Jason DeCanio
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thequeensnewyorker/subscribe HELLO EVERYONE IM JASON DECANIO A NATIVE NEW YORKER RESIDING IN OVIEDO FLORIDA, AND THE HOST OF THIS GREAT CHANNEL, THAT FOCUSES ON THE HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS AND NEW YORK CITY. EACH WEEK FOR 15-20 MINUTES WILL LOOK BACK AT WHAT MAKES QUEENS NOT ONLY THE BIGGEST BOROUGH OF THE 5 BUT HOW IT CAME ABOUT. THIS CHANNEL WILL ENTERTAIN, INFORM, INSPIRE AND CONNECT WITH RICH HISTORY THAT MADE QUEENS THE TALK OF THE TOWN. JOIN ME TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY FOR A LOOK AT ALL THAT QUEENS HAS TO OF...
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Jason DeCanio
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Sep 28, 2026
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Episodes
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 105: THE YELLOW TAXI CABS 27.09.2020 22:55
ON THIS EDITION ITS PART 2 WHERE WILL LOOK AT THE 1980-1990s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_New_York_City#1980s PICTURES BY THE WIKI-MEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1987_Chevrolet_Caprice_New_York_Taxi_Cab.jpg#/media/File:1987_Chevrolet_Caprice_New_York_Taxi_Cab.jpg
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 104: YELLOW TAXI CABS 27.09.2020 20:58
ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE NEXT IN OUR SERIES ON TRANSPORTATION, THE HISTORY OF THE YELLOW TAXI CAB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_New_York_City#History PICTURES BY THE WIKI-MEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1990-1126-500,_Kraftdroschke.jpg#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1990-1126-500,_Kraftdroschke.jpg https://commons.wikimedia....
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 103: MTA BUSES 26.09.2020 23:02
WILL LOOK AT THE FINAL PART OF BUSES AND HOW THE OPERATIONS OF THE LOCAL AND EXPRESS ROUTES WERE MADE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTA_Regional_Bus_Operations#Operations PICTURES BY: https://www.facebook.com/MTANewYorkCityTransit/ https://www.nytransitmuseumstore.com/collections/memorabilia/stickerm-retro-logo.html LOOK FOR ARCHIVED SHOWS AT ANCHOR: https://anchor.fm/thequeensn...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 102: MTA BUS COMPANY 25.09.2020 19:50
ON THIS EDITION ITS PART ONE OF THE COMPANY THAT BOUGHT OUT ALL THE PRIVATELY OWNED BUSES BACK IN 2006, THE BLUEBIRDS OF TRANSPORTATION, MTA BUS COMPANY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTA_Regional_Bus_Operations#MTA_Bus PICTURES BY NYC TRANSIT: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Mta-New-York-City-Transit/reviews?fjobtitle=Bus+Driver&ftopic=wlbalance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuyteuJM...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 101: VARSITY BUS COMPANY 25.09.2020 20:26
ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE 4TH PRIVATELY OWNED BUS COMPANY DRIVING AROUND THE FIVE BOROUGHS BEFORE BEING BOUGHT BY MTA, IT'S THE COMMAND BUS COMAPNY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varsity_Bus_Company PICTURES BY WIKI MEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Command_Bus_Company_Orion_V_05.501_CNG_4966.jpg#/media/File:Command_Bus_Company_Orion_V_05.501_CNG_4966.jpg http://ww...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 100: JAMAICA BUSES 23.09.2020 20:56
IT'S THE MILESTONE OF THE SERIES 100 EPISODES AND WILL LOOK AT THE JAMAICA BUSES AND THE HISTORY OF THIS FLEET: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Buses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_depots_of_MTA_Regional_Bus_Operations#Baisley_Park_Depot PICTURES BY PUBLIC. FOTKI.COM: https://public.fotki.com/esbdave/us-coach-east/new-york-coach-companies/jamaica-buses/jamaica-buses-974f...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 98: TRIBORO COACH 21.09.2020 22:28
ON THIS EDITION WILL LOOK AT THE SECOND PRIVATELY OWNED BUS COMPANYTHAT STARTED IN 1931, TRIBORO COACH: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboro_Coach PICTURES BY WIKI MEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TriboroCoachINCLOGO.JPG#/media/File:TriboroCoachINCLOGO.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MTA_Bus_GMC_RTS_7093.jpg#/media/File:MTA_Bus_GMC_RTS_7093.jpg FLICKR: https...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 97: GREEN BUS LINES 19.09.2020 22:57
