Fascinating article on rediscovering Queens, how “Queens has become cool”
Image source: Wikimedia Peter Greenberg, one of America’s most respected travel journalists, pub...
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1940s New York: See what your neighborhood used to be like with this interactive map
Image source: 1940s New York Have you ever heard of Nassau Heights in Queens? Today, it's known a...
Question of the Day – if you could live at any time in Queens’ history, when would that be?
It's history day here at QueensNYC! We've got some great posts coming today about the history or t...
Closing Bell: The Battle of Brooklyn
The annual reenactment of the Battle of Brooklyn at Green-Wood Cemetery is coming up Aug. 26, the ...
Walkabout: Brooklyn’s Small Parks: Tompkins Park, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux laid out Tompkins Park in 1871....
Traditional German pastries at Rudy’s Bakery and Cafe in Ridgewood
For years, Ridgewood had a thriving German population, immigrants who came to NYC in the early 20thÂ...
LPC Approves Makeover of Municipal Building
After denying one round of renovation plans in June, the Landmarks Preservation Commission gave its ...
First Collaboration Between 3 Top NYC Art Museums for Caribbean Crossroads Exhibit
On Saturday, the Queens Museum of Art will make history at its opening reception for an ambitious ...
Walkabout: The Bush’s, and Brooklyn’s Industry City, Part 2
Read Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of this story. Irving T. Bush was the eldest so...
Walkabout: Trashing Atlantic Avenue, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. In March of 1912, the Real Estate Record and Builder’s Guide, the bi...
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