Tong Wars: Gangs of Chinatown Map Click to Enlarge in a New Window 1.Hip Sing Headquarters 15 Pell Street This non-descript building is the current headquarters of the over 100-year-old Hip Sing tong. Founded in San Francisco during the gold rush, the Hip Sings were...
A well known bagel store published this guide to how to preserve your bagels after they have been bought fresh from the bagel baker. Follow these instructions or else your fresh bagel will taste and have the consistency of a hockey puck: A bagel’s fresh taste and...
We were exploring Greenwich Village yesterday when we came across a new type of bagel in town -the Bantam Bagel. It is a small bagel (kind of like a bagel munshkin) with either different cream cheese flavors, peanut butter or jam injected into the middle. The bagel...
I am now part of Better Ever After, an on-line site that offers wedding gifts, adventures, date nights and a link to your registry list for wedding gifts. What a great way to enjoy yourself before or after your wedding!! Share this link with the ones you love...
I passed the Queensboro bridge today with traffic blocked for the the marathoners running across it and at the same time, I came across this picture. The trolley pictured was the last active trolley line in NYC. It ran across the bridge to Manhattan to an underground...
PCC (Presidents Car Commission) trolley car in Downtown Brooklyn - 1943. These ran until the early 1950’s but were very common throughout cities in the U.S. Notice the buy war bonds sign on the theatre across the street.
Had a great time on the Transit Authority’s celebration of the NYC subway’s 110 anniversary! They took out the only set of what are known as the LO-V models and ran them on Sunday and today between 42nd and 96th Street on the Broadway line. Some of these cars where...
Taste is in the eyes of the beholder. Just saw another article on Facebook which posted a blog on the Village Voice as to where you can find the 10 Iconic foods of New York City. Wouldn’t you know it, Katz’s Deli was listed as THE PLACE to go for pastrami. Now we...
A sight you rarely see in New York. Coal delivery. Coal was the main source of fuel for boilers even until the late 1900’s. My school was heated by a coal fired boiler (pity the guy who had to stoke the fire!). Con Ed plants were by the rivers and waterways to enable...
Someone had this in his car junk yard and has to sell it. It is a 1935 R-6 INC subway car. No wheels or electric motors, but move it into your back yard and, wow, what a conversation piece!
