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When most New Yorkers think of Murray Hill, they likely think of the area on the east side of Manhattan, just south of the United Nations between 34th and 42nd Street and east of Madison Avenue…and they well might, since its tree-lined streets harbor beautiful brownstones, high rise buildings and townhouses. It is home to…
I had made my way from Hunters Point east, hugging the Queens Midtown Expressway since I hadn’t used that route before (I won’t again; it’s boring) and drifting northeast, was edging through Sunnyside en route to the #7 train home. Once I got to 48th Avenue, I was met with a great deal of signage…
Turn a corner in Queens, and you never know what ethic group you’ll run into, especially in the Elmhurst-Jackson Heights-Flushing axis, home to dozens of nationalities, especially from South America and Asia. I had never known that Elmhurst was a gathering place for expatriate Sherpa, whose homeland is in the shadow of the Himalaya Mountains…
Over on Queens Boulevard, in Elmhurst, you’ll notice the First Presbyterian Church of Newtown at the corner of 54th Avenue. It’s the Gothic structure which is incongruous with its surroundings, which are mainly retail shops, a diner, and a medium sized shopping mall. The First Presbyterian Church of Newtown is one of the oldest congregations in the entire city,…
Kevin, great article on Far Rockaway, but there is a new player in the Rockaways when it comes to newspapers and it is The Rockaway Times http://rockawaytimes.com/ The Rockaway Times was launched June 26, 2014. Kevin Boyle, after a long distinguished career as an editor, columnist, and reporter decided to pursue this entrepreneurial endeavor because Rockaway, Queens, New York was calling out for a new, fresh voice.
Nearest Faraway Place: Far Rockawayhttp://observer.com/2015/02/the-tyranny-of-nostalgia-is-making-cities-unaffordable/
A Bridge Between Neighborhoods, Part 1**like**
Sunnyside of the WorldThe statement in the article: '...following years of total disrepair' is inaccurate. The theater was showing movies until 1977, right up to its sale to the church, and no real alteration of the interior was ever done. From the NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/15/realestate/streetscapes-jamaica-s-valencia-theater-success-story-masks-landmarks-law-quirk.html "Ironically, the Valencia is one of the last interiors to need protection; a chandelier, different paint colors and a display of crutches discarded by the healed are the only changes in the building."
Inside a Spectacular Movie Palace Turned Church in Jamaica