On the eastern edge of Brooklyn is a lengthy median flanked by service roads for an unbuilt highway. As it cuts through the street grid, Conduit Boulevard has a set…
Ozone Park
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In early April I began what I hoped would be a lengthy walk in Ozone Park and Howard Beach, an intriguing area with odd dead ends and even some hidden…
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HOW the mighty have fallen! The former United National Bank of Long Island at 101st Avenue and 95th Street is now used as a 99-cent store. Amazingly, it has retained…
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THESE are the remains of the old Ozone Park LIRR station just south of 101st Avenue at 100th Street. This was once a very important transfer point on the LIRR. The present…
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For my purposes the one-block stretch of 101st Avenue between Forbell and Drew Streets is one of the most unusual in the city. Why? Well, it’s the only street in…
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I’d say there are relatively few New Yorkers who haven’t picked up an TV set or an air conditioner at P.C. Richard, or at least knows a friend who has.…
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The old Cross Bay Theatre, 94-11 Rockaway Boulevard, at the junction of two of Queens’ busiest, pedal to the metal thoroughfares: Rockaway Boulevard, which connects Brooklyn with the Five Towns of…
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On two recent days, braving ungodly heat in the upper 80s with matching humidity, I marched around with the camera in Ozone Park, specifically up and down Liberty Avenue and…
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There’s a lot going on in this 1929 E.E. Rutter photo of Pitkin Avenue and Sitka Street. For example, note the stacked street signs. If you look carefully you can…
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From beginning to end, from Brooklyn through Queens and into Nassau County, Linden Boulevard is one of NYC’s lengthiest thoroughfares, running a total of 12.3 miles. However it’s also unique…
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By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent One of the most visible roads in southern Brooklyn and Queens is Linden Boulevard, which has its western start at Flatbush Avenue, running for six…
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By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent On the map of southern Queens the most visible grid-defying road is Rockaway Boulevard, which runs for 9.5 miles from the Brooklyn-Queens border at Eldert…