One again, it’s time to go back…way back..back into time with my western Queens map published in 1852. This is the earliest map of the area in my possession. It’s…
Queens
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After a 2016 slump regarding attendance, it was good to have a substantial crowd back for FNY Tour #108, a brand new one in Ravenswood, Queens, on Sunday, August 7th,…
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FNY’s Saturday, June 18th, 2016 tour was a repeat of the 2015 Woodhaven tour with a slightly shortened and revised tour route, beginning on Forest Parkway where we took in…
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ForgottenTour #103, Saturday, May 21, 2016, was a repeat of 2014’s Richmond Hill tour. We visited the now-repurposed sites of the Republican Club, RKO Keiths Theatre, Triangle Hotel, took in…
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On this tour held Saturday, April 23rd, 2016, we once again visited Prospect Cemetery, which opened in 1688 in the town of Jamaica, and nearby King Manor, the home of…
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I complain a lot about the Long Island Rail Road — its price scheme, for one thing. It costs $20.50 to ride to Manhattan from Little Neck daily in rush…
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Today my idea was to walk from Jamaica Estates, one of two ritzy (or mostly ritzy, in comparison to where I’ve lived) areas in northern Jamaica, all the way home…
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Continued from Part 1 Time for another entry in Puzzlements, Forgotten New York’s examination of noncontextual street names, especially named streets smack in the middle of areas featuring numbered or lettered…
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Today’s topic in Forgotten New York may be a bit confusing at first, but bear with me. Have you ever been walking through a neighborhood in which all or the…
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I did a Forgotten NY tour in October 2017 and had to make a detour around this stop, so I’ll do it here. Paul and Rosalie Walken opened a bakery…
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It might be surprising to know that most of the world’s countries did not have exhibits at the ’64-65 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows. Not because of any particular animus or…
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photo: Gary Fonville A few years ago, a sidewalk sign for Cron’s Bakery was revealed at Liberty Avenue and 121st Street in Ozone Park. This space was later occupied, in…