The Tompkins Square Temperance Monument, erected in 1891, was a gift from a San Francisco dentist and temperance activist, Henry Cogswell (1820-1900). His successful practice, and fortunate real estate investments, allowed…
East Village
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Two deep-red brick buildings on the west side of 2nd north of St. Mark’s Place appear as if they were built at the same time and by the same architect and…
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In August I went on a “ramble” from the Canal Street A/C/E subway up through SoHo, Greenwich Village, and the East Side, getting as far as East 59th where I…
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During the recent East Village tour, I misplaced the Spingler vault in the St. Mark’s churchyard, which I wanted to talk about, so here it is now… The St. Mark’s…
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NYC’s King of Lampposts, Bob Mulero, has become even better at noticing NYC structural anomalies than me, and that’s saying something. He has uncovered one at the corner of 1st…
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There’s a grand old brick building at 74 East 4th Street in the East Village, midblock between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. Since 1967 home to La Mama Experimental Theatre, the building went…
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On one of the few sunny days in September 2018 I did a short walk up Charles Street in the West Village (the fruits of which will be on a…
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Continued from Part 1 Pickings have been slim this winter for Forgotten New Yorking. I haven’t been able to get out much. Despite what I’m told was a monster flu…
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Pickings have been slim this winter for Forgotten New Yorking. I haven’t been able to get out much. Despite what I’m told was a monster flu season, with half the…
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The name of this bar/restaurant on Avenue B sounds like a Sinatra title, or perhaps Barry White. However the name actually honors a singular horror writer, Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937)…
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A nondescript brick building at 34-36 East 1st Street is panted light blue and marked with a sign saying “The Catholic Worker.” Here social activist and convert to the Catholic…
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I took a walk from Madison Square southeast to Kips Bay and then generally north to the East 34th Street ferry landing in mid- December 2014, before it started getting…