I'll let Kevin Walsh tell the story of this ancient, vine-shrouded dwelling.

These foot-operated underground garbage receivers are a common curbside sight in Astoria Heights, where many of the residential complexes have chosen to install them.

IN MEMORY OF
THE 84 EMPLOYEES OF
THE PORT AUTHORITY OF
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE ATTACK ON THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER ON
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

This memorial park, located right across the street from LaGuardia Airport, is named for Frank J. McManus, a local soldier who died in Vietnam and who presumably was the park's sole honoree in the years before 9/11.

Must be visiting from Brooklyn

This is actually just the approach to the Queens side of the bridge that leads to Rikers. You're not allowed to walk over, but you can take the bus to visit an inmate, or even marry one.

I wonder what word preceded "establishment".

Regular and bathtubbed

The Triborough may have been officially renamed a few years ago, but this Druidic pillar, one of a pair straddling the Grand Central Parkway as it makes its way toward the bridge, is having none of it.

A few friends and I once visited this banquet hall during off hours, and the management let us wander around and look at all the rooms. The highlight, without question, was the photo studio.

This waterside condominium is just a bit out of scale with its surroundings.

Triborough and Hell Gate

of a heavily landscaped Astoria Village mansion