New York is filled with Dutch names resulting from its history. On the Rockaway peninsula, Amstel Boulevard takes its name from Amsterdam’s namesake river. Running for five blocks, it can…
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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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The H train has made a return to the Rockaway peninsula, though hardly a triumphant one. In October 2012, when “Superstorm” Sandy effectively trashed the bridge that connects the A…