ON THIS EDITION ONE DAY ON THE EVE OF OUR 1ST YEAR ON YOUTUBE, WILL LOOK AT THE FIRST PRIVATE OWNED BUS COMPANY THAT STARTED IN 1925, GREEN BUS LINES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bus_Lines PICTURES BY FLICKR AND WIKI MEDIA: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mbernero/15872316328 http://transferpoint.bravepages.com/museum/transit_pictures/13/index.html https://metro.fandom.com/wiki/G...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 96: PART 1 HISTORY OF MTA BUSES 19.09.2020 22:05
TODAY STARTS A NEW SERIES IN THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION AS NOW WILL LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE MTA AND HOW IT GOT STARTED: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTA_Regional_Bus_Operations#History PICTURES BY THE WIKI-MEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYC_Transit_Authority_Mack_C-49_6259.jpg#/media/File:NYC_Transit_Authority_Mack_C-49_6259.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 95; PART 11 OF THE IND 19.09.2020 20:26
IT'S THE FINALE OF THE HISTORY OF THE INDEPENDENT SUBWAY SYSTEM AND IT CONCLUDES WITH PROJECTS AND EXPANSIONS FROM 2010-2020: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway#2010s_and_2020s PICTURES BY THE WIKI-MEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_ferry_station_loop_platform.jpg#/media/File:South_ferry_station_loop_platform.jpg https://commons.wikimedi...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 94: PART 10 OF THE IND 19.09.2020 21:09
ON THIS SECOND TO LAST EDITION OF THE HISTORY OF THE IND, WILL LOOK AT THE 90s AND THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACKS THAT DESTROYED PARTS OF THE SUBWAY AND HAD TO BE REBUILT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway#Revitalization_and_recent_history PICTURES BY THE WIKI PEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bleecker_Street_-_Broadway_%E2%80%93_Lafayette_S...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 93: PART 9 OF THE IND 19.09.2020 22:08
ON THIS EDITION OF THE IND SERIES WILL LOOK AT FARE EVASION AND REHABILITATION AND RISING TRENDS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway#Fare_evasion PICTURES BY THE WIKI-MEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Third_avenue_el_at_169th_street_bronx.jpg#/media/File:Third_avenue_el_at_169th_street_bronx.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYCS_BM...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 92: PART 8 OF THE IND 18.09.2020 22:31
ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT OTHER VARIOUS CRIMES BESIDES GRAFFITI ON THE SUBWAYS DURING THE 70'S AND 80'S: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway#Crime NEWS OF THE WEIRD: https://www.uexpress.com/news-of-the-weird/2020/5/8 PICTURES BY WIDEWALLS: https://www.widewalls.ch/brooklyn-graffiti-new-york/history-evolution-roots/ FINE ART AMERICA: https:...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 91: PART 7 OF THE IND 18.09.2020 21:19
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CRIME THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN 1974 AND 1981: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway PICTURES BY THE WIKI-PEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYC_Subway_R1_100.jpg#/media/File:NYC_Subway_R1_100.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MTA_NYC_Subway_1_train_leaving_125th_St...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 90: PART 6 OF THE IND 18.09.2020 21:26
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT RIDERSHIP AND SERVICE CUTS PLUS THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CURRENT IND AND ISS LINES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway#Ridership_and_service_cuts PICTURES BY THE WIKI-PEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N_approaching_6_Av_in_BR_trench_jeh. JPG#/media/File:N_approaching_6_Av_in_BR_trench_jeh. JPG https://commons.w...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 89: PART 5 OF THE IND 14.09.2020 21:26
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A PART 5 LOOK OF THE IND AND ISS DURING THE 1950s AND 1960s, PLUS THE GRAFFITI PART IN THE EARLY 70s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway PICTURES BY THE WIKI MEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Down_Culver_Ramp_jeh. JPG#/media/File:Down_Culver_Ramp_jeh. JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Culverstub. JPG#/media/File...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 88: PART 4 OF THE IND 11.09.2020 21:35
