Forgotten New York is a website created by Kevin Walsh (born c. 1958) [1] in 1999, chronicling the unnoticed and unchronicled aspects of New York City such as painted building ads, decades-old cast iron lampposts, 18th-century houses, abandoned subway stations, trolley track remnants, out-of-the-way neighborhoods, and flashes of nature hidden in the midst of the big city. [2] In 2003, HarperCollins approached Walsh with the idea of turning the website into a book; Forgotten New York was published in September 2006.[ citation needed ]
Walsh released Forgotten Queens, a collaboration with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, in December 2013 on Arcadia Books, and is currently composing a book proposal for a second Forgotten New York book. He has hosted more than 150 live tours and is working on mounting ongoing online tours.[ citation needed ]
Walsh has contributed to the book "New York Calling," edited by Brian Berger (2007) and has written articles for The New York Times , New York Daily News , and other publications. He has appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show , The Frank Morano Program, and online radio hosted by Mike Edison.[ citation needed ]
On March 2, 2015, the Guides Association of New York City awarded Forgotten New York its first Outstanding New York Website award. [3] [4]