Woodside Joint Transfer Station, Then and Now
Photo courtesy of Google Books, Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920: The Borough of Homes and ...
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Moore Jackson Cemetery Clean Up
First things first, what we call 51st Street at the border of Astoria and Woodside was once known ...
Queens: The Borough of Homes and Industry
In 1906, the NY Times reported that The Degnon Terminal Company had acquired some 362 building lot...
What Lies Below: Manhole Covers in Queens
I walk just about everywhere, and take a lot of photos of what I see. One of the things I look for...
Hell Gate: A Bright Passage
All residents of Queens tell fond stories of visiting Astoria Park, an oasis of green nestled squa...
A Long History of Taxis in LIC (But It’s Still Hard to Catch One!)
Long Island City is one of the most difficult places in New York City to hail a cab, which is odd ...
Elevated Echoes Along the Path of the 7 Train
Few of the teeming masses who frequent the 7 train would be truly interested in the fact that they...
The Secrets of Maspeth’s Mount Zion Cemetery
The dead in Queens outnumber the living, thanks to the Rural Cemeteries Act of 1847-8. After a se...
Sunnyside Yard: It’s the Busiest Rail Junction in the U.S.
The ironic thing is that you can't catch a train here. Yet. The Sunnyside Yard opened in 1910, an...
Commercial Farming High Over Northern Boulevard in Long Island City
The 1919 factory building found at 37-18 Northern Boulevard, the Standard Motor Products Building,...
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