Madison Square

photo: Bob Mulero What do I remember about my 6-month stint in 1981 at Lexigraphics, a textbook company at 150 5th Avenue, my first full time job out of school?…

I’m beginning a new Forgotten NY category called Eats, in which I talk about lunch and dinner spots I like to frequent. I’m hardly a gourmet, but there are a…

The “Fighting 69th” regiment of the US Army, a part of the NY Army National Guard, was founded in 1849 and has had a rich history in the US Civil…

As of early 2014 I’m looking around for work and have been “freelancing” for three years. Most of my career has consisted of working with print, editing, writing, proofreading, and…

I’ve been photographing old neon signs around town for over 15 years, but until now, I haven’t paid attention to the manufacturer, and as often as not, the manufacturer name…

A 5-pointed star on a 35-foot high pole  was erected in 1916 to commemorate the country’s first community Christmas tree that was lit in Madison Square in 1912 “as a…

Stern Brothers was founded in 1867 by Isaac, Louis and Benjamin Stern, sons of German Jewish immigrants. In that year, they began selling dry goods in Buffalo, New York. From…

Built 1883 in the eclectic Queen Anne style (Henry Hardenbergh, arch., who later conceived the Plaza Hotel). The handsome red brick, dormered building  messages via pneumatic tube two and a…

In the late summer and early fall of 2013 I have been working at 200 5th Avenue on the corner of 23rd Street opposite Madison Park, an intersection that preserves…

Park Avenue South has existed under its present name only since 1959, the year Alaska and Hawaii joined the Union. Before that, of course, the route was called 4th Avenue;…

Here’s a bit of trivia. The Amazing Mets once traded Royce Ring and Heath Bell in the same deal. I have been working in the Madison Square area for a…

In August and September 2013 I worked in the Madison Square area, and so got a daily look at the Flatiron Building, one of the first skyscrapers built with an…