WHILE West 33rd passes the Empire State Building as it nears 5th Avenue, I was more fascinated by the Bawo and Dotter Building across the street at #20 West 33rd,…
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As Forgotten NY readers know I am an infrastructure buff and FNY is at its heart an infrastructure blog, so when something like a new pedestrian bridge opens, I’m usually…
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THERE are a couple of interesting churches around town named for the Transfiguration, an incident described in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke in which Jesus reveals His divinity…
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WELL, you don’t see too many of these any more. I’d estimate there are approximately 25 or 30 at the most of these curved-mast octagonal shaft lampposts around town, with…
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THE South Street Seaport has lost many of its mainstays during the 21st Century…the restaurants Sloppy Louie’s and Sweet’s; the Fulton Fish Market itself, which moved to Hunts Point in…
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JUST a quick one this week, as I will be occupied much of Easter Sunday and I am busy assembling the FNY 25th anniversary event presentation scheduled for Thursday, April…
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TIME once again to jump into the H.G. Wells Time Machine and head for some time other than now. This contraption is hard to keep around my apartment, especially with…
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I have a number of Crosstown posts lined up as there are still hundreds of east-west NYC streets to be covered, and I now have a backlog of photos that…
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FOR the first time since 2022, I have a “deep bench” in sports terms, a hefty and healthy backlog of photos from a number of different walks, which is surprising…
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GUSTY winds and occasional showers are not my ideal walking conditions, but on the weekend, I’ll take what is offered, as I am working fulltime at home during the week.…
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UNUSUALLY for a NYC subway station that opened in July 1918, the 68th Street-Hunter College station has a mezzanine section built over the tracks. When it’s not too busy, you…
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ADMITTEDLY this is not my favorite lamppost around town, but the lamps designed and installed by the not for profit organization called the 34th Street Partnership have now been in…