Jason DeCanio

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER

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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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Sep 28, 2026

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THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 79: THE HISTORY OF THE INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM PART 1 29.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE VERY FIRST TRANSIT SYSTEM TO RUN THROUGH THE TUNNELS AND ELEVATED TRACKS THROUGH THE FIVE BOROUGHS, KNOWN AS THE INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM OR IRT:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_history_of_the_IRT_subway Photo by:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1897_Poor%27s_Brooklyn_Rapid_Transit_Company.jpg

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 78: THE HISTORY OF THE SUBWAY SYSTEM PART 2 26.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE BEACH PNEUMATIC TRANSIT SYSTEM WHICH RAN FROM 1869-1898, AND A FIRST LOOK AT THE IRT IN 1898. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 77: THE HISTORY OF THE SUBWAY PART 1 25.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE FIRST SIGHTINGS OF THE BUILDING OF THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY AND HOW THE LINES GOT NAMED. HERE ARE TWO CHANNELS TO GO AND VISIT, THEY ARE GROWING AND NEED OUR HELP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway ULTIMATE GAMING CHANNEL:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXT8czaqJCyHWWfbLJsMTVw CB RUSH:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 75: THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION PART 4 23.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT PART 4 OF TRANSPORTATION WITH THE ROBERT MOSES ERA, 20TH CENTURY AND 21ST CENTURY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_transportation_in_New_York_City https://www.vulture.com/2016/02/jokes-about-new-york-and-los-angeles.html

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 73: THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION PART 3 4-2-2020 23.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION IT'S A CONTINUED LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELEVATED RAILWAYS AND SUBWAYS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_transportation_in_New_York_City https://www.vulture.com/2016/02/jokes-about-new-york-and-los-angeles.html

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 72: THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION PART 2 22.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE NEXT PART OF TRANSPORTATION, WATER TRANSPORT, INCLUDING  TUGBOATS, STEAMSHIPS, AND A LOOK AT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THE FIRST BRIDGE TO BE BUILT TO CONNECT THE ISLANDS OF MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_transportation_in_New_York_City

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 70: THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION PART 1 22.08.2020

IT'S THE FIRST EPISODE IN WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION IN NEW YORK CITY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_transportation_in_New_York_City

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 69: 3-24-2020 21.08.2020

ON THIS FINAL EDITION OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND FAMOUS PLACES OF INTEREST, IT'S A LOOK AT A PARK NAMED AFTER A FAMOUS AFRO-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST ROY WILKINS PARK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Wilkins_Park

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 68: 3-21-2020 21.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT A PARK THAT BORDERS THREE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS, BAISLEY POND PARK:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baisley_Pond_Park

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 67:3-19-2020 19.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF S VERY FAMOUS TUCKED HIDDEN PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MIDDLE VILLAGE, JUNIPER VALLEY PARK:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper_Valley_Park

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 66: 3-17-2020 18.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION IT'S A LOOK AT THE 10TH LARGEST PARK AND THIRD OVERALL IN QUEENS....FOREST PARK:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Park_(Queens)

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 64: 3-14-2020 18.08.2020

IT'S PI DAY ON EPISODE 64 AND PART 2 OF FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK FOCUSING ON PARK PLANNING AND THE TWO WORLD'S FAIR:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing_Meadows%E2%80%93Corona_Park#Park_planning_and_World's_Fairs

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 62: 3-10-2020 17.08.2020

IT'S PART TWO OF THE ONLY SALT MARSHLAND THAT EXISTS IN QUEENS, UDALLS COVE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udalls_Cove

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 61: 3-7-2020 17.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION WE WILL NOW LOOK INTO AN AREA OF SECULISION AND MYSTERY TUCKED AWAY IN THE MARSH AND WETLANDS OF DOUGLASTON AND LITTLE NECK BAY CALLED UDALLS COVE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udalls_Cove

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 60: 3-5-2020 16.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT A HISTORIC PLACE OF INTEREST IN COLLEGE POINT CALLED THE POPPENHUSEN INSTITUTE.  BUILT IN 1868 AND WITH PRIVATE FUNDS DONATED BY CONRAD POPPENHUSEN, THIS PLACE OF INTEREST HOUSE A WORLD OF OPORTUNITY TO ANYONE ANYWHERE IN QUEENS. POPPENHAUSEN INSTITUTE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppenhusen_Institute https://poppenhuseninstitute.org/

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 58: 2-29-2020 16.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION WE WILL LOOK AT TWO GREAT NATIONAL PARKS THAT DATE BACK TO LATE 1890'S-1929: ALLEY POND PARK AND CROCHERON PARK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_Pond_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocheron_Park

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 57: 2-27-2020 16.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION TWO MORE PLACES OF INTEREST ARE COVERED IN LONG ISLAND CITY:  Fisher Landau Center for Art:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Landau_Center MoMA PS1:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoMA_PS1

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 56: 2-25-2020 15.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION ITS THE CONTINUATION OF PART 2 OF 5 POINTZ ART MUSEUM AND HOUSING. PLUS WE HAVE ADDED NEW ART AND LOGO'S TO MAKE THE CHANNEL LOOK UP TO DATE 5 POINTZ:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Pointz

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 55: 2-22-2020 15.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT A BUILDING COVERED IN LEGAL GRAFFITI:  5 POINTZ:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Pointz

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 54: 2-20-2020 13.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION WE VENTURE INTO JACKSON HEIGHTS FOR A LOOK A TWO GREAT PLACES OF INTEREST:   TRAVERS PARK:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Park ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE PARK:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Room_Schoolhouse_Park

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 52: 2-8-2020 12.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION, WE WILL LOOK AT ASTORIA NATIONAL PARK AND THE HELL GATE BRIDGE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Gate_Bridge

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 51: 2-6-2020 11.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION WE LOOK AT TWO MORE HISTORIC PLACES IN ASTORIA, THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM AND THE SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noguchi_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates_Sculpture_Park

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 50: 2-1-2020 10.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION WE WILL LOOK AT TWO HISTORIC PLACES THAT MAKE A SOLID CONNECTION TO ASTORIA:  THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_the_Moving_Image THE KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaufman_Astoria_Studios

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 49: 1-30-2020 09.08.2020

ON THIS EDITION ITS THE FINAL THREE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE ROCKAWAYS:  ROCKAWAY PARK, ROXBURY, AND SEASIDE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockaway_Park,_Queens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxbury,_Queens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside,_Queens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockaway_Beach_Boulevard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockaway_Freeway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shore_Front_P...

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 48: THE HISTORY OF NEPONSIT AND ROCKAWAY BEACH 09.08.2020

THE JOURNEY OF THE ROCKAWAYS IS GETTING CLOSER TO AN END AS WE EXPLORE NEPONSIT AND ROCKAWAY BEACH. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neponsit,_Queens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockaway_Beach,_Queens

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