I always liked the song “I’ve Been Everywhere”; its most famous versions are by Johnny Cash and Hank Snow. More than 131 versions exist adapted from the Australian original with…
Manhattan
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MIDAFTERNOON shadows make it tough to get a good picture of the old St. Ann’s Parochial School on East 11th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues. One of two reminders of…
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I worked in the Garment District at a number of companies for over a decade, at small type shops, trade schools I attended (after school I worked in the school’s…
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A couple of years ago, I walked the underground passageway beneath 6th Avenue in Rockefeller Center; you can walk from 42nd 47th Street all the way to 5th Avenue and…
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IT’S been awhile since I’ve mentioned the Seaman Estate Arch in Inwood, or even been in Inwood, so I’ll just feature it today for those who are some what new…
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THE original South Ferry station at the tip of Manhattan is a very complex operation that comprises no less than four separate platforms that serve, or served, the IRT 7th…
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By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent THERE are few parks in the city that are older than Central Park and rise near its level of fame. Battery Park is certainly known…
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By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent In July 2023, Kevin rediscovered a lost street in downtown Manhattan named Cheseborough Court, which ran for a block between Bridge and Pearl Streets, near…
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In the complicated Greenwich Village street layout, Jones Street, along with Cornelia, is a one-block street between West 4th and Bleecker west of 6th Avenue. It was named for Dr.…
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By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent ONE of the greatest art museums in the world is hardly “forgotten” and nearly every inch inside and around this structure has been documented in…
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THERE are multiple numbered street intersections in NYC where each cross street has the same number. Maspeth, Queens is the most egregious example, with multiple intersections of 59 and 59,…
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Is there anyplace more inviting than a classic railroad-car diner? It’s a matter of taste of course, in more ways than one. I’d eat in one every day, but my cholesterol…