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…

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…

In a situation that fairly ridicules work rules at the Metropolitan Transit Authority, you definitely know what platform to stand on to get to Manhattan at the Fort Hamilton Parkway…

I never wear sandals, because my toes are a mess; I think they’re too far gone for any spa to fix, and I’m not up for expensive podiatrist treatments. Thus,…

My father was a camera buff, or rather, he was a buff of taking pictures. Much like myself, he took thousands of photos, many of which remain in my collection.…

WERE I to hazard a guess about the derivation or etymology of the word “stationery,” without looking it up in Merriam-Webster or Funk & Wagnalls, I’d say it’s because writing…

I recently walked from Briarwood to Forest Hills, mostly along Austin Street, a walk I hope to complete along its northern section soon. I have also published a couple pieces…

WHAT is now called Shore Parkway was constructed as the Circumferential Parkway in 1940 but the official name was changed, soon enough, to Shore Parkway to the delight of sign…

WHY show this example of tiled signage at the IND Smith-9th Street station, serving F and G trains? Well, they’re placed in sort of unique circumstances. The Independent Subway was…

FROM the Rockaway Times Facebook page comes this image of the classic red with gold lettering F.W. Woolworth sign, after previous tenants’ signs (Edwina’s Little Angels Daycare and Job Lots)…

above photo: Gayle Alstrom WHEN I last visited Port Richmond, Staten Island in 2018, I noticed what appeared to be several very old painted ads that I hadn’t noticed before.…

SIFTING through some photos from 2016, which seems like yesterday now, I came across a series I got in Port Richmond and West Brighton in December 2016 that included a…