Chinatown Gangs and Tongs

Chinatown Gangs and Tongs

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog

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...
Chinatown Gangs and Tongs

KEEPING YOUR BAGEL FRESH

by | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog

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...
A New Bagel in Town

A New Bagel in Town

by | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog

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...
Last Trolley Line in New York City

Last Trolley Line in New York City

by | Nov 2, 2014 | Blog

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)

PCC (Presidents Car Commission)

by | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog

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.