YET one more example of the classic residential architecture of the early 20th Century I found while dazedly trundling through the Upper west Side in April 2021 at #200 West…

DURING the summer, I walked many of lower Manhattan’s streets lengthwise from end to end, such as Barclay, Park Place, Murray, Warren, Duane. I have held the photos in reserve…

Is the Studebaker Building on the NE corner of Bedford Avenue and Sterling Place the most beautiful building on Bedford Avenue? It’s certainly the best-preserved building associated with the defunct…

By PATRICK O’CONNORForgotten NY contributor I’m the type of person who will take the first available spot and walk a while, rather than circulating around looking for a close-up spot…

EVEN though I’m having a busy year with photography, having added over 4000 photos to my archive this year alone up to August, I’ve decided to use the most recent…

CONTINUING my fascination with subway stationhouses… not every one of the NYC subways’ outdoor stations has one. Express or important stations on the Original 28 IRT stations built by Heins…

THERE are a curious pair of short streets in the north end of Bedford Park alongside the Grand Concourse at its northern end at Mosholu Parkway, St. Georges Crescent (no…

THE Bazzini nut empire moved out of the massive 339-343 Greenwich at Jay Street in 2009 after 123 years in Tribeca; it was originally located on Park Place but moved here in…

On a scenic bluff overlooking The Narrows, 19th century Bay Ridge was a refuge from city life with the views and breezes from this vital waterway. Insititutions valued such places…

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…

I have a fascination, or perhaps even a slight problem, with short streets that emanate from longer streets that are named for the street they are on. It’s like a…

GOING through my backlog of thousands of photos (and I’d have a bigger backlog if my photos from 2008-2015 hadn’t been lost in a botched hard drive backup somewhere along…