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Merry Firehouse

Published 5 hours ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

Engine 224 on Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights, looking festive.
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Pull Cord Buses Debut on B61 Line

Published 14 hours ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

I read about New York City Transit installing old-style bell cords in new buses some five months ago, but I didn't see one until this past weekend, on a routine trip on my local B61 line. It was strung there along the sides of the bus like a long strand of yellow, holiday garland. I liked it. ...
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Cheese Hamburger

Published 14 hours ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

When's the last time you saw a cheeseburger—perhaps America's favorite food—referred to as a "Cheese Hamburger." At Sal's Pizzeria in Carroll Gardens.
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Holiday Boats Parade

Published 14 hours ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

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A Good Sign: Weinstein and Holtzman Hardware

Published 44 hours ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

On Park Row, opposite City Hall.
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Recipes of the Lost City: Toast Colony
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Recipes of the Lost City: Toast Colony
— lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com — That's right, swank Cafe Society joint, The Colony, was such a big deal once that it has... it's own recipe for toast. Actually, this is a spin on Welsh Rarebit—a dish once massively popular in restaurants of all stripe, but now almost never made or ... (more) Recipes of the Lost City: Toast Colony

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Sparkly Boats to Cruise New York Harbor
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Sparkly Boats to Cruise New York Harbor
— lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com — New York Harbor will sparkle with Christmas lights this Saturday night. As the Hudson River Quadricentennial Celebration... year comes, the Lighted Boat Parade will be sailing down the Hudson, around the tip of Manhattan and up to the Brooklyn Bridge. ... (more) Sparkly Boats to Cruise New York Harbor

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How They Get Those Lights Up There

Published 3 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a few days ago. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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Union Street Gets Newly Painted (If Too Short) Bike Lane

Published 4 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

I got my wish. When I saw earlier this month that the City was laying down a new coat of blacktop along Union Street, from Van Brunt on east, I prayed that this meant they would paint a new bike lane. The Union Street bike lane, one of the oldest in the area, had been in a deplorable state for ...
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Lead Shack Disappears

Published 4 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

The hazerdous-material-bridge-cleaning device on the Union Street bridge—better known as the Lead Shack —has vanished. I have to guess that the City has finished scraping the lead paint off the overpass. Only now the metal bridge railings are this weird, splotchy green color. Is that the color ...
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Some Stuff That's Interesting

Published 4 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

Finally, a new entry on Dino's Now and Then : Downtown skyscrapers from the East Village Pier. The Blarney Stone on Fulton Street has finally reopened. [EV Grieve] Environmental Protection Agency to hold a meeting on Dec. 3 about the proposed listing of the Gowanus Canal on the National ...
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A Good Sign: Cloder

Published 4 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

Also a confusing sign. Does anyone know anything about what this store was/is? On Ann Street in downtown Manhattan. Right across from the back entrance of a particularly derelict Blarney Stone.
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Lighten Up, Lady

Published 4 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

I think I know why this bridal center on Seneca Street in Ridgewood, Queens, went out of business. Take a look at the hand-painted image of the bride on the left hand side of the sign. "Yikes!" says the would-be groom. "That's what a bride looks like?! She doesn't look happy!" And is she's not ...
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Penn Bar Remembered

Published 5 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

The Penn Bar and Grill used to be at 31st and Eighth Avenue. It closed for good in 1998 after 51 years. These fine images are from Aonghais MacInnes' Flickr site.
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Dirtiest Block in Midtown?

Published 5 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

Hey, what's with W. 48th Street between Sixth and Fifth? I don't mind a little grit in my New York streets; if fact, I welcome it. But this block of tiny eateries is really, really dirty, especially when you consider its proximity to super-clean, spic-and-span Rockefeller Center. Part of the ...
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Greed Makes Landlords Stupid
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Greed Makes Landlords Stupid
— lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com — From the Daily News : After inflating rent, Brooklyn landlords find storefront empty during sour economic times... BY ERIN DURKIN DAILY NEWS WRITER After almost 25 years of running their Cobble Hill dry cleaners, Kyung Dong Oh and his wife Kyung Ja Oh ... (more) Greed Makes Landlords Stupid

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Local Owners, Who Like to Walk Around Grand Army Plaza
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Local Owners, Who Like to Walk Around Grand Army Plaza
— lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com — The opening of the new Union Market branch that is taking over the former Blockbuster Video space... on Court Street should be just around the corner. Serious shelving has been moved inside the building and there are posters advertising the market in ... (more) Local Owners, Who Like to Walk Around Grand Army Plaza

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I Don't Want to Think About It

Published 6 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

I'm a parent. And I just want to let the fine people at Kellogg's know that exactly what I don't want to see on the front of a cereal box I buy for my kid is "NOW HELPS SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S IMMUNITY." Though, in theory, it may be nice to think that the breakfast cereal I select may in some ...
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Christmas Comes to Court Street

Published 6 days ago by Brooks of Sheffield (noreply@blogger.com) at Lost City

Court Street has been ready with its Christmas decorations for weeks now. I thought, since they hadn't lit them all this time, they'd wait until the day after Thanksgiving. But not. They went on tonight. Other Court Street shops have started to show their holiday spirit as well.
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Guess Where This Is?
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Guess Where This Is?
— lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com — Well, the first-ever Lost City walking tour took place yesterday, and though my modest Midwestern blood does... not permit me to boast, I think I can say it went well. The weather was fine, bright sun and just a touch of chill. I was blessed with a ... (more) Guess Where This Is?

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