I have a fascination, or perhaps even a slight problem, with short streets that emanate from longer streets that are named for the street they are on. It’s like a…
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GOING through my backlog of thousands of photos (and I’d have a bigger backlog if my photos from 2008-2015 hadn’t been lost in a botched hard drive backup somewhere along…
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VAN WYCK Expressway is a north-south expressway that roars from the Whitestone Expressway at the Flushing River all the way south to John F. Kennedy Airport, where it loops around…
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On a recent jaunt to Hunters Point, I was heartened to see an honorific street sign honoring Tony Mazzarella, who opened the Waterfront Crabhouse in 1978. It attracted famous visitors…
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Since Sergey’s office is now in Far Rockaway, he will be offering numerous posts in the neighborhood, which has been underrepresented in Forgotten NY through the years. PRIOR to 1898,…
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In the early to mid 20th century, monumental high schools were popular, as there were apparently many more public school students. Like banks, high school architects tried to impart permanency…
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LONGTIME Forgotten fan David Silver found this small fence “medallion” in Jamaica, at 143-13 95th Avenue between Allendale Street and Brisbin; it’s left over from the 1960s or earlier, before…
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As the final frontier of urbanization, Staten Island has some of the city’s last working farms. Among them is the former Mohlenhoff farm that was acquired by the Parks Department…
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By PATRICK O’CONNORForgotten NY correspondent In the ever-changing landscape that is NYC housing, there have been a few examples of churches repurposed as apartments. In his article on Bushwick, Kevin…
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By DAVID MELTZERForgotten NY contributor THE Korean War lasted for three years, from June of 1950 until the armistice signed in July of 1953. It is often called “The Forgotten…
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DURING the Forgotten New York era, I’ve only discussed Travis, Staten Island, in depth twice, in 2006 and 2015. Thus, I decided a repeat visit was more than warranted in…
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In the Orthodox Jewish community of the Five Towns and Rockaways, Simcha Day Camp is among the popular summer choices for boys on account of its sizable campus. The superblock…