I was surfing through a clutch of photographs taken in the early 20th Century by Robert Bracklow when this item caught my eye, “Plaque on the Modern Kings Bridge commemorating…
Manhattan
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THIS post is primarily for out of towners because if you live and work in midtown Manhattan, you’re likely aware of Turnstyle, the mini-mall in the incredibly huge connecting corridor…
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THIS building at #443-445 West 22nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues in Chelsea that was to become the Frederic Fleming House was originally constructed in the 1920s as a…
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THE view looking north on 9th Avenue from West 20th Street in Chelsea is striking, as the glass-fronted towers of Hudson Yards, one of which contains NYC’s highest observation deck,…
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JAMES J. Walker Park, today facing Hudson Street between St. Lukes Place and West Houston Street, was once an uptown branch of Trinity Cemetery, established in 1801 as a churchyard…
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I have something of a fascination for St. Luke’s Place in Greenwich Village, as it has a unique west to east street numbering scheme and is one of the few…
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CASUAL walkers around Greenwich Village will probably come across fractional addresses, such as 548 1/2 (I know there’s a way to access the one-half fraction on my keyboard, but I…
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THIS handsome, 7-story, large, red-brick building at 320 West 12th Street on the southwest corner at Hudson Street has gone by many names during its century-plus existence. Currently, it’s a luxury condominium…
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I recently walked around lower Manhattan and was glad to see Trinity Cemetery fully open again after years of partial closures during the pandemic. However, I was a bit disappointed…
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JUST when it started to get hot in June, I wrapped up my spring 2022 Lower East Side meanderings with a walk east on Kenmare and Delancey Streets. Kenmare Street…
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THE Abbey Tavern, at 3rd Avenue and East 26th Street near Gramercy Park, is one of many Irish pubs in the general area, but it is named for a much,…
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PERHAPS McSorley’s, Fanelli’s, the Old Town Bar, and the Ear Inn are more chronicled in the city’s lore and literature (at least they have in Forgotten NY) , but the Grand…