LONGTIME Forgotten fan David Silver found this small fence “medallion” in Jamaica, at 143-13 95th Avenue between Allendale Street and Brisbin; it’s left over from the 1960s or earlier, before…

As the final frontier of urbanization, Staten Island has some of the city’s last working farms. Among them is the former Mohlenhoff farm that was acquired by the Parks Department…

By PATRICK O’CONNORForgotten NY correspondent In the ever-changing landscape that is NYC housing, there have been a few examples of churches repurposed as apartments. In his article on Bushwick, Kevin…

By DAVID MELTZERForgotten NY contributor THE Korean War lasted for three years, from June of 1950 until the armistice signed in July of 1953.  It is often called “The Forgotten…

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 in…

In the Orthodox Jewish community of the Five Towns and Rockaways, Simcha Day Camp is among the popular summer choices for boys on account of its sizable campus. The superblock…

As Queens residents know, the vast amount of its streets are numbered; in general, Avenues run west to east, while Streets run from north to south. When this system was…

THIS sliver of a park at Webster Avenue and East Fordham Road carries a historic name. This small park is a vestige of a far larger estate once called “Rose…

QUEENS’ Seneca Avenue is noteworthy as its name can be said to come from two different languages. The official version is that the street was named for one of the…

New York is filled with Dutch names resulting from its history. On the Rockaway peninsula, Amstel Boulevard takes its name from Amsterdam’s namesake river. Running for five blocks, it can…

WALTON High School, 2790 Reservoir Avenue, was founded as an all-girls high school in 1923, became “co-ed” in 1977 and closed in June 2008. Today the building that housed Walton is…

By PATRICK O’CONNORForgotten NY Contributor CONTINUED FROM PART 1 My first visit to Hart Island occurred in February 2025 through a tour offered by the Parks Department Urban Park Rangers. In…