything but, during its checkered history. A day-old newborn was found here in 1884; its throat had been cut. […]
Categorized in: Forgotten Slices Tagged with: East Harlem Manhattan
WHILE preparing to march 155th Street for I CAN’T DRIVE 155, I was drawn to the Macombs Dam Bridge, which connects the 155th St. Viaduct with Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, like a magnet. When I was a kid, I read a story about a Victorian-era dad…tough, but fair, think “Life With Father“… who bought white typewriters […]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Bronx East Harlem Manhattan