DRIFTING into James and Karla Murray territory here, I present the storefront of Myers of Keswick at 634 Hudson, founded by Peter Myers, an immigrant from Keswick, England in 1985 after…
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DYER Avenue, seen here from West 38th Street, is an unlikely candidate for a Forgotten New York item, as it’s one of the most car-trafficked roads in New York City.…
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FOUR of the five NYC boroughs have lettered streets, though only Brooklyn carries the idea all the way through. As far as lettered streets go in the USA, Washington, DC’s…
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In 2009, Forgotten New York walked Division Street, one of Manhattan’s most unremarked-on thoroughfares. It hasn’t gotten much respect over the centuries and decades, either — it’s reduced to less…
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LIKE the hands on a clock, or the sun and moon in the sky, New York is under constant movement not always apparent to the naked eye. In the nearly…
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What we’re gonna do right here is go back, way back, back into time, as Sergey visits a movie set starring the hottest name in the business in December 2024,…
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THE influence of Charles R. Ruegger can be found on 6th Avenue between West 20th and 21st Streets decades after his brief dominance. That’s what happens when you install quality…
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YOU always want what you cannot have. NYC is very short on mewses and small dead ends lined by picturesque dwellings. I’d settle for a key to get in and…
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WHERE can this tiled sign pointing the way to Pennsylvania Station, the 7th Avenue Subway and the “Statler Hilton” be found? It’s in an 800-foot long pedestrian corridor beneath West…
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I have mentioned Jones Alley on NoHo a number of times over the years. I have a fascination with it because it’s fenced off on both ends and I can’t…
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SINCE I have never been to Dublin, Ireland, and have only seen it by surfing on Google Street View, I thought I would head over to Madison Square in June…
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In a 1940s Chuck Jones Bugs Bunny cartoon, a mad scientist infuses carrots with super juice, turning Bugs into “Super Rabbit.” In one of the gags, Bugs is in flight…