Pirates, glue factories, and mob graves: Blissville is Queens's dumping ground

… Blissville a slice of Long Island City bordered by Calvary Cemetery the Long Island … of homes and storefronts and much of the building stock dates back to the 19th century Calvary Cemetery looms along … is a popular movie and television location Bruce Waynes parents and Spidermans Uncle Ben are buried there and it is …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 14, 2017 - 9:00AM
Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… I n a history of the Bronx written in 1897 Mott Haven was described as having … expressways Now things may be turning around Recently the New York Times Travel section chose the neighborhood as … as one of its  six to celebrate in the city Samuel Brooks organizer of the fledgling Mott Haven Historic …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM