LIC in flux

Curbed has an interesting photoessay on LIC by Nathan Kensinger.






These days you have to snap it fast before it becomes a pile of rubble.

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Where was this photo taken?

This photo from the Museum of the City of New York is entitled, "The crowded main square at Long Island City; street car and bicyclists visible."

Where was the "main square" of LIC in 1898?

Here's the answer:

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Downtown Flushing in olden times

The following photos come from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York.


136-50 Roosevelt Avenue, near Main Street. Old Central Bus Terminal building, three-stories, 330 feet long, faces west. 1942

Roosevelt Avenue. [Row of shops.] 1951

136-20 to 30 Roosevelt Avenue. [Row of shops.] 1942

Roosevelt Avenue. Looking N.W. along north side at N.W. corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Union Street. 1951

Roosevelt Avenue. Looking S.W. along south side, at S.W. corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Union Street. 1951

Roosevelt Avenue. Looking S.E. at Main Street. 1951

Roosevelt Avenue. Looking S.E. from L.I.R.R. platform at corner of Kissena Road and 41st Avenue, also shows park in front of library. 1951

136-21 Roosevelt Avenue. Consolidated Edison Building, view looking N.E. from near corner of Main Street along Roosevelt Avenue. 1951

136-31 Roosevelt Avenue. Stores. 1951

39-01 Main Street. [Row of shops.] 1944

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Crop of candidates doesn't want to be like Helen

From the Daily News:

All five candidates for Queens Borough President promised at a candidates forum Wednesday night not to use a personal driver when they take office.

That pledge marks a departure from the routine of current Beep Helen Marshall, who is driven to events in a sedan with custom plates.

All five also said they would not continue Marshall's practice of using a personal photographer.

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