What borough has the largest amount of park acreage? Of course…the Bronx! Van Cortlandt Park, and its partner to the east, Pelham Bay Park, account for over 3800 acres of…
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New York City has, in decades past, been well protected from foreign attack by two large forts in Queens, one at its southern coast (Fort Tilden) and the other at…
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Down the southeast coast of Staten Island, retreating glaciers not a few millennia ago left a number of small, unobtusive ponds that serve as way stations for migrating shorebirds, as…
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At Forgotten NY, it’s been awhile since we settled into Thoreauvian mode and visited a part of town that in no way resembles the horn-honking, jolt-cola, cell-phone-yapping rest of town,…
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City Island resembles a New England seaside town transplanted into the five boroughs. Since it was first settled in 1761 its lifeblood has been the sea, with shipyards, sailmakers and…
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Most people think Manhattan is buried under layer upon layer of concrete, with all evidence of its primordial past vanished. There’s still hundreds of acres of natural Manhattan Island still…
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I’ve been visiting the amazing Historic Richmond Town in the heart of Staten Island for a few years now — and if you haven’t been there yet, I’d heartily recommend…
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Rattlesnakes? In New York City? Not anymore. The last rattlesnakes in the Bronx, their last stronghold, died off around the turn of the last century because of encroaching civilization as…
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You'd Never Believe You're in NYC
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT. Staten Island’s Lemon Creek
by Kevin WalshA creek? In the streets of New York City? You better believe it. In fact, there are more than one in Staten Island, until recently the last frontier of New…
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The Queens County Farm Museum occupies 7 1/2 acres in the heart of Glen Oaks, Queens, NY. Its croplands and orchards are being used to demonstrate the history of agriculture in…
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Throgs Neck is named for John Throckmorton, who settled in the area in 1643, Throgs Neck is one of the least-commented on sections in the Bronx. Featuring gorgeous views of the…
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Until the mid-1890s, and the advent of mechanical transportation, the way to get around NYC was with horses. Though Dobbin no longer is the backbone of the transportation hub, stables dot the…