The Hole Photo Tour - Brooklyn - Queens - NYC

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On the western edge of Queens is a neighborhood called “The Hole.” To its north is Ozone Park and Lindenwood is to the south. To the west, across the Brooklyn border is East New York.
The Hole is so-named because it rests in an area seemingly lost between Brooklyn and Queens. A triangular-shaped area, its borders are Conduit Boulevard to the northwest, Linden Boulevard to the south and Ruby Street to the west.
At 30 feet below-grade, this literal hole on the Brooklyn-Queens border feels like a place that time has forgotten - or, perhaps more accurately, a place that time wanted to forget. The streets are eternally flooded, muddy, and - perhaps even with overflowing refuse from septic tanks and cesspools due to the fact that none of the area is connected to New York City’s sewer system. The area is a literal dumping ground - of vehicles, trash, the detritus of city life … and even victims of former mob violence.
The whole neighborhood feels like a movie set - or some overblown attempt at schlock horror. And yet, its streets are quiet and eerie. Peaceful, even, on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
And for those that live there … that is its appeal.
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