Happy Holidays From Bellevue Hospital

The old Administration Building at Bellevue Hospital, America’s oldest public hospital, is one of my favorite buildings in New York City.

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Reader Emails About The Little Abandoned Terra-Cotta Building!

I was thrilled that so many of you love the little building under the 59th Street bridge as much as I do. I received a bunch of emails about the old Terra-Cotta Works, including one from someone whose great great grandfather worked there from around 1910 to 1920 and took of the building when it was in operation – perhaps you car aficionados can identify the approximate year by the cars pictured?

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Will The Little Building Under The Bridge Be Saved??

One of my favorite structures in New York City is the little abandoned building under the 59th Street Bridge.

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Plagiarism is the Sincerest Form of Flattery: Thanks, Daily News!

Dear Daily News,

Several alert readers have pointed out that today’s newspaper has an article entitled “Tree grows through office at Cove Auto Towing in Queens” by Barry Paddock – just days after I published my own piece about a tree growing through an office at Cove Auto Towing in Queens! No mention of Scouting NY or anything, but I’m sure you guys came . . .

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But Can You Sit? Amusing Sign of the Week

Seen in a Queens apartment lobby:

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Rough. I did my best to crouch.

-SCOUT

The Scout Lunch: The Best Fast Food Burger In NYC – Petey’s Burger!

One of the few job perks of being a location scout: the studio gives us $10 for lunch. Woo! The Scout Lunch is a look at some of my favorite restaurants in New York to spend that $10 at.

Those in the know call it the In’N’Out of Queens. That alone should merit a trip to Astoria to what I . . .

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