Nassau

I have long had a fascination with the land borders of New York City. I have traveled much of the “undefended” Queens-Nassau border, and did a multipart series in 2011.…

NASSAU County residents know all about Hempstead Turnpike, one of its main east-west auto routes, synonymous with NY 24 for its entire length from the Queens line to East Farmingdale.…

By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten New York correspondent WE don’t usually associate southeastern Queens with mural ads as this is largely a corner of the borough covered by single-family tract houses. But…

WHILE taking a daily walk around Terrace Gardens, a development just over the Nassau line near my own Westmoreland Gardens, I found the remains of a Dole-Kemp campaign sticker. Longtime…

WHEN I moved to fabulous Flushing in 1993, I was still bicycling far distances in roadways, ranging as far west as Ridgewood and as far east as Garden City; these…

I have found what is, without a doubt, the shortest street in the NYC metropolitan area and possibly, the shortest in the United States. It’s found at the undefended border…

In 2016 and 2017, all of New York City’s streetlamps were replaced by bright white Light Emitting Diode bulbs, which shine a bright white. Regular readers of Forgotten NY know…

INFRASTRUCTURALLY, there’s a lot going on here at the undefended Queens-Nassau borderline where Jericho Turnpike/Jamaica Avenue encounter Braddock Avenue and the Cross Island Parkway. On the left, we see the…

Today in Forgotten NY, we’ll talk about a place I’ve never been to. But Sergey has…. –Ed. BY SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent On the colonial landscape of Long Island, the…

PERIODICALLY, I cross the border — completely undefended by barbed wire, rifle toting guads and dogs — from Little Neck into Nassau County. The reasons for this have been diverse…

BLOODGOOD Haviland Cutter (1817-1906) was a miller, potato farmer, property owner (he once owned the land where my garden apartment complex, Westmoreland Village, stands) and composer of light doggerel. He…

This white enamel directional sign can be found on Seagirt Boulevard just east of Beach 9th Street. It was probably placed there and is incomplete; it likely had an arrow…