Queens

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…

Continued from Part 1 Back in March 2000 I set out with a band of urban explorers that walked the old LIRR Rockaway Branch from Rego Park to Woodhaven. The…

I’ve always thought that New York City should maximize its transit options. There are still miles upon miles of (mostly) intact railroad right-of-way that could be restored to revenue-based transit…

Now and then, a bit of original New York topography peeks through the concrete, bricks and glass. Oakland Lane, at 46th Avenue and Cloverdale Boulevard in Bayside, is a piece…

I’ve begun to think about “stuff” lately. Forgotten New York celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, and I didn’t start on it until 1998, when I was 40 years old.…

Back in Astoria again — or rather, its northwestern end, which is also called Ditmars, named for the boulevard that bisects it and takes the place of 22nd Avenue (coincidentally,…

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…

March 2019 marks Forgotten New York’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, I’ve re-scanned about 150 key images from the early days of FNY from 35MM prints. In the early…

I happened to be at Book Culture, a new independent bookstore on Jackson Avenue in Hunters Point, in March 2019 to attend a book signing: The Mets’ Art Shamsky and…

By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent On a recent stint in jury duty I had the opportunity to appreciate the detailed lobby mosaic in the otherwise understated Queens County Courthouse. I…

Continued from Part 1 This week’s FNY page takes its name from the classic Hank Williams country song and the 1997 David Lynch film noir. The idea came in a flash of inspiration…

This week’s FNY page takes its name from the classic Hank Williams country song and the 1997 David Lynch film noir. The idea came in a flash of inspiration —…