Hunters Point
A few things to get out of the way at the start of this post are that a) the intersection of 23rd Street and 45th Avenue in the Hunters Point section used to be part of the Van Alst family’s farming empire, b) the Van Alst land was purchased by Eliaphas Nott on behalf of…
In his recent State of the City address, Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a citywide ferry service that would cost the same as a bus or train ride, including several new routes that would hopscotch along both sides of the East River and would reach as far as the Rockaways in Queens, Soundview in the…
Although Brooklyn is known as the “Borough of Churches,” Queens is no slouch in that category either. Spires, steeples, minarets and domes accentuate the streetscape in just about every part of Queens. Each one is a marker for the vast amount of history and culture that they represent. Many of these houses of worship are…
I used to work in Long Island City, as production manager to a now defunct bedding and home furnishings company. We had our sewing and shipping facilities in a factory building near the Silvercup Studios. Whenever I had the opportunity, I would walk around the neighborhood on my lunch hour and see what I could…
It's my understanding that Battle Ax Gleason lived at present day, 21-49 45th Avenue (formerly 12th Street).
Vice, LIC, the Battle-Ax, and an Assassin of JoyActually the Triborough Bridge was renamed in 2008 and the Queensboro Bridge in 2011. Additionally Austrians like myself don't blithely continue calling them Triboro and Queensboro Bridges. We PROUDLY call them by their rightful names.
A Stroll Through Hunters PointThe LIC ferry would be an excellent transfer point if MTA utilized the Long Island City LIRR station more often. I suggested to someone that finding some way to add light rail or some sort of transit along the LIRR between Jamaica and LIC would be a great asset to Central Queens neighborhoods. It would connect Jamaica, Richmond Hill, Glendale, Ridgewood and Maspeth, the latter three of which are badly underserved by public transit, directly to the ferry. The station is literally across the street, a lot closer than the 7 train is.
Ferry Days on the East RiverHow about Queensie?
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