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Kevin Walsh

Kevin Walsh is the webmaster of the award-winning website Forgotten NY, and the author of the books "Forgotten New York" and also, with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, "Forgotten Queens."

Stories By Kevin Walsh

NYC Explained

Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop 2020: Get the Details!

By Kevin Walsh · Dec. 26, 2019
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Exploring NYC

The World Series Was Played in the Shadow of This Manhattan Bluff

By Kevin Walsh · May 15, 2019
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NYC Life

Here's Everything You Need to Know About NYC Tap Water

By Kevin Walsh · May 9, 2019
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Exploring NYC

The Five Points Was the Most Notorious Neighborhood in NYC History

By Kevin Walsh · April 22, 2019
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Exploring NYC

'Bloody Angle': The Story of Doyers Street and Chinatown's Odd Alleys

By Kevin Walsh · April 3, 2019
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Exploring NYC

The Odd Stories Behind 6 NYC Neighborhood Names

By Kevin Walsh · March 26, 2019
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NYC Explained

Is Brooklyn on Long Island? Is Queens Part of Long Island?

By Kevin Walsh · Feb. 28, 2019
Exploring NYC

Washington, Lincoln, Tyler, and More: The Presidential Streets of NYC

By Kevin Walsh · Feb. 18, 2019
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Exploring NYC

6 NYC Streets That Shouldn't Have Their Names

By Kevin Walsh · Feb. 14, 2019
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Exploring NYC

How Manhattan Got Its Name: The Story of NYC's 5 Borough Names

By Kevin Walsh · Feb. 5, 2019
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Exploring NYC

NYC Sidewalk Plaques and Markers Put the City's History Underfoot

By Kevin Walsh · Jan. 15, 2019
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Exploring NYC

Manhattan Bridge: The Story of NYC's Most Unsung East River Span

By Kevin Walsh · Dec. 12, 2018
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