‘Simply Add Boiling Water’. New York, 1943 | Weegee

Horton's Row, Staten Island forgotten-ny.com/2026/03/horton…

Happy “Agony of Defeat Guy” Day if you’re observing it. 56 years ago today, March 21, 1970, a 22-year old Slovenian ski jumper Vinko Bogataj took the iconic spill at the World Ski Jumping Championships in West Germany. ABC stoped running Wide World of Sports in January 1998.

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Just remember the Mets went from 120 RBI at the position to a ceiling of 70 to accommodate this level of defensive artistry.

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The famous car chase in The French Connection (1971) was filmed without city permits. Director William Friedkin had stunt drivers race through real Brooklyn traffic at 90 mph, while he sat in the backseat operating the camera.

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New Kevin Walsh: Traffic bridges of New York known only to residents, never shown on maps. splicetoday.com/writing/the-jo…

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Striking out before you even get to say a word.... Buster Keaton and hat check girl Rosalind Byrne.....

it's interesting--and morally righteous--that 1980's "Coming Up" has gone from a throwaway curio to being widely regarded as the greatest song of all time.

Paul in peak form in 1980. He was 40 and still looked 22.

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One forgot to mention that yesterday was the 27th anniversary of Forgotten NY’s debut on the World Wide Web. That was when dial up modems were commonplace so when I was using the internet it was on my land line and I couldn’t take phone calls.

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