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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OVER the years, this site has documented many former firehouses repurposed as offices and residences. Usually the reason for their closing was in favor of a new firehouse nearby that…
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ACCORDING to the undefeated AI robot on the Google, the Public National Bank and Trust Company of New York (Charter Number 11034) was a prominent commercial bank that grew significantly…
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QUEENS used to be the borough for horse racing, with traces of the sport evident on the map with Trotting Course Lane, National Street, artworks on the Q53 bus stops…
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LONG ago, there was a Federal Express office or dropoff/retail location at #56 Duane and Elk Streets near Foley Square. (A couple of weekends ago I was puttering around on…
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GIVEN that I last walked in Canarsie for any length in 2019 (much of those photos remain unused as I seek a context) I thought I would get the BMT…
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GOOGLE MAP: WALKING TOTTENVILLE 2025 Continued from Part One It had been since 2017 since I walked extensively around Tottenville, the southernmost point in New York State (it would be the…
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In 2019 I finally had the opportunity to visit the Brooks 1890 restaurant at Jackson Avenue and Court Square after attending a book signing by 1969 Miracle Met Art Shamsky.…
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GOOGLE MAP: WALKING TOTTENVILLE 2025 It had been since 2017 since I walked extensively around Tottenville, the southernmost point in New York State (it would be the southernmost town in…
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LONG before the cluster of glass towers arose at Hudson Yards, Javits Center was the pioneer on the wild west side of Midtown Manhattan. It is not the biggest convention…
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WAY back in 2013 I walked Elizabeth Street, Manhattan in its entirety, from Bayard Street in Chinatown north to Bleecker. That’s still my definitive page on the street, but in…
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Continued from Part One WHEN a website is as old as Forgotten New York, which was conceived in the “stone knives and bearskins” (to quote Mr. Spock) era of the…