I made another visit to Red Hook in August 2024, but I haven’t done a full page review yet because I don’t think I can surpass my other Red Hook…
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CONEY Island’s amusement district has Luna Park enveloping Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park and in the center of Deno’s park is an artifact from Astroland, which entertained visitors between 1962 and…
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In mid-August I was looking for a walk that wasn’t too taxing yet would get my steps in. I have been undergoing PT since early August and will be wrapping…
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MANY of the Harlem River bridges have been lost over the years, including the Third Avenue and Willis Avenue bridges, which were replaced with new bridges several years ago. Before…
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On Wednesday, October 15th, Greater Astoria Historical Society‘s 40th Anniversary was celebrated. While western Queens is the primary focus of its activities, GAHS has a hand (and a foot) in…
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In many ways the stately brick edifice, St. George Episcopal Church, is the centerpiece of Astoria Village. There has been a St. George Episcopal parish in Astoria since 1825 when its…
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IRONICALLY, in my opinion, Astoria and Long Island City were among the last neighborhoods in Queens to receive their street numbers in what I call the Great Renumbering in Queens…
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YOU can be forgiven if you completely overlook Shrady Place, a dead end on Kingsbridge Terrace just south of Fort Independence Street in Kingsbridge Heights. The Terrace runs atop a…
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I have never gotten a real handle on the Long Island Rail Road Brooklyn branch, which runs from Jamaica west to Flatbush Avenue. I’m surprised the LIRR has retained it,…
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WE’VE been to the Lower East Side many times in the history of Forgotten-NY and each time we return there’s something old that we haven’t yet documented. The Tenement Museum…
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A few wooden pilings and some crumbling concrete are all that remains of the Perth Amboy ferry landing at Bentley Street in Tottenville, Staten Island, the end of the line…
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WHILE going through the batch of ancient Queens photographs that led to the publication of “Forgotten Queens” with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, I came upon this shot labeled Astoria…