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Continued from Part 1 It’s time for another entry in FNY’s Cross Streets of NYC series!  I’ve done them piecemeal in the past, but I’ve already posted 20th Street, 21st Street, 22nd Street, 17th…

I noticed that this FNY post from January 2011 hadn’t been brought over when the site was redesigned in early 2019, so I’ll repost it here… I was lurching and…

Programming note: I have decided to include the category banner at the top of each post, even though they introduce a moment of redundancy, since I like the design (mine)…

It’s time for another entry in FNY’s Cross Streets of NYC series…  I’ve done them piecemeal in the past, but I’ve already posted 20th Street, 22nd Street, 17th Street, 10th Street, 6th Street and…

I haven’t lost hope for the High Line, the former elevated freight railroad constructed in 1934 and used for that purpose until 1980. Long before I even conceived Forgotten New…

Continuing my Manhattan cross streets series. I’ve done them piecemeal in the past, but I’ve already posted 20th Street, 22nd Street, 17th Street and 10th Street in this batch, and 14th Street as well in autumn…

Pad thai is a generic term for a popular food in Thailand consisting of stir-fried rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, shrimp, peanuts, and seasonings; the name comes from the Thai…

Here’s a uniquely designed stanchion marking the entrance to the various IND and BMT trains available at this location, in front of 111 8th Avenue between West 15th and 16th…

Continuing my Manhattan cross streets series. I’ve done them piecemeal in the past, but I’ve already posted 20th Street and 22nd Street in March with more to follow. Today’s entry:…

Before the Great Infection, I spent a number of Saturdays (and some Sundays too) crisscrossing Manhattan via its numbered streets. Over the years, I’ve done this quite a few times…

By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent With the Coronavirus compelling New Yorkers into a springtime quarantine, my hometown borough has two small parks with “Health” in their names. Their locations take…

Before the Great Infection, I spent a number of Saturdays (and some Sundays too) crisscrossing Manhattan via its numbered streets. Over the years, I’ve done this quite a few times…