THE time between the leaves fall in November and when they come back again in April can be the best time for street photography but can also be the worst.…
Staten Island
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On his recent visit to Pleasant Plains on Staten Island, Kevin went into great detail on the neighborhood’s hidden history. On its northern edge, there’s a property worthy of its…
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CONTINUED FROM PART ONE In May 2026, before the humidity set in for good, I took LIRR, subway, boat and Staten Island Railway to Pleasant Plains, a neighborhood in Staten…
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In May 2026, before the humidity set in for good, I took LIRR, subway, boat and Staten Island Railway to Pleasant Plains, a neighborhood in Staten Island I had probably…
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Continued from Part One DURING the Forgotten New York era, I’ve only discussed Travis, Staten Island, in depth twice, in 2006 and 2015. Thus, I decided a repeat visit was more than warranted…
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As the final frontier of urbanization, Staten Island has some of the city’s last working farms. Among them is the former Mohlenhoff farm that was acquired by the Parks Department…
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OLD Staten Island place names are fascinating. By 2026, most of the old place names have been expunged or renamed, with a few exceptions like Fingerboard Road, named for a…
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CRABBS Lane is about as far out in New York City as you can get, as it sits on an orphaned portion of Victory Boulevard near the West Shore Expressway…
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I have been making an effort to hit various NYC neighborhoods I haven’t explored for a while. For some of these neighborhoods, 10 years is an eternity: but for some…
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IT’S a good problem to have. I have hundreds…if not thousands…of usable photos that haven’t found their way into Forgotten New York yet, because give me the opportunity and I’m…
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NON-residents of Staten Island may not know that the borough has its very own rail line which, although resembling a subway, isn’t run as a subway at all. Formerly known as…
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Time for another entry in Sergey Kadinsky’s ongoing series featuring ethnic parks and monuments, following Irish Town, Latino Town and Italian Town. Once again, listings are not presented in strict…