RECAP: FORGOTTENTOUR #103: PROSPECT CEMETERY and KING MANOR
Forgotten New York - On this tour held Saturday, April 23rd, 2016, we once again visited Prospect Cemetery, which opened in 1688 in the town of Jamaica, and nearby King Manor, the home of… Forgotten...
View ArticlePARSONS BOULEVARD, Flushing-Jamaica
Forgotten New York - Parsons Boulevard is one of Queens’ lengthier roads, although NYC’s various traffic agencies and city planners haven’t shown it a great amount of respect. It begins way up north...
View ArticleYORK COLLEGE-ASHMEAD PARK, Jamaica
Forgotten New York - By SERGEY KADINSKY Forgotten NY correspondent When it comes to parks that are less than an acre in size, such spaces are usually designated as squares, triangles, malls, gores,...
View ArticleFIRST PRESBYTERIAN, Jamaica
Forgotten New York - The First Presbyterian Church complex, including the parsonage, at 89-60 164th Street just north of Jamaica Avenue is another in Jamaica’s collection of very old church buildings...
View ArticleJAMAICA SODA FOUNTAIN
Forgotten New York - Here’s a painted ad I hadn’t noticed before on Merrick Boulevard between the Long Island Rail Road overpass and Douglas Avenue for what was apparently the Jamaica Soda Fountain...
View ArticleJAMAICA CEMETERY TOUR
Forgotten New York - A week or so ago, FNY posted a survey of a number of Flushing cemeteries that are relatively close together: Mount St. Mary’s, Flushing Cemetery, and what is known as… Forgotten...
View ArticleROCHDALE VILLAGE, Jamaica
Forgotten New York - By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent There is so much that can be said about Rochdale Village, the 120-acre co-op in southeastern Queens that was built on the site of a…...
View ArticleLAMPPOST HUNTING ON JAMAICA AVENUE
Forgotten New York - If you haven’t noticed it yet in Forgotten New York, I do enjoy walking under elevated trains. You never know what you’ll find under there, infrastructure-wise; I’ve located 50-75...
View ArticleREDISCOVER JAMAICA
Forgotten New York - JAMAICA is one of Queens’ three oldest neighborhoods, along with Newtown and Flushing, and it’s no surprise that those three neighborhoods have the lion’s share of colonial-era...
View ArticleVENTURE HOUSE, Jamaica
Forgotten New York - I had made my way to Jamaica from Flushing in abominable 28-degree weather (at least there were no snowmen) and about a half hour before packing it in for the… Forgotten New York -
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