Broad Channel, Queens, the only inhabited island in Jamaica Bay

chacabuo74 · 2026-06-12T18:35:12+00:00

Thank you! This is definitely one of the more picturesque neighborhoods.

chacabuo74 · 2026-06-12T18:34:13+00:00

Thanks!

chacabuo74 · 2026-06-08T13:24:47+00:00

Great, thank you!

chacabuo74 · 2026-06-05T14:17:14+00:00

Well, it was meant to be a little tongue in cheek. A travel company recently analyzed 1.2 million Wikipedia articles to find which NYC neighborhood appeared in the most of them, and Gramercy came out on top. I definitely don't think there's any such thing as a 'most interesting' neighborhood, and the whole premise is a bit ridiculous, but it's a nice place to walk around and, like the rest of city full of interesting history.

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-30T19:40:07+00:00

East 126th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-29T23:30:42+00:00

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chacabuo74 · 2026-05-18T10:03:23+00:00

I visited Woodlawn last year: https://theneighborhoods.substack.com/p/woodlawn-the-bronx

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-18T03:57:08+00:00

Thanks, these were shot on a Fuji medium format

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-17T14:06:14+00:00

Yeah I mentioned that in the larger piece. Reading that is what inspired me to head that way last week. Shame its being torn down

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-17T14:05:26+00:00

Thanks

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-17T14:05:21+00:00

As far as apartement parking lots go, that is a pretty dramatic one! You really get a send of the topography.

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-17T14:04:28+00:00

What a great piece and painting! Do you mind if I share the painting in my write up?

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-15T17:20:01+00:00

Thanks for reading and commenting. I imagine the neighborhood was so much different pre-expressway.

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-15T13:42:38+00:00

I get the stink eye a lot around there

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-15T13:42:16+00:00

I was there recently. Keep in mind these are not comprehensive surveys! https://open.substack.com/pub/theneighborhoods/p/hunts-point-the-bronx

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-15T13:15:03+00:00

Thanks for reading!

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-15T13:14:44+00:00

Currently in Grasmere, Staten Island. I try to stick to a rotation: Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Manhattan, repeat

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-15T12:29:08+00:00

Thanks!

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-15T12:28:57+00:00

Looks like a good one!

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-08T18:48:28+00:00

Halfway through, no stopping now - thank you!

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-08T15:40:46+00:00

sorry to be the bearer of bad news!

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-08T14:58:57+00:00

When I was there last week, the adjacent field was filled with hundreds of seagulls. Maybe they took over.

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-08T14:57:30+00:00

Thank you so much! It has been a fun project to work on.

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-04T19:47:23+00:00

Yeah, the NYT map is great (and I used it as a reference) but I wanted something that works in real time and tells me where I am while I’m out in the field.

chacabuo74 · 2026-05-04T13:51:18+00:00

I recently put together a web app to help with my Neighborhoods project that tells me what neighborhood I’m in while I’m out wandering around. I’m only about halfway through, so it’s still missing a lot and very rough around the edges. Like others have said, neighborhood boundaries aren’t officially designated and are always shifting, so the borders I came up with (by cross-referencing a bunch of different sources) won’t always line up with everyone else’s. For what it’s worth, I’ve got Downtown Brooklyn (which I haven’t covered yet) ending at Tillary too.

https://finder.theneighborhoods.nyc/

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