Whenever I am caught inside with a camera, I am usually wisely thrown out. My friend FNY correspondent Sergey Kadinsky doesn’t run into that kind of trouble and got inside…
"history of sunnyside"
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I set off from Sunnyside for a therapeutic walk on an October 2020 Sunday. The day began in bright sunshine, but low, dark clouds soon showed up, dark enough that…
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All was still normal on Saturday, March 14, 2020 as far as I was concerned, though during the previous week, coverage of the Covid-19 virus was suddenly ramped up to…
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I’m going to mostly talk about a lost road in western Queens today, and as part of the whole thing, I’m also going to mention one of Queens’ lost sports…
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In 2005 FNY correspondent Christina Wilkinson wrote FNY’s flagship Sunnyside entry, but I’ve revisited the western Queens neighborhood repeatedly for lamppost stylings, forgotten roadways, its many languages, and business signs.…
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Continued from Part 4 For this trip, I transferred from the J train to the 7 train. The two lines do not have a transfer point at any station —…
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Continued from Part 3 For this trip, I transferred from the J train to the 7 train. The two lines do not have a transfer point at any station —…
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Continued from Part 2 For this trip, I transferred from the J train to the 7 train. The two lines do not have a transfer point at any station —…
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Continued from Part 1 For this trip, I transferred from the J train to the 7 train. The two lines do not have a transfer point at any station —…
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I was still not working, and the dead dog heat of August baked with its usual intensity (and this year the dead dog heat would be extended into October, when…
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The relentless heat of the summer of 2012 (every day was over 80 degrees — I would like to retire to a clime where daytime readings never exceed 70, which…
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Those of you who have followed FNYÂ for a long time know about my predilection for lampposts — an affinity I am hard pressed to explain. I do know I have…