ODDLY, I had known about this beautiful Italianate mansion at #182 South Oxford Street, north of Atlantic Avenue in Fort Greene, for some time. But whenever I had happened over,…
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I am surprised I missed this one but am generally not marching around on 3rd Avenue and 31st Street beneath the honking Gowanus Expressway, but there it is, a big…
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GIVEN that I last walked in Canarsie for any length in 2019 (much of those photos remain unused as I seek a context) I thought I would get the BMT…
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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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I recently walked from Briarwood to Forest Hills, mostly along Austin Street, a walk I hope to complete along its northern section soon. I have also published a couple pieces…
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NOT since 2019 had I been in Canarsie, on the southeast end of Brooklyn facing Jamaica Bay. I just hadn’t had the opportunity. That year, I walked all the way…
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WHAT is now called Shore Parkway was constructed as the Circumferential Parkway in 1940 but the official name was changed, soon enough, to Shore Parkway to the delight of sign…
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In the summer of 2010, I was immensely happy to be able to mount an exhibit at the City Reliquary in Williamsburg that I put together with MTA employee Robert…
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In 1964, the R-32 “Brightliner” cars manufactured by the Budd Company (in business as a contractor from 1912-2014) were placed in service on BMT and IND lines in the NYC…
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Time for another entry in Sergey Kadinsky’s ongoing series featuring ethnic parks and monuments, following Irish Town, Latino Town and Italian Town. Once again, listings are not presented in strict…
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By PATRICK O’CONNORForgotten NY guest post FROM late February through the end of March, I had a few occasions that necessitated riding the J train, during midday periods from Sutphin…