ON THIS CINCO DE MAYO EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE DECLINING YEARS OF THE IND WHERE THINGS TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORST, BUT REBOUND VERY QUICKLY IN THE 1980s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway PICTRUES BY THE WIKI PEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IND_timeline.png#/media/File:IND_timeline.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mappa_Independ...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 87: THE HISTORY OF THE IND PART 3 08.09.2020 21:15
ON THIS EDITION WILL LOOK AT THE POST-UNIFICATION EXPANSION AND REORGANIZATION OF THE IND: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway PICTURES BY THE WIKI-PEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Independent_Subway_by_David_Shankbone.jpg#/media/File:Independent_Subway_by_David_Shankbone.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1939_Station_Guide_Independ...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 86: THE HISTORY OF THE IND PART 2 06.09.2020 22:15
IT'S PART 2 OF THE HISTORY OF THE IND AND WILL LOOK AT THE CONTINUING LINES AND EXPANSION PLANS PLUS A START OF THE LOOK OF THE UNIFICATION AND DIVISION DIFFERENCES AS WELL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway PICTURES BY THE WIKI PEDIA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1929_IND_Second_System.jpg#/media/File:1929_IND_Second_System.jpg https://common...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 85: THE HISTORY OF THE INDEPENDENT SUBWAY SYSTEM PART 1 06.09.2020 21:36
ON THIS EDITION THE BRT AND BMT RUN INTO SOME PRETTY BAD FINANCIAL PROBLEMS SO MAYOR JOHN F. HYLAN DID SOME CUTBACKS AND FINALLY AN INDEPENDENT SYSTEM CAME INTO BEING. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway PICTURES BY THE WIKI PEDIA AND FLICKR: This image was originally posted to Flickr by MTAPhotos at https://flickr.com/photos/61135621@N03/19329819685. It w...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 84: THE HISTORY OF THE BROOKLYN MANHATTAN TRANSIT CORPORATION PART 2 05.09.2020 22:14
ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE CONCLUDING STORY OF HOW THE BMT PRECEEDED ITS FORMER SYSTEM AND TOOK ITSELF INTO THE 20TH CENTURY WITH MAJOR UPGRADES AND EXPANSIONS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn%E2%80%93Manhattan_Transit_Corporation PICTURES BY PUBLIC DOMAIN, NYCURBANISM.COM: https://www.nycurbanism.com/map-store/brooklyn-manhattan-transit-company-map-1939
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 83: THE HISTORY OF THE BRT AND BMT PART 1 04.09.2020 22:35
ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE NEXT TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT PRECEEDED THE INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM, THE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Rapid_Transit_Compan PHOTO BY : https://www.facebook.com/brooklynels/photos/a.469460863254760/1501181776749325/?type=3&theater
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 82 THE HISTORY OF THE IRT PART 4 04.09.2020 21:09
IT'S THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT MADE THE SUBWAY WHAT IT IS TODAY:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_history_of_the_IRT_subway PHOTO BY SHUTTERSTOCK: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/new-york-city-april-20-2018-1089549974
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 81: THE HISTORY OF THE IRT PART 3 04.09.2020 21:36
ON THIS EDITION IT'S PART 3 AS ITS NOW A LOOK AT THE EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS THAT CONTINUE TO EXPAND IT FURTHER INTO BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_history_of_the_IRT_subway NYC JOKES FROM THE TIMES:https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/28/nyregion/new-york-jokes-please-don-t-feed-the-supermodels-and-other-letterman-isms.html PHOTO BY: https://picryl.com/med...
THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 80: THE HISTORY OF THE IRT PART 2 30.08.2020 22:56
IT'S PART 2 OF THE EARLY HISRTORY OF THE INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPENING INFO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_history_of_the_IRT_subway PLEASE VISIT TWO GREAT CHANNELS: PAULA CODO: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtVReFqLquAAIliwtfFcOA STUDENT LIFE MADE EASY: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKhCV5YUcU75ngIiQbdb2Q PHOTO BY: http:...
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