Previously in 2026, First Reformed Church of Astoria (1888) and South Bushwick Church (1853) perished by fire; more recently, St. Columba Catholic Church in Chelsea has been demolished. Not a…
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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…
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For some time I have been bemused by one of the street names in southern Bayside, along Cloverdale Boulevard south of Oakland Lake in the Queens Community College area. The…
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On the Manhattan-bound A, C, and F trains, Jay Street-Metrotech appears as simply another 1930s IND station with its bathroom tiles and concrete platforms. But for those boarding and working…
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WHEN I grew up in Bay Ridge, I frequently traveled through neighboring Bensonhurst by bus or bike. I frequently think of NYC neighborhoods in sports terms, and I put Bay…
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A recent walk in Morris Park (May 2026) produced 121 photos, which will make up a post eventually. I like the Morris Park and Westchester Square Bronx regions and always…
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I have been making an effort to hit various NYC neighborhoods I haven’t explored for a while. For some of these neighborhoods, 10 years is an eternity: but for some…
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By PATRICK O’CONNORForgotten NY guest post Tucked in a remote corner of north Queens, north and east of 45th Street and 19th Avenue and just west of the Rikers Island…
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Passing Bellerose Tiles and Building Materials on Jericho Turnpike west of 249th Street in Bellerose in February 2026, my first outing after a long layoff due to cold, wind and…
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LET’S turn the clock back to February 28, 2026 when I was just starting to roam with the camera again after about three months of inactivity. After several mild winters,…
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Forgotten Fan Peter Moskos passes on this bit of Astoria’s past at an apartment house at 30-80 32nd Street between 30th and 31st Avenue. A careful look at the entrance…
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IT’S a good problem to have. I have hundreds…if not thousands…of usable photos that haven’t found their way into Forgotten New York yet, because give me the opportunity and I’m…