Blissville

Continued from Part 4 For this trip, I transferred from the J train to the 7 train. The two lines do not have a transfer point at any station —…

I have an affinity for subways, trains and railroads… not at the “foamer” level,  but I have enough knowledge to recognize model numbers on most NYC, Long Island Rail Road…

May 4th, 2013 continued the lengthy string of ForgottenTour sunny weather that had begun in 2012, as over 35 ForgottenFans were treated to pleasant 60-degree conditions for a walk in…

There may be more Irish in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, than there are in Dublin. Come meet them on FNY’s Calvary walk, ForgottenTour #65, Saturday, May 4th. 4/25/13  

The Transit Authority (it was called that once) posted small bus route maps on the nearest available utility poles at bus stops in the Swinging Sixties. This one appears at…

In the mid-19th Century Manhattan was getting so crowded (by 1845 the island was fully built up south of about 42nd Street) that it was running out of cemetery space.…

Believe it or not Forgotten NY does get complaints. Well, one or two once in awhile. Many of them concern FNY’s stuck-in-1999 design. To your webmaster, RSS sounds like